IOC president believes boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics would achieve nothing

China has been criticised by human rights groups and activists, in particular its treatment of the Uighur Muslim population.
IOC president believes boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics would achieve nothing

IOC President Thomas Bach says a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing would achieve nothing

An athlete boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over China’s human rights abuses would not achieve anything, the president of the International Olympic Committee has said.

China has been criticised by human rights groups and activists, in particular its treatment of the Uighur Muslim population.

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