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Shall we boycott Beijing 2022?
Posted : 2021-04-10 09:35
Updated : 2021-04-10 09:35
Workers fix the surface of a road outside the newly completed National Speed Skating Oval ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics test events in Beijing, March 31. AP
By David A Tizzard
In 2017, a world champion did something most remarkable: they refused to take part in a competition which they believed was prolonging human suffering. In doing so, they forfeited both their titles and considerable prize money but retained their dignity.
Obviously this wasn t a multi-millionaire Nike-sponsored athlete otherwise you would have likely heard about it before now. Instead, this was two-time women s chess champion Anna Muzychuk declaring she would not defend her title in Saudi Arabia.