Winter Olympics 2022: After Dutch reporter will get dragged away by Chinese safety officers, IOC says ‘isolated case’

An incident involving a Dutch reporter in the midst of a dwell broadcast who was dragged away by Chinese safety officers was an remoted occasion and won’t have an effect on overseas media’s reporting on the Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) mentioned on Saturday.
The journalist, Sjoerd den Daas, was delivering his dwell report back to public broadcaster NOS on Friday night throughout the Games opening ceremony within the Chinese capital when a number of safety officers surrounded him and one among them forcefully dragged him away.

Another safety officer tried to carry his hand in entrance of the digital camera because the reporter tried to proceed chatting with it.
The broadcaster needed to interrupt the hyperlink with the reporter, leaving the studio anchor again within the Netherlands confused.
“Obviously we have been in touch with the NOS, the state broadcaster, and it was an unfortunate circumstance,” IOC spokesperson Mark Adams mentioned.”I believe somebody was being overzealous. He (the reporter) was in a position to, in a short time afterwards with the assistance of officers there, do his piece to digital camera.”

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Games members, together with media, are restricted to a “closed loop” throughout the Games, which incorporates the venues, the media centre and the lodging.All members should stay in that loop for your complete period of the Games as a part of China’s well being measures to minimise the chance of any coronavirus unfold throughout the Feb. 4-20 Games.

There have been considerations over whether or not visiting media can be allowed to freely do their job in China throughout the Games. But the IOC has repeatedly assured them that the contract signed with the Chinese hosts would permit each participant, together with athletes and media, to talk freely inside the loop.
“These things do happen and I think it’s a one-off. I hope it’s a one-off and we will assure you that within the closed loop you will be able to carry on your work,” Adams mentioned.