Kommentar zum Olympia-Start in Peking: Es gibt kein Olympisches Feuer mehr

Die Olympische Idee wird missbraucht. Thomas Bach und das IOC sind auch Handlanger von Despoten und Autokraten. Es gibt nur noch einen Grund, warum Olympia 2022 in Peking wenigstens etwas Sinn hat, meint unser Redakteur Josef Maier.

Kommentar von Josef Maier

Ein Mann trägt eine Schutzmaske, während er vor Beginn der Wettkämpfe bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2022 in das Nationale Skisprungzentrum Zhangjiakou geht.

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