Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Overview of concerns and controversies surrounding the Games / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2022 Winter Olympics took place between the 4 and 20 February 2022 and were hosted by in China in the capital city of Beijing. The country selected was the subject of various concerns and controversies about their cost, environmental impact, censorship, espionage, COVID-19, sportswashing, and human rights issues.
Main article: 2022 Winter Olympics
There have been diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics largely due to the human rights situation in China, and the persecution of Uyghurs in China in particular.[1][2] Additional reasons for diplomatic boycotts include China's alleged politicization of the games.[3]