Olympic Athletes Mindful of Political Attention
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Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · Sports
As Beijing prepares to host hundreds of thousands of people for the Olympic Games in August, many athletes in the United States are mindful of the issues that have sparked recent protests. While some have expressed their intention to use the games as a platform to draw attention to the genocide in Darfur, or China's human rights record, others feel politics should be removed from the Olympic Games. VOA's Kane Farabaugh has more from Chicago, where some American athletes recently met with the media to discuss the upcoming games.
