He’s A Sporting Fellow
I would encourage athletes not to distract themselves by burying themselves in the nuance and facts and figures and legislation of China, but simply to acknowledge that being an ambassador for human rights in China is the most Olympian thing to do. Anything less than that is not being a true Olympian, no matter the colour of the medal that you hold up
I’ve read the Olympic charter and when you read it, it is quite clear that it expects from athletes something more than being hugely talented beasts of burden
It expects that sport be more than entertainment of the masses. It demands that they are intended to be a tool for wholesale change in the lives of individuals and groups
If you have the power to make the world better then that’s something you should do, particularly when it is directly in line with your charter. To ignore those ideals so as not to embarrass a host compromises the movement
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