Boycotting an Olympics should be up to individual athletes not politicians, says U.S. Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn, as calls mount to move or reject the 2022 Beijing Winter Games over China's human rights record.
A four-times Olympian, Vonn's opinion on boycotts has not altered in retirement, believing the Games can be a catalyst for change and spotlighting issues like China's treatment of Uighur Muslims which Washington has called genocide."If athletes want to boycott that's their prerogative and their right," Vonn told Reuters."I think one of the great things about the Olympics is that it can shed a lot of light on really important topics, not just about sports.
Vonn, winner of three Olympic medals including downhill gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, said she was against podium protests.Advertisement"If you think about it you're on the podium with two other people that have equally given their life to be in that position and you don't want to take away from that, from their victory, and from their success."
From Michael Phelps to Naomi Osaka and Vonn herself, more-and-more athletes are detailing such struggles.
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