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Olympic protests by US athletes in Tokyo will not be punished by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has heeded calls from American athletes by announcing that it will not sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the podium at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond.
Key points:
- Olympic athletes have traditionally been banned from making protests at the Games through Rule 50 of the IOC Olympic Charter
- The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has now set itself in conflict with the IOC by refusing to punish athletes who protest at next year’s Games
- An athletes’ group which seeks changes to the Olympic rules is considering which gestures and demonstrations it would recommend to be allowed
The decision is a response to a set of recommendations from a USOPC athlete group that seeks changes to the…
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