The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing could be the most complicated in years when it comes to geopolitical tensions. Photo: EPA The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing could be the most complicated in years when it comes to geopolitical tensions. Photo: EPA
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing could be the most complicated in years when it comes to geopolitical tensions. Photo: EPA
Patrick Blennerhassett
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Patrick Blennerhassett

2022 Winter Olympics: Beijing risks backlash as athletes find powerful voice

  • Chinese Communist Party is feuding with many countries, high among them Winter Olympics heavyweights the United States, Canada and Sweden
  • The Games in Beijing will likely be complicated by worsening geopolitical tensions over the next two years

Patrick Blennerhassett
Patrick Blennerhassett

Updated: 1:17pm, 12 Jul, 2020

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The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing could be the most complicated in years when it comes to geopolitical tensions. Photo: EPA The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing could be the most complicated in years when it comes to geopolitical tensions. Photo: EPA
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing could be the most complicated in years when it comes to geopolitical tensions. Photo: EPA
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Patrick Blennerhassett

Patrick Blennerhassett

Patrick Blennerhassett is an award-winning Canadian journalist and four-time published author. He is a Jack Webster Fellowship winner and a British Columbia bestselling novelist. He has covered sport for the Post since 2018.