African representation in the Winter Olympics has shriveled since a record eight African nations, fielding twice as many athletes as in Beijing, competed in 2018.
Adeagbo, frustrated to have been left on the sidelines for Beijing, says the plunge in African representation requires an Olympic response. The movement's five rings are meant to symbolize the five inhabited continents. But in Beijing, Africa's presence feels barely bigger than a dot. Adeagbo notes that the Summer Olympics “see a rainbow of nations represented” and wonders why that's less the case in winter, given that"sport is supposed to be democratic for all.
“We’re talking about the Olympics; we shouldn’t have complete exclusion," Adeagbo said."Given the resources and support, Africans are just as capable.” “There are five continents represented here," said James Macleod, head of an IOC sponsorship program that helped fund athletes on their Beijing journeys.
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