Tokyo Olympics 2020: Protests or not, politics and the Games have always been intertwined
4 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Protests or not, politics and the Games have always been intertwined

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Protests or not, politics and the Olympics have always been intertwined. As for that raised-fist salute that transformed them into Olympic icons, while also symbolising the power athletes possess for the short time they’re on their biggest stage — it’s still forbidden. The issue, always bubbling, surfaced last year when two US athletes — Gwen Berry and Race Imboden — used medal ceremonies to make political statements at the Pan American Games. Rapinoe’s reaction to the IOC announcement: “We will not be silenced.” As much as her play, Rapinoe’s outspoken fight for equal pay for the US women’s football team underscored the American victory in the World Cup last year and made her, in the minds of many, the most influential athlete of 2019. It made all the more striking the picture the IOC tweeted out last Monday: Bach posing on a mountain with athletes in uniform from the United States and Iran at the Youth Olympic Games — a political statement during a time of strife that is designed to forward the long-held IOC-driven credo that the Olympics promote peace.

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Carter reflected on 1980 Olympic boycott: ‘A bad decision’
2 weeks ago

Carter reflected on 1980 Olympic boycott: ‘A bad decision’

Associated Press  

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It was a decision that robbed hundreds of athletes of their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory, and for more than four decades, it weighed heavily on the man who made it — Jimmy Carter. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print From left, Belgian representative to the International Olympic Committee, …

Sports should not be political games
5 months, 1 week ago

Sports should not be political games

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The physical fitness of the population reflects the development level of a society or country, while sports events test the physical fitness of the people of a country. With this underlying assumption, for decades, international sports events, represented by the Olympic Games, have become the best window for superpowers to showcase their economic and social development level …

Sports should not be political games
5 months, 1 week ago

Sports should not be political games

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The physical fitness of the population reflects the development level of a society or country, while sports events test the physical fitness of the people of a country. With this underlying assumption, for decades, international sports events, represented by the Olympic Games, have become the best window for superpowers to showcase their economic and social development level …

Olympics 2024: What are the rules on political protests and the punishments?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics 2024: What are the rules on political protests and the punishments?

The Independent  

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When politics roiled the Olympics and Olympic Truce
6 months ago

When politics roiled the Olympics and Olympic Truce

Firstpost  

A brief summary of the most conspicuous ‘political’ moments in the modern Olympic Games. Finnish organisers created two Olympic villages ten kilometres apart: one for Eastern Bloc athletes, the other for the rest of the world. 1968: Black fists raised US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their gloved fists in the Black Power salute to express their opposition …

Olympics: Interplay of sports, geopolitics and diplomacy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics: Interplay of sports, geopolitics and diplomacy

Hindustan Times  

The Olympic Games are the epitome of international sporting events, representing not only the pinnacle of athletic achievement but also a complex interaction of sportsmanship, national pride, geopolitical manoeuvring, and diplomatic engagement. For example, China's significant investment in its sports programmes was evident in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where it topped the medal tally for the first time. The iconic …

Israel’s Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia
10 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza, IOC president Thomas Bach confirmed Wednesday. Asked Wednesday about Israel teams and athletes not taking part in Paris, the International Olympic Committee president said: “No, there is no question about this.” The safety in France of the Israeli team — …

War-scarred Sarajevo celebrates 40th anniversary of 1984 Winter Olympics and looks to the future
11 months ago

War-scarred Sarajevo celebrates 40th anniversary of 1984 Winter Olympics and looks to the future

The Independent  

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IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says
1 year, 1 month ago

IOC’s stance on Russia could ‘bury Olympic movement’, Putin says

Al Jazeera  

Putin remains tight-lipped on Russian athletes’ participation in the 2024 Olympics under the conditions imposed by the IOC. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the International Olympic Committee of trying to bury the Olympic movement by imposing rules on Russian athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “They have been training for years … and that’s why I supported …

Putin accuses IOC of using Olympics for politics and racism after Russia is banned from the Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Putin accuses IOC of using Olympics for politics and racism after Russia is banned from the Games

The Hindu  

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lashed out at the International Olympic Committee for effectively suspending Russia from the Olympic movement, accusing it of using the Games as a tool of politics and racism. “Thanks to some of the leaders of the modern International Olympic Committee, we learned that an invitation to the Games is not an unconditional right of the …

Russia says will not boycott 2024 Paris Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia says will not boycott 2024 Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Russia’s Olympic Committee has said Moscow would not be boycotting the 2024 Olympics in Paris and every Russian athlete was free to choose whether or not to take part under a neutral banner. “Boycotting the Games leads to nowhere,” Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov said in a briefing Thursday. Despite the ongoing conflict, the International Olympic Committee has recommended …

