That statement, of course, is so much trash because the Olympics have long been used to make political statements – some good, some benign and some leading to revolutionary change.

The Olympics and politics often mix and here's some competitors who were punished for it.

MILAN — Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near a Winter Olympics venue on Saturday. The brief confrontation ...

Protesters fired smoke bombs and fireworks at police as demonstrations continued in Milan, as activists protested the ...

Following are political incidents or protests that have led to the disqualification of athletes from the Olympic Games: ...

The reporters of the public Italian TV channel protest about the embarrassing coverage by the RAI Sport president Paolo Petrecca.