USOPC CEO to Congress: Beijing Olympic boycott not the solution

DENVER (AP) – A boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter 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 Hirshland sent the two-page letter that put a more official imprint on the long-held USOPC stance that Olympic boycotts harm athletes and do little to impact problems in host countries. Her letter specifically addressed those who believe a boycott of the Winter Games next February would serve as an…