Gold medal-winning speedskater Nils van der Poel bashes decision to host 2022 Winter Olympics in China

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18 Feb 2022 0 shares 3 views

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Published 18 Feb 2022

Sweden's Nils van der Poel won two gold medals in Beijing, but had some scathing parting words about the decision to host the 2022 Olympics in China.

Nils van der Poel Gives Away His Medal to Protest Beijing’s Abuses

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