SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - In the first address by a United Nations secretary general to an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session, Ban Ki-moon condemned discrimination and attacks on people based on their sexual orientation.
Speaking on the eve of the February 7-23 Sochi Games opening ceremony, Ban said: "Hatred of any kind must have no place in the 21st century."
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