Colorful closing ceremony: Olympic Winter Games in Beijing conclude

Athletes union: IOC must break ‘culture of silence’

Representing the interests of athletes in Germany From a sports-political point of view, he struck a negative balance with the Olympics in Beijing and criticized the International Olympic Committee, among other things. Many events at the Winter Games have shown that ” The culture of silence in the IOC must end immediately.”, the club announced on Saturday. “He is still unsuitable, even unproductive, for sport difficult balancing act To master not to be politically monopolized, to act in the understanding of the people and not to betray one’s values. ,

Among other things, the athletes’ union accused the IOC of “human rights violations” In China, the host used the Winter Games “as a platform for them” promotional purpose to be able to use. For example, the fact that Uyghur dinigir Yilamujiang teamed up with Nordic combined athlete Zhao Jiawen to ignite the Olympic flame caused a stir in the opening ceremony, as China has internationally Allegations of atrocities on Muslim minorities To uncover

Athletes Germany demanded that the IOC should critically analyze the allocation of the Olympic Games. “It will happen in the future Red lines for award decisions must exist whose decision-making criteria are based on human rights strategies.”

Athletes’ representatives explained that they understood that athletes in Beijing had “censored themselves” in their statements about the conditions of the Games “out of self-defense”. “it is us Disappointed that the increasingly important flanking game failed to materialize on a large scale by institutional actors such as sponsors or associations. A basic position of the DOSB on the responsibility for the human rights of sport in general and from the point of view of sports in China is still pending. (dpa)