Activist Athletes Demand ‘Right’ to Protest at Tokyo Olympics
Human rights groups joined Olympians past and present Thursday to demand athletes at the Tokyo Games be allowed to mount political protests on the medal stand.
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Raised Fists, Kneeling During Anthem OK at US Olympic Trials
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will not sanction athletes for raising their fists or kneeling during the national anthem at Olympic trials, previewing a contentious policy it expects to stick to when many of those same athletes head to Tokyo this summer.
USOPC Won’t Punish Athletes for Protesting at Olympics
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond.
Poll: Majority of Australian Athletes Oppose On-Field Olympic Protests
Most Australian Olympians oppose protests in competition or on the medal podium, a survey showed Friday, with more than 80 percent agreeing on-field protests detract from the experience of athletes.
‘Oppressed and Powerless’ Athletes Demand ‘Right’ to Stage Olympic Protests
A group of track and field athletes said Friday they had been oppressed and denied the “right” to public dissent for too long, demanding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) annul a rule that bars political protests at the Olympic Games.
Carlos, US athletes Take Stand to End Olympic Protest Rule
DENVER (AP) — John Carlos wants to abolish the rule that bans protests at the Olympics.
Soccer Players Union Promises to Defend Olympic Protesters
GENEVA (AP) — Soccer players who defy Olympic rules by making protest gestures at the 2020 Tokyo Games will be supported by their global union.
IOC President Defends Rules Limiting Olympic Protests
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The political neutrality of the Olympics would be undercut if an athlete took a knee in protest on the medal podium at this year’s Tokyo Games, IOC President Thomas Bach said Friday.
Olympic Protesters Tommie Smith, John Carlos Get Hall of Fame Nod After Recent Sanctions
After 51 years, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is honoring Tommie Smith and John Carlos who protested during the 1968 Olympics.
Jim Carrey Paints Glowing Colin Kaepernick Painting: ‘Thank You Nike’
Actor Jim Carrey took to Twitter with another of his primitive art drawings this time to celebrate Nike’s latest “Just Do It” ad featuring Colin Kaepernick.
