Ministry of Foreign Affairs: politicizing the Olympic Games is a blasphemy against the Olympic spirit
2021-12-15
Recently, many leaders or senior officials have said that the Olympic movement should not be politicized and support the smooth holding of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. In this regard, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on the 14th that China appreciates the relevant statements. The words and deeds of politicizing the Olympic Games are not only a violation of athletes' human rights, but also a blasphemy of the Olympic spirit, which is contrary to the trend of unity and cooperation. At the regular press conference on the same day, a reporter asked: Recently, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an announcement protesting against the U.S. practice of not sending government officials to attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, saying that it was a political trick of a few countries to attack and smear China's development; The Cuban Olympic Committee also condemned the deliberate planning of relevant countries to interfere with the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. What is the speaker's comment on this? Wang Wenbin said that respecting the principle of political neutrality of the Olympic movement and avoiding politicizing sports is the common voice of the international community, especially the Olympic committees and athletes of all countries. In addition to Venezuela and Cuba, recently, a large number of national leaders or senior officials have said that the Olympic movement should not be politicized and support the smooth holding of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Recently, the International Olympic Committee held the 10th Olympic summit and issued a declaration firmly opposing the politicization of the Olympic movement and sports. "We appreciate the statements made by relevant countries and the International Olympic Committee." He said that the Olympic Charter clearly states that sports are a human right. The words and deeds of politicizing the Olympic Games are not only a violation of the human rights of athletes, but also a blasphemy of the Olympic spirit, which goes against the trend of the times of unity and cooperation. I believe that with the joint efforts of all parties, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games will become a wonderful stage to display the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger - more unity", achieve the goal of driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports, and make positive contributions to promoting the establishment of a peaceful and better world. (outlook new era)
Edit:Ming Wu Responsible editor:Haoxuan Qi
Source:XinhuaNet
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