Taking a knee to be outlawed at Olympics

By Karolos Grohmann
Updated April 22 2021 - 8:45am, first published 6:37am
Any Olympian who takes the knee in Tokyo will face disciplinary action, the IOC have confirmed.
Any Olympian who takes the knee in Tokyo will face disciplinary action, the IOC have confirmed.

Taking a knee during the Tokyo Olympics or lifting a fist in support of racial equality will be punished as the International Olympic Committee maintained its ban on athletes' protests inside stadiums, at ceremonies and on podiums.

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