Olympic Athletes Who Kneel, Raise Fist Will Face Punishment: IOC

Olympic Athletes Who Kneel, Raise Fist Will Face Punishment: IOC
Race Imboden, left, kneels next to Nick Itkin, and Gerek Meinhardt during the national anthem at the Men's Foil Team medal ceremony during the Pan American Games Lima 2019 on Aug. 9, 2019. Jose Sotomayor-Lima 2019/AFP/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Athletes who try protesting by kneeling or raising a fist at official Olympic sites will face punitive measures, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced this week.

The Olympic Charter already says that any kind of demonstration or political, religious, or racial propaganda is barred in any Olympic sites, venues, or other areas. But athletes from America and other countries began kneeling protests in recent years, inspired by sports players in the United States.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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