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IOC president discourages political protest at Sochi

The President of the IOC insisted countries respect the apolitical nature of the games.

02/04/2014 | Rating NR

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IOC president discourages political protest at Sochi

Clip: 2/4/2014 | 2m 51s

The President of the IOC insisted countries respect the apolitical nature of the games.

With the start of the 2014 Winter Games only days away, the president of the International Olympic Committee insisted that all countries respect the neutral, apolitical nature of the competition. That statement comes in the wake of international furor over a recently adopted Russian law that bans so-called gay propaganda. Jeffrey Brown reports.

02/04/2014 | Rating NR

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