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — More Ukrainian athletes could be competing against Russian opponents in Olympic qualifying events after a change in policy. Ukraine’s government signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as “neutral athletes,” a significant easing of its boycott policy a year before the Paris Olympics. The IOC …

Olympic leader Bach criticizes Ukraine for blocking athletes from some Paris Games qualifiers
1 year, 6 months ago

Olympic leader Bach criticizes Ukraine for blocking athletes from some Paris Games qualifiers

Associated Press  

GENEVA — IOC president Thomas Bach criticized the Ukrainian government on Thursday for blocking some athletes from qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics that also included Russians and Belarusians. “It is hard to understand why the Ukrainian government is depriving their own athletes from their chance to qualify” for Paris, Bach said in a keynote speech to an International …

IOC chief Thomas Bach slams sport’s ‘politicisation’ over Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

IOC chief Thomas Bach slams sport’s ‘politicisation’ over Russia

Firstpost  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Thursday said it was “deplorable” that several European countries had criticised a move to readmit Russian and Belarusian athletes to world sporting competition. “It is deplorable to see that some governments do not want to respect the majority within the Olympic movement, nor the autonomy of sport,” Bach told reporters, following a three-day …

IOC Wants Russian Athletes to Compete as Neutrals Despite Risk of Boycott by Other Nations
1 year, 10 months ago

IOC Wants Russian Athletes to Compete as Neutrals Despite Risk of Boycott by Other Nations

News 18  

The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first mass boycott of the Games in 40 years. Despite their fear of another boycott, after that in 1984 massively undermined the event, it appears the IOC are prepared to risk it in order to maintain …

Olympics not on wrong side of history over Russia, insists defiant IOC president Thomas Bach
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympics not on wrong side of history over Russia, insists defiant IOC president Thomas Bach

The Independent  

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'Not up to Governments to Decide Who Can Take Part', Says IOC Chief Thomas Bach
1 year, 11 months ago

'Not up to Governments to Decide Who Can Take Part', Says IOC Chief Thomas Bach

News 18  

Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Saturday that he shared the “grief and human suffering” of Ukrainian athletes, stressing that if it was not up to individual governments to decide who takes part in international sporting competition. Ukrainian athletes, Bach said on the sidelines of the World Ski Championships, “know how much we share their grief, their human suffering and all …

IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris Olympics boycott threat
1 year, 11 months ago

IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris Olympics boycott threat

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. In a letter to Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee president Vadym Huttsait, seen by Reuters, Bach said claims that allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes back into the Games would promote the invasion were …

History and timeline of Olympic bans and boycotts
1 year, 11 months ago

History and timeline of Olympic bans and boycotts

Firstpost  

Ukraine and the three Baltic countries, all former Soviet republics, moved a step closer Friday to boycotting next year’s Paris Olympics because of the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. 1976 — The biggest boycott yet as 25 African countries protest the inclusion of New Zealand, whose rugby team had toured already-banned South Africa despite an international sports boycott because …

Olympic echoes of boycott era as Ukraine vs IOC intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic echoes of boycott era as Ukraine vs IOC intensifies

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A contest that could define the 2024 Paris Olympics is playing out 18 months before medals are awarded. Bach said in September 2021 when issuing the ban that taking part in the Olympics can “show to the world how it could look like if everybody would respect the same rules, if everybody would live together peacefully without …

Olympic echoes of boycott era as Ukraine vs IOC intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic echoes of boycott era as Ukraine vs IOC intensifies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bach said in September 2021 when issuing the ban …

Olympic bans and boycotts go back a century
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic bans and boycotts go back a century

Associated Press  

Ukraine and the three Baltic countries, all former Soviet republics, moved a step closer Friday to boycotting next year’s Paris Olympics because of the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. 1976 — The biggest boycott yet as 25 African countries protest the inclusion of New Zealand, whose rugby team had toured already-banned South Africa despite an international sports boycott because …

Nearly 40 Nations May Boycott 2024 Olympics to Make Paris Games 'Pointless'
1 year, 11 months ago

Nearly 40 Nations May Boycott 2024 Olympics to Make Paris Games 'Pointless'

News 18  

Poland’s sport and tourism minister Kamil Bortniczuk has said that nearly 40 countries could boycott the Paris Olympics to make the holding of the Games “pointless”. “Considering this I don’t think we will face tough decisions before the Olympics and, if we were to boycott the Games, the coalition we will be a part of will be broad enough to …

