PARIS - The head of the French National Olympic Committee ruled out allowing athletes to wear a "For a Better World" badge at the Beijing Games, angering athletes and others who had wanted to express their views on human rights. French athletes came up with the idea of a badge after China's crackdown on protests in March in Tibet. The decision to ban the badge "puts into question the fundamental values of the Olympic spirit," French pole vaulter Romain Mesnil...
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