US Olympics CEO: China Olympics boycott won't solve geopolitical issues


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Nation World US Olympics CEO: China Olympics boycott won't solve geopolitical issues Sarah Hirshland says the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics did nothing to solve geopolitical issues, but it did stop 450 Americans from competing. Author: EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Published: 10:38 01 PM EDT May 13, 2021 DENVER — A boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics will not solve any geopolitical issues with China and will only serve to place athletes training for the games under a “cloud of uncertainty,” the head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee wrote to Congress on Thursday. CEO Sarah...