International Olympic Committee chief Bach chides Beijing Olympics organisers over Taiwan, Xinjiang comments

[Hamartia Antidote]

IOC chief Bach chides Bocog over Taiwan, Xinjiang comments

Bach says Beijing Olympics organisers reminded to keep politics out of the Games and remain neutral.

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The IOC called an immediate meeting with Chinese organisers to remind them to keep politics out of the Beijing Olympics, president Thomas Bach said on Friday, after a local spokeswoman hit back at “lies” about Xinjiang.

“This problem we did not ignore,” International Olympic Committee chief Bach said, a day after a spokeswoman for the local organising committee, Bocog, hit back at questions from foreign media about Taiwan and human rights in Xinjiang.

“We were in touch with Bocog immediately after this press conference and then both organisations, Bocog and the IOC, have restated the unequivocal commitment to remain politically neutral, as it is required by the Olympic Charter.”

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

USA at 4th place .................

Malaysia is tied for last place. hahaha!!
More hilarious in Tokyo you were tied for 74th...hahaha!!!

Now stop making stupid flame-bait off-topic comments like some 8 year old schoolboy.

 

[beijingwalker]

I agree that politics should be kept out of the Olympic Games, but who brought the politics into this Games in the first place? Now they are shamelessly blaming China, how ridiculous.

 

[Amaa'n]

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