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Petition · past parliament

The UK government should commit to not sending a team to the Olympics re covid

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

IOC are requesting sportspeople are given priority for the vaccine-over and above actual priority/vulnerable people so the Olympics can go ahead!
To send sportspeople across the world during a pandemic invites the spread of new strains and further puts both the host country and returning countries at risk of cross spread
So there should be no team sent to the 2021 olympics

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Deciding whether to participate in the Olympics is a matter for the British Olympic Association, not the Government or House of Commons.

Timeline

6 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jan 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.