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Athletes face punishment if they protest at the Tokyo Olympics, including a ban on taking a knee – Wide World of Sports
IOC’s warning as social movement grips globe
Athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Olympics, the IOC said after a survey found that a majority of competitors were in favor of keeping the ban in place.
That means raising a fist on the podium — like American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously did at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — or taking a knee would still risk punishment at the Tokyo Games this year.
The IOC said it surveyed more than 3,500 athletes over the past year and that 70 percent said it was…
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