World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he takes human rights 'very seriously' but that Britain's diplomatic boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics is 'meaningless'.
"Boycotts, on balance, are historically illiterate and intellectually dishonest. A political boycott is, frankly, meaningless," Coe told British media on Thursday.
"That's not to be an apologist for countries that do not conform to the basic standards around human rights ... I'm not insouciant or cavalier about human rights. I take them very seriously. "I don't think over the long haul actually achieve a great deal. There are always unintended consequences. And at the end of the day, the people that most suffer in all that are the athletes."Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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