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The 2028 Olympic Ban You Haven’t Heard of (cuddly.tube)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38876977

[A video about Cuba, hosted on the PeerTube server CuddlyTube, from the news/video collective Belly Of The Beast]

A new campaign by the Los Angeles-based #US Hands Off Cuba Committee is demanding that Cubans be allowed to compete in the 2028 #Olympics in Los Angeles.

The US Embassy in Havana, under #MarcoRubio’s State Department, has refused to issue visas for numerous Cuban athletes and coaches, which has stopped them from competing in pre-Olympic qualifying events. The policy punishes #athletes for political reasons and violates the Olympic Charter, which prohibits discrimination of any kind.

Activists across the US are calling on the International Olympic Committee to force Washington to issue visas so Cuban athletes can compete, and to uphold the Olympic spirit of inclusion, fair play, and global friendship.

[In English, Duration - 2:17]

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