On the Way to Olympics
Stefan Lindeberg: "As you can't go around with adverts, you can't go around with political symbols"
The Swedish Olympic Committee has ruled that propaganda acts will not be permitted at the winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014.
"This is maybe trivializing the point, but just as you can't go around with adverts, you can't go around with political symbols," Stefan Lindeberg, head of the Swedish Olympic Committee, told the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.
"It's absolutely out of the question."
"You can have views about how a country is run as an individual, but we can't have athletes using sporting arenas to demonstrate these perceptions," he added.
According to Olympic regulations, competitors are forbidden from demonstating any political, religious, or ethnic propaganda. Those choosing to sport rainbow nails risk disqualification, Lindeberg added.
"This is maybe trivializing the point, but just as you can't go around with adverts, you can't go around with political symbols," Stefan Lindeberg, head of the Swedish Olympic Committee, told the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.
"It's absolutely out of the question."
"You can have views about how a country is run as an individual, but we can't have athletes using sporting arenas to demonstrate these perceptions," he added.
According to Olympic regulations, competitors are forbidden from demonstating any political, religious, or ethnic propaganda. Those choosing to sport rainbow nails risk disqualification, Lindeberg added.
Source: www.thelocal.se
