Norway dropped out and the boycott of the World Boxing Championship in New Delhi is growing
The International Boxing Association (IBA) allows boxers from Russia and Belarus to participate in the Women’s World Cup and there are already 11 countries that will not be present in India from March 15 to 26.
Boycott, a word that makes noise but doesn’t solve anything
A review of different claims that went through the history of sports shows that, even with the best intentions, the objective was almost never achieved.
FIG President Morinari Watanabe pleads for delegates to be open to Russian and Belarusian officials’ opinions at Congress
Watanabe’s statement in the recent FIG bulletin urges delegates to be respectful of Russian and Belarusian officials and view them as “neutral”
NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom urges Beijing Olympics boycott
Boston Celtics center calls for fellow athetes to choose ‘morals over money’
USA requests visas for 18 officials to the Beijing 2022 Games after diplomatic boycott
South China Morning Post assures that the visas would be for three months and the officials would provide support in the security of the US delegation.
U.S. balks on Olympic Truce over human rights in China
IOC president Thomas Bach downplays questions about human rights in China and the Olympic Truce.
Thomas Bach: “The Olympics cannot solve problems that generations of politicians have not solved”
In an interview with the German news agency DPA, Bach spoke about several topics, although the situation of Peng Shuai was a central issue.
The Boycott Appendix: a short history and list of Olympic boycotts
The Olympic Games and boycotts have met on many occasions since the return of Olympism with the Games of the modern era in Athens 1896.
U.S. confirms “diplomatic boycott” of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games
It implies that U.S. athletes will compete in the Games, but that no U.S. political authority will be present.
China urges U.S. companies to stand strong in their support of upcoming Beijing Games
With talks of potential diplomatic boycotts still in the air, China tells business executives any boycott of Games would be “unpopular”
