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9. Should the International Olympic Committee take into consideration a nations politics

Tue Apr 6, 2021, 06:04 PM

Apr 2021

when it makes decisions as to which country will host? Or is that putting too much politics into what should be a nonpolitical event?

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U.S. considering joining boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics [View all] Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP

Damn. I feel for those athletes... training all those years hlthe2b Apr 2021 #1

Yo man, you seem all over the place in regards to boycotts. LanternWaste Apr 2021 #11

Atlanta and Denver are very different places jimfields33 Apr 2021 #12

There are a lot of amateur athletes who would be crushed by that decision. Bleacher Creature Apr 2021 #3

And yet we are going to the World Cup? cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #4

RSO rso Apr 2021 #7

sucks to be an athlete... stillcool Apr 2021 #5

I feel for the athletes but... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #6

No. Just No. Xolodno Apr 2021 #13

Good! China needs to feel pressure from every imaginable angle Amishman Apr 2021 #15