1964: South Africa banned from Olympics
And more than four decades later, the IOC stands in far lower moral grounds: It seems uncritical of next years host’s, China, human rights record, and continues to allow an apartheid regime, Israel, to partake in the games. Humans lack of perspective and inability to learn from history is mind-boggling.
South Africa has been barred from taking part in the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo over its refusal to condemn apartheid.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the decision in Lausanne, Switzerland, after South Africa failed to meet an ultimatum to comply with its demands by 16 August.
The IOC originally withdrew South Africa’s invitation to Japan during the winter games in Innsbruck, Austria.
It said the decision could be overturned only if South Africa renounced racial discrimination in sport and opposed the ban in its own country on competition between white and black athletes.
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this episode in history made dick cheney very very sad.
Posted by Ibn Bint Jbeil | August 18, 2007, 4:07 pmActually, when the US senate voted to approve sanctions on Apartheid SA, Dick Cheney had the only Nay.
Posted by Fayyad | August 18, 2007, 4:29 pmyup.
Posted by Ibn Bint Jbeil | August 18, 2007, 8:18 pmand continues to allow an apartheid regime, Israel, to partake in the games.
And as long as there are 22 apartheid regime Arab countries in the world, it always will.
Humans lack of perspective and inability to learn from history is mind-boggling.
Indeed. And you happen to be exhibit #1.
Posted by Anonymous | August 18, 2007, 9:20 pm