Sports chiefs face losing battle to keep sport separate from politics

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Athletes can inspire us only if they are able to compete...They can do so only if we keep sport strictly neutral ground, if politics does not take over on the field of play

sport is again open to political interference. “Over the last decade, politicians have again turned to using sport as a tool to sanction, declaring who can and who cannot participate

Politics and sport have occasionally combined to offer hope. Both involved North Korea and South Korea, technically still at war, but who paraded together at the 2000 Sydney Games and fielded a joint ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. Though hopes of a lasting improvement in relations failed to materialise

Removing these bans would send a terrifying signal to any future aggressor: that you can invade a neighbour, commit atrocities and still be welcomed at global tournaments as if nothing happened

For issues on separating sports from politics....

Qn: 'Politics and sport should not mix.' Discuss.