{"id":10301,"date":"2024-07-29T19:22:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/2024\/07\/29\/opinion-u-s-olympic-athletes-need-more-than-just-fans-at-the-games-were-in-paris-for-their-safety\/136357\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:22:25","slug":"opinion-u-s-olympic-athletes-need-more-than-just-fans-at-the-games-were-in-paris-for-their-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/opinion-u-s-olympic-athletes-need-more-than-just-fans-at-the-games-were-in-paris-for-their-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: U.S. Olympic athletes need more than just fans at the Games. We&#8217;re in Paris for their safety."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/opinion-u-s-olympic-athletes-need-more-than-just-fans-at-the-games-were-in-paris-for-their-safety\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tdp-z-opcolumn_3a651a-560x374.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/opinion-u-s-olympic-athletes-need-more-than-just-fans-at-the-games-were-in-paris-for-their-safety.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecannabist.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/TDP-Z-Olympics-Opening-Cermony-AP-02-560x373.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/opinion-u-s-olympic-athletes-need-more-than-just-fans-at-the-games-were-in-paris-for-their-safety-1.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/opinion-u-s-olympic-athletes-need-more-than-just-fans-at-the-games-were-in-paris-for-their-safety-3.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"large-10 large-centered small-12 columns\">\n<div class=\"yarpp yarpp-related yarpp-related-website yarpp-template-yarpp-template-inarticle-right\">\n<aside class=\"article-related right\">\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Medals should never come at the cost of athlete well-being. That\u2019s the message the U.S. Center for SafeSport is bringing directly to the Paris Games. For the first time, the Center is sending a delegation to the Olympics and Paralympics to remind athletes we are in their corner.<\/p>\n<p>For all the celebration and excitement of the Games, there is still a long shadow cast by abuse and misconduct. The failures of the past will plague the present without accountability and clear rules for everyone to play by.<\/p>\n<p>The recent Olympic qualification of a Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old is a striking example. His embrace by national and international sports bodies rolls back the clock on culture change and sends a dangerous message that victory is worth more than the safety of young athletes and the experiences of survivors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2024\/07\/29\/olympic-athlete-sex-abuse-safe-sport-colorado-paris-games\/\">Read the rest of this story on TheKnow.DenverPost.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Related Articles Medals should never come at the cost of athlete well-being. That\u2019s the message the U.S. Center for SafeSport is bringing directly to the Paris Games. For the first time, the Center is sending a delegation to the Olympics and Paralympics to remind athletes we are in their corner. 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