Washington denies claim ahead of most politicised Games in decades
A man walks past an illuminated sign for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Saturday. (AFP Photo)
BEIJING: The United States is paying athletes to “create disturbances” during the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.
The accusations come just a week before the start of the most politicised Games in recent memory and immediately drew a denial from the US embassy in China.
The China Daily newspaper, citing “sources familiar with the matter”, said there was a plot by Washington to persuade athletes to “play passively” or refuse to take part in competitions and “express discontent toward…
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