The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by a year due to the pandemic, kick off on July 23. The IOC's recