US Olympics chief opposes 2022 Beijing Games boycott


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Staff members sit near a board with signs of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, at the National Aquatics Center, known colloquially as the "Ice Cube", in Beijing on April 1, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) chief Sarah Hirshland has said the US Congress should learn from historical lessons and not consider "another boycott", after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a "diplomatic boycott" Tuesday against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Speaking at a hearing by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in Washington on Tuesday, Pelosi criticized China on...