Mailing about actions to exclude a team drawn from minority-ruled Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) from the 1972 Olympics, which will begin on August 26 in Munich, West Germany. The Supreme Council for Sport in Africa was scheduled to meet on August 6 to consider the issue. Great Britain has lodged a protest with the West German government against Rhodesian participation under the name "Rhodesian (British)." ICARIS (International Campaign Against Racism in Sport), based in Great Britain and the U.S., has already issued a statement opposing any acceptance of racism by the international sports community and called for the exclusion of participants from Rhodesia. The mailing says participation by a team from...
Mailing about actions to exclude a team drawn from minority-ruled Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) from the 1972 Olympics, which will begin on August 26 in Munich, West Germany. The Supreme Council for Sport in Africa was scheduled to meet on August 6 to consider the issue. Great Britain has lodged a protest with the West German government against Rhodesian participation under the name "Rhodesian (British)." ICARIS (International Campaign Against Racism in Sport), based in Great Britain and the U.S., has already issued a statement opposing any acceptance of racism by the international sports community and called for the exclusion of participants from Rhodesia. The mailing says participation by a team from Rhodesia clearly violates the principles of the Olympic Charter against racial discrimination. South Africa is now barred from the Olympics because of the racist apartheid system there. The mailing asks for protests to be sent to Avery Brundage, President of the International Olympic Committee.
