BEIJING, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- China has revoked the visa of 2006 U.S. gold medalist Joey Cheek, who planned to draw attention to the Darfur genocide at the Summer Games, Cheek said.
Cheek 29, a champion speed skater and prominent critic of China's ties to Sudan, is a member of Team Darfur, which asks athletes to support peace in Darfur, where non-Muslims have been victimized by government-supported Janjaweed militia.
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