The Sport & Rights Alliance on Friday requested a meeting with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach to discuss what it said were human rights abuses at the Beijing Winter Games, including the doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.
"This case highlights yet again the ambitious systems of power that puts athletes, especially child athletes, in impossible positions – where medals are often prioritised at the expense of the athletes' physical and mental health," acting director Andrea Florence said in a letter. The letter went on to question the IOC's handling of the situation involving Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, who appeared briefly at the Games to deny earlier accusations that she had been sexually assaulted by a former Chinese Vice-Premier.
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