I februar drar utøverne våre til vinter-OL i Kina
Vi setter stor pris på initiativet fra Amnesty og støtter budskapet. Det er også gledelig å se at flere og flere idrettsutøvere ønsker å lære mer om det regimet som er tildelt vertskapsrolle for vinter-OL 2022, vi håper Norges idrettsforbund og Norges Skiforbund legger til rette for dette.
I flere tiår har #IOC hatt muligheten til å bruke sin posisjon som en 'kraft for det gode' - til å kreve at Kina respekterer det olympiske charteret og de grunnleggende olympiske prinsippene. Signer kampanjen fra Amnesty International Norway!
#NoBeijing2022 #HumanRightsInChina
We greatly appreciate the initiative from Amnesty and support the message. It is also gratifying to see that more and more athletes want to learn more about the regime that has been assigned the hosting role for the 2022 Winter Olympics, we hope the Norwegian Sports Confederation and the Norwegian Ski Association facilitate this.
For decades, the #IOC has had the opportunity to use its position as a 'force for good' - to demand that China respect the Olympic Charter and its fundamental Olympic principles.
Please sign the campaign.
A brief translation of the athletes comments:
«This is something we as a team need to look into, and I hope the Norwegian Skiing Association will facilitate it; they certainly need to take a stand.» - Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (born 22 October 1996) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He holds multiple records, most notably for being the youngest male in history to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, the Tour de Ski, a World Championship event, and an Olympic event in cross-country skiing.
«We are skiers and athletes, and so we are not 100% informed about the Human rights situation in China.»
Espen Bjervig, Cross-Country team manager.
“It appeals to me when athletes dare to have their own political view”
Emil Iversen (born 12 August 1991) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents IL Varden. He is 2019 World Champion in team sprint and 4 × 10 km relay.
