Indian diplomats to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
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What is the news?

India has announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics just ahead of the opening ceremony.

What is the Beijing Winter Olympics?

The ​​2022 Winter Olympics is an international winter multi-sport event scheduled to be held in Beijing, China

However, the event has been diplomatically boycotted by several countries such as the US, Canada, Australia, UK, India among others.

These countries will send their athletes for the event, but no ministers or officials will attend.

Why India and other countries diplomatically boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics?

India is boycotting the servant due to China’s decision to pick a Chinese soldier involved in the Galwan incident as an Olympic torch-bearer.

The other countries are boycotting due to the atrocities by China on Uyghur Muslims and human rights abuses in China.

Source: This post is based on the articleIndian diplomats to boycott Beijing Winter Olympicspublished in The Hindu on 4th Feb 2022.


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