Olympics: Earth’s most political apolitical event

Russian President Vladimir Putin wears a Team USA pin while visiting USA House in the Olympic Village during the 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Marianna Massey, USOC Pool)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Each time an Olympics approaches, the ideal is articulated once more: The true spirit of the games, those who oversee them say, brings humanity together to promote amity and athletic excellence. It is most certainly not a place for the affairs of nations and vested interests to play out on a global stage.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/olympics-earth-39-most-political-apolitical-event-124426977–spt.html

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