ALBA-TCP rejects Canada’s position on Venezuelan athletes

The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, rejected on Tuesday the position taken by the Government of Canada on the Venezuelan National Basketball Team.

On his Twitter account @SachaLlorenti, Llorenti stressed that these actions “violate the principles and values established in the Olympic Charter against any form of discrimination against a country or person based on race, religion, politics, sex or otherwise.”

This kind of actions violates the principles and values established in the Olympic Charter against any form of discrimination against a country or person based on race, religion, politics, sex or any other type. It is incompatible with the integrating spirit of sports. https://t.co/XBhu9EKSe6”

Sacha Llorenti (@SachaLlorenti) November 8, 2022