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Olympic stars 'tainted' says Tory
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Aug 29, 2008 03:15pm |
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| Category | Interview |
| Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
| News Date | Friday, August 29, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Conservative Brian Coleman criticised the winning athletes in a column for newspaper North London Today.
"If you are looking for young heroes and role models, forget the highly paid athletes who leave their consciences at passport control," he wrote.
"While Britain's athletes may have won more medals than usual they must remember that they are tainted with the blood of Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, and Roman Catholic priests who are being tortured and held in labour camps just a few miles from the glittering 'Bird's Nest stadium,'" he wrote.
Mr Coleman added that "our soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq" were more worthy of admiration than Britain's Olympic medallists.
A spokesman for the mayor said Mr Coleman was entitled to his opinion, but that Mr Johnson did not share the view that the Olympic athletes were "tainted". |
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