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SoCalDavidS

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2. Putting The U.S. Athletes In Difficult Position

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 07:02 PM

Apr 2021

The U.S. Olympic committee is going to look like the bad guy if we refuse to send our athletes to compete, and they go ahead with the games.

Prudent thing would be to delay them, but you know.

$$$$$$$$$$$

That's probably the primary motivator. Human Life and the health of athletes from around the world is secondary.

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