Olympics boycott could be next big Sino-US battle

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Despite insistence from International Olympic Committee officials that sports and politics are separate, the Games have frequently been enmeshed in complex developments in world affairs.

While past boycotts have occasionally helped reduce global support for countries such as South Africa under apartheid, China is a different story..."South Africa was in a much weaker geostrategic position than China finds itself in today," 

Qns:

1) "Sport and politics should not mix." Discuss.

2) Hosting major sporting events creates more problems than benefits. Do you agree? (Cam. 2005)