US backs Russians, Belarusians competing as neutrals in 2024 Paris Olympics
1 year, 11 months ago

US backs Russians, Belarusians competing as neutrals in 2024 Paris Olympics

Firstpost  

Washington: The United States backs moves to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part at the 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes provided they are prevented from displaying their national flags or emblems, the White House said Thursday. “The United States has supported suspending Russia and Belarus’ sport national governing bodies from international sports federations,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre …

Latvia considers Olympic boycott if Russians compete
1 year, 11 months ago

Latvia considers Olympic boycott if Russians compete

The Hindu  

Latvia will consider boycotting next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus are allowed to take part after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While various governments in Europe, including Latvia, have condemned the International Olympic Committee’s push to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete, and Ukraine has threatened to boycott the Games, the response from the national …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation,” David Leheny, a political scientist at …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The Independent  

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Russia invasion upends Olympic 'neutrality' — if it existed
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia invasion upends Olympic 'neutrality' — if it existed

The Independent  

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event closes after golden moments and doping storm
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Event closes after golden moments and doping storm

Firstpost  

As President Xi Jinping declared the Games over and handed over to 2026 hosts Milano-Cortina, the International Olympic Committee president Bach hailed an “unforgettable Olympic experience” Beijing, China: The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run event and a “safe Games” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the gold medals were …

India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics: Relevance and significance
2 years, 11 months ago

India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics: Relevance and significance

Firstpost  

By not only diplomatically boycotting but also not telecasting the event in the country, India has expressed its disapproval of Chinese behaviour in available sturdiest terms Many Western and Oriental countries had announced their diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics from 6 December 2021 onwards and India was the last country to do so a day before the opening …

Top Asian News 4:55 a.m. GMT
2 years, 11 months ago

Top Asian News 4:55 a.m. GMT

Associated Press  

Myanmar villagers say army troops burned 400 houses BANGKOK — Residents of two villages in northwestern Myanmar said government soldiers burned down hundreds of houses this week, apparently while searching for members of an armed militia opposed to military rule. “And it’s a very cool sense of belonging in a way, to just be on the same soil that your …

The ‘Feel Guilty Games’?: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

The ‘Feel Guilty Games’?: China human rights issues have forever marked the Beijing Olympics

LA Times  

The rulebook for the Olympics — called the Olympic Charter — contains numerous bylaws meant to foster “political neutrality.” No protesting on the field of play, no wearing of symbols or flashing hand gestures. At the Tokyo Olympics last summer, the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeled before games and shot putter Raven Saunders crossed her arms overhead on the medals …

Speak out against 'genocide games': Activists urge athletes participating in Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Speak out against 'genocide games': Activists urge athletes participating in Beijing Olympics

Firstpost  

Over a million Uyghurs have been confined in reeducation camps in Xinjiang region of China. Activists say China is trying to whitewash this repression of Uyghurs, referred as ‘genocide’ by US, through the Games Beijing: Human rights activists issued a call to action against the Beijing Olympics on Friday, imploring athletes and sponsors to speak out against what they call …

Activists urge athletes to speak out at Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Activists urge athletes to speak out at Beijing Olympics

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Human rights activists issued a call to action against the Beijing Olympics on Friday, imploring athletes and sponsors to speak out against what they call the “genocide games.” Speaking at an online press conference organized by the rights group Human Rights Watch, activists representing Chinese dissidents and the minority Uyghur and Tibetan populations urged international attendants to voice …

Tough trip to China ahead, Anderson sees gift of world stage
2 years, 11 months ago

Tough trip to China ahead, Anderson sees gift of world stage

The Independent  

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Putin backs China over ‘politicization’ of Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Putin backs China over ‘politicization’ of Beijing Olympics

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia and China oppose “the politicization of sport and demonstrative boycotts” ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in an address to his country’s athletes. The U.S. is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month’s Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott, citing …

Diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games ‘meaningless’ - Coe
3 years ago

Diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games ‘meaningless’ - Coe

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said he takes human rights “very seriously” but that Britain’s diplomatic boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics is “meaningless.” The United States, Australia and Canada have also announced a diplomatic boycott of the Games over China’s human rights record, a stand that China dismissed as “political posturing.” Coe drew criticism over his comments last …

Beijing Winter Olympics: Japan government officials to miss February event
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Olympics: Japan government officials to miss February event

Firstpost  

Japan will not send government representatives to February’s Beijing Olympics, Tokyo said Friday, as it called on China to respect human rights and the rule of law. Tokyo: Japan will not send government representatives to February’s Beijing Olympics, Tokyo said Friday, as it called on China to respect human rights and the rule of law. “As Tokyo 2020 demonstrated to …

