DailyKenn.com — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) won't tolerate petulant behavior from athletes. That includes taking a knew or raising a fist. Such displays of intolerance and hate may be punished with fines or even being shipping home.
The decision invokes Rule 50 that prohibits “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda.” Excerpted from reuters.com ▼
Against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement protesting racial injustice, calls have increased in recent months for a change to that rule that would allow athletes to protest.
Some international federation chiefs, including World Athletics' President Sebastian Coe, have said that athletes should have the right to make gestures of political protest during the Games.
