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Team Darfur is an international association of athletes devoted to raising awareness of humanitarian crises related to War in Darfur. It is among the many organizations that consider the War to involve genocide.

Team Darfur attracted greater attention in the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
, because the Olympics are located in China, a country widely criticized for its economic involvement in Darfur.

In particular, Team Darfur criticized China's economic and diplomatic support for the Sudanian government headed by Omar al-Bashir
Omar al-Bashir

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is the current List of Presidents of Sudan of Sudan and the head of the National Congress . He came to power in 1989 when, as a colonel in the Military of Sudan, he led a group of officers in a bloodless coup d'?tat that ousted the government of Prime Minister of Sudan Sadiq al-Mahdi....
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Team Darfur is an international association of athletes devoted to raising awareness of humanitarian crises related to War in Darfur. It is among the many organizations that consider the War to involve genocide.

Team Darfur attracted greater attention in the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
, because the Olympics are located in China, a country widely criticized for its economic involvement in Darfur.

In particular, Team Darfur criticized China's economic and diplomatic support for the Sudanian government headed by Omar al-Bashir
Omar al-Bashir

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is the current List of Presidents of Sudan of Sudan and the head of the National Congress . He came to power in 1989 when, as a colonel in the Military of Sudan, he led a group of officers in a bloodless coup d'?tat that ousted the government of Prime Minister of Sudan Sadiq al-Mahdi....
. Al-Bashir currently faces genocide charges in the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court , Cour p?nale internationale in french language, is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crime against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression ....
, which accuses him of masterminding attempts to wipe out African tribes in Darfur with a campaign of murder, rape and deportation carried out using Janjaweed
Janjaweed

The Janjaweed is a blanket term used to describe mostly armed gunmen in Darfur, western Sudan, and now eastern Chad. Using the United Nations definition, the Janjaweed comprised nomadic Arabic-speaking African tribes , the core of whom are from the Abbala background with significant Lambo recruitment from the Baggara people....
 fighters. For its part, China's stated policy in Sudan is to participate in international peacekeeping and diplomatic efforts while having "respect for [Sudan's] sovereignty and territorial integrity" and encouraging economic development .

Team Darfur attempted to exert pressure on the Chinese government by associating the Beijing Olympics with China's involvement in Darfur.

On August 6, 2008, China revoked the entrance visa of Joey Cheek
Joey Cheek

William Joseph Cheek is an United States Speed Skating and former inline speed skating. He specializes in the short and middle distances....
, Team Darfur's president and co-founder, hours before he was scheduled to leave for Beijing. Cheek was not competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008....
, but had planned attend the games in support of Team Darfur.

See also

Members of Team Darfur
  • Olympic Dream for Darfur
    Olympic Dream for Darfur

    Olympic Dream for Darfur is an organised campaign, using threats of disruption to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and with the goal of pressuring the People's Republic of China government into exerting more pressure on the Sudanese government....


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