Scott Morrison says athletes will compete in next year’s games because sport and politics should not mix

Scott Morrison has confirmed Australian officials will not attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, joining the United States in a diplomatic boycott of next year’s games.

Morrison told reporters in Sydney it was “not surprising” given the deterioration in the diplomatic relationship between Canberra and Beijing that officials would not attend next year’s winter games.

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