Olympic committee says no to GOP athlete boycott demands: ‘No diplomatic benefit’
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FIRST ON FOX: The Olympic committee made clear its position on Friday following GOP calls for an athlete boycott in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, telling lawmakers it has historically made "no diplomatic benefit."
"An athlete boycott of the Olympic and Paralympic Games is not the solution to human rights or geopolitical issues," she wrote. "The USOPC is opposed to athlete boycotts because they have been shown to negatively impact athletes while not effectively addressing global issues."
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