Ping Pong Player Who Helped Bridge U.S.-China Diplomacy in 1971 Says ‘Nobody Should Boycott’ the 2022 Olympics

By Sean Neumann (People Magazine)

A boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is not the right way to call attention to China's mounting human rights violation, says one of the first U.S. athletes to ever play in the country.

"Nobody should boycott the Olympics for political reasons," says Judy Hoarfrost, née Bochenski, a former member of the young 1971 "Ping Pong Diplomacy" team, who made history by accepting an invite from the then-Communist country. Read More