"Boycotts, on balance, are historically illiterate and intellectually dishonest. A political boycott is, frankly, meaningless," Coe told British media on Thursday.
"That's not to be an apologist for countries that do not conform to the basic standards around human rights ... I'm not insouciant or cavalier about human rights. I take them very seriously. "I don't think over the long haul actually achieve a great deal. There are always unintended consequences. And at the end of the day, the people that most suffer in all that are the athletes."Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
I mean, he's not wrong
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America is boneless as it should be when it deals with China
It's meaningless when the despite the boycott athletes still compete, anthems still get sung, flags waved, and above all that, you still proceed to apply visas for diplomats to attend.
Boycott all things China.
It's JoeBiden trying to fart on China Distract from failures home Demonise d other guy especially if they have more money 💵💰 Isn't USA all about money 💵 & GREED China hasn't USA UK debt but has bailed out these 2 unGreat countries SecBlinken remove ur blinkers FREE ASSANGE
Tom_Fowdy Especially when you claim you boycott but send officials anyway 😂
Tom_Fowdy How many countries have joined the US on the boycott? America has turned into a joke of a country now.
Do it for global public health. The Olympics are a mega superpreader of COVID-19 in every one of it's variations. Even considering doing such a profoundly foolish and utterly vain and trivial spectacle at this time is an act worthy of the harshest reproach of all involved.
Only in coe’s opinion! The world should boycott China completely! Not make the same mistake it made with Hitler and the nazi’s !!
The reaction from this man suggests it is not meaningless.
How realistic! ...after all it's not like it will stop the progression of the games! ...they should do something impactful like imposing sanctions