Sporting boycotts are a blunt instrument. They very rarely achieve the goal of changing the reason why the boycott has come about. There needs to be a clear goal from the boycot, and it needs to be really, really potent. And i'm afraid, matic boycots don't fit any of those criteria. Will you be casting your vote for ya or nay? You've been once listening to the sunday debate with our guests, laura mc allister and fred fromrewer. Thanks microsop joins pro-pro at slashdot dot com.
The 2022 Winter Olympics have just opened in Beijing. Not for the first time in Olympic history, the Games will begin amid controversy over the host nation. China is regularly criticised over its record on human rights, most recently over its systematic oppression of the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority. Nations such as the US, Canada, Australia and the UK are undertaking a diplomatic boycott of the event, but do boycotts in sports work? Joining us to discuss it is Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy at Cardiff University. Laura is Board Director at the Football Association of Wales Trust, Deputy Chair of UEFA's Women's Football Committee and former captain of the national women’s football team of Wales. Joining Laura is Fred Frommer, sports historian, author and writer, who regularly focuses on the intersection of sports and politics for publications including The Washington Post and The New York Times. Hosting the discussion is Andrew Mueller, journalist and foreign affairs specialist, whose own book, Carn, looks at the history of a game dear to his heart: Australian Rules football.
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