Austrian leader: won’t go to Beijing games, but no protest
3 years, 1 month ago

Austrian leader: won’t go to Beijing games, but no protest

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Austria’s leader says no high-ranking politicians from his country will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, but he says that is entirely because of coronavirus restrictions in China and is not a diplomatic protest. Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s comments to Tuesday’s edition of German daily Die Welt came after foreign ministers from Austria and several other European Union nations made …

Why the US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics may be misplaced
3 years, 1 month ago

Why the US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics may be misplaced

Firstpost  

This decision is an example of constructive ambiguity, a negotiating tactic widely credited to Henry Kissinger, one of the US’s preeminent diplomats London: The US has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over concerns of China’s alleged human rights abuses. Coe, who became Olympic champion in the 1980 Moscow Games despite the then British government’s …

Top Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics: Reports
3 years, 1 month ago

Top Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Seiko Hashimoto, the former head of Tokyo’s Olympic organising committee, likely to represent Japan in the Winter Games in February. Earlier this week, Canada joined Australia, Britain and the US in saying they would not send top officials to the games, citing longstanding concerns over China’s human rights record. Japan’s national broadcaster NHK also confirmed the report saying Tokyo “is …

EXPLAINER: What does an Olympic diplomatic boycott achieve?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What does an Olympic diplomatic boycott achieve?

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics aim to snub host nations while keeping athletes free to compete. It includes: “To take action to strengthen the unity of the Olympic Movement, to protect its independence, to maintain and promote its political neutrality and to preserve the autonomy of sport.” For the IOC, political neutrality should mean not calling out an …

Diplomatic boycotts, Peng case test IOC before Beijing Games
3 years, 1 month ago

Diplomatic boycotts, Peng case test IOC before Beijing Games

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The president of the International Olympic Committee did his best to stay neutral Wednesday as Canada, Britain and Australia followed the United States in announcing diplomatic boycotts of the Winter Games in Beijing. The rest is politics.” Bach also praised himself for his video calls with tennis player Peng Shuai, a former Olympian from China who has mostly …

EXPLAINED: As US, Aus 'Boycott' Beijing Games, A Look At When Political Tussles Played Out In Olympic Arena
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINED: As US, Aus 'Boycott' Beijing Games, A Look At When Political Tussles Played Out In Olympic Arena

News 18  

Australia has joined its AUKUS and Quad partner the US in announcing a ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the Beijing Winter Games, set to commence on February 4, over issues that includes the alleged Chinese persecution of its minority Uyghurs in Xinjiang province. In a media briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the US “will not send any diplomatic …

China says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit
3 years, 1 month ago

China says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. Psaki said the U.S. has a “fundamental commitment to promoting human rights” and that it “will not be contributing to the fanfare of the Games.” The diplomatic boycott comes …

IOC says it respects U.S. decision on Beijing 2022 Games
3 years, 1 month ago

IOC says it respects U.S. decision on Beijing 2022 Games

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee said it respected the United States' government decision for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February over China's human rights record. "We always ask for as much respect as possible and least possible interference from the political world," said Juan Antonio Samaranch, the IOC's coordination commission chief for the Beijing Olympics, on …

US violating Olympic spirit and will ‘pay price’ for Beijing boycott, China says
3 years, 1 month ago

US violating Olympic spirit and will ‘pay price’ for Beijing boycott, China says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China has said the US …

Kremlin slams US Olympics boycott, says Games should be 'free of politics'
3 years, 1 month ago

Kremlin slams US Olympics boycott, says Games should be 'free of politics'

The Hindu  

The Kremlin on Tuesday criticised the United States for announcing a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, saying the Games should be "free of politics". US President Joe Biden's administration announced on Monday that it will not send any US diplomatic or official governmental representatives to the Games kicking off in February in a rebuke of China's human …

China says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit
3 years, 1 month ago

China says US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit

India TV News  

Highlights China says the boycott seriously violates the principle of political neutrality of sports China's spokesperson Zhao Lijian the US will pay a price for its practices Zhao vowed that China would respond with “resolute countermeasures" but offered no details China on Tuesday accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit by announcing an American diplomatic boycott of February's …

IOC 'respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years, 1 month ago

IOC 'respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Firstpost  

The IOC said the US government’s announcement had made it “clear that the Olympic Games and the participation of the athletes are beyond politics and we welcome this”. Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Olympic Committee said on Monday it respected the US government’s announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “The support for the athletes and the …

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