Myanmar swimmer Win Htet Oo, who has decided to boycott the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in protest against the military junta ruling Myanmar, poses for a portrait at a pool in Melbourne, Australia, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A leading Myanmar swimmer has called for an international boycott of his country's Olympic committee, branding it a "puppet" of the southeast Asian nation's military rulers.
Australia-based Win Htet Oo said he had given up his dream of swimming at the Tokyo Olympics in protest at the junta which seized power in Myanmar on Feb. 1 and has killed hundreds in a crackdown on dissent.
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