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USA Lets Athletes Cheat with Steroids, as it Accuses Russia & China of Violating Anti-doping Rules

by Ben Norton, published on Geopolitical Economy, August 11, 2024 The World Anti-Doping Agency says the US has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to cheat by using prohibited drugs, while it hypocritically criticizes Russia and China. The United States has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to use prohibited[…]

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NYTimes Ignites China Doping Controversy Leading Into the Olympics

by Rick Sterling, published on Dissident Voice, May 10, 2024 I chose this article because it was full of details about the original incident and following attacks in the New York Times.   Following the Paris Olympics, Rick discussed this issue on the most recent China Report, a podcast from Breakthrough News: Western accusations of doping by Chinese swimmers threaten to[…]

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China Holds First-Ever Carbon-Neutral Olympics

by Lyn Neeley, published on Workers World, February 14, 2022 This year’s Beijing Winter Olympics is the first in history to be carbon-neutral. This includes renewable energy in all game venues, introducing new low-carbon technologies and using transportation fueled by hydrogen, natural gas and electricity. China completed the Zhangbei power grid station in time for the Olympics. That’s the world’s[…]

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China, Political Victim of Hypocritical Olympic Boycott

‘Anglosphere’ seems intent on recreating a cold war by Ken Stone, published as an OpEd in The Hamilton Spectator, December 24, 2021 Read the article and in most areas you can just substitute ‘United States’ for ‘Canada’.  Where you can’t, the inference is that Canada is following and implementing United States policies.  Sad for them.  Sadder for us. [jb] Canada’s[…]

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