IOC President Thomas Bach has repeatedly defended his organisation's choice for the 2022 Olympics, saying the IOC was not a political body nor was its mandate to influence laws in sovereign states.
He said on Thursday that in the two years leading up to the Beijing Games he had seen "the dark clouds of the growing politicisation of sport on the horizon."
"We also saw that in some peoples' minds the boycott ghosts of the past were rearing their ugly heads again," Bach said.
The 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics were all hit by boycotts of countries during the Cold War era, severely denting the event's universality and finances.
"This is why we have been working even harder to get this unifying mission of the Olympic Games across to as many leaders and decision makers as possible," Bach said.
He also noted what he said were major commercial opportunities created by these Games which he expected would transform the global winter sports industry.
"Today we can say China is a winter sport country. This is why Beijing 2022 will be the start of a new era for global winter sport," Bach said.
He estimated China's winter sports industry to be worth some US$150 billion by 2025.
"From this tremendous growth the winter sports industry around the world will benefit," Bach said.
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