World ski body cancels all upcoming events in Russia
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Swedish Olympic champion Nils van der Poel gives medal to man held in China
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IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus in wake of Ukraine invasion
The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus, and stop using the countries' flags and national anthems.
International Olympic Committee urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus and stop using the countries' flags and national anthems.
IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus, and stop using the countries' flags and national anthems.
Speed Skater Nils van der Poel Gives Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Gold Medal To Chinese Dissident
Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel has given one of the two gold medals he won in Beijing to Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai to protest against China's human rights violations, Amnesty International said on Friday. Van der Poel, who has been fiercely critical of the decision to award Beijing the Winter Olympic Games, on Thursday gave his 10,000-meter gold medal to Angela Gui, the daughter of bookseller Gui Minhai, who is serving 10 years in prison in China on charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad. "I am not the voice of all Olympians, but me and my friends dedicated our lives to strive for excellence within sports, and the Chinese government chose to use our dreams as a political weapon to legitimise their regime," Van der Poel said in a statement published by Amnesty International.
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Swede Van der Poel donates Olympic gold to Chinese prisoner
Poel has donated one of his gold medals to Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, who is imprisoned in China. The skater, who won the 5,000m event at the Beijing Olympics and then broke the world record adding the 10,000m gold, handed the medal to Gui's daughter Angela on Thursday to raise awareness of the human rights situation in China, according to a statement released by Amnesty International. "I want human rights abuses in China to be reduced and Gui Minhai to be released.