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IOC says it’s not a ‘super world government’ as calls grow for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games boycott
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on the body to commit to greater global “solidarity” and to prepare itself for the post-coronavirus “new world”, while criticising those who live in their own “echo chamber”.
Key points:
- The IOC has endorsed 15 recommendations to future-proof the Games
- Bach says the IOC is treating human rights issues “very seriously”
- There remain calls for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be boycotted
Bach was speaking this morning (AEDT) following the close of the 137th IOC Session, which unanimously adopted 15 recommendations to future-proof the Games, with one of them imploring the IOC to strengthen its support of refugees and displaced people.
While the IOC members debated the…
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