Australia is joining the United States in its diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Australia is following the United States in refusing to send officials to next year's Olympics over the Chinese govenrment's human rights record

A jogger runs by a street decoration for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Olympic Sports Center on 24 November, 2021 in Beijing, China. Source: Getty

Highlights

• No Australian government officials will attend the Games, but the country's athletes will still compete.
• The Australian Olympic Committee has welcomed the government's support for the country's athletes to compete at the Beijing Winter Games
• Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the move is in Australia's national interest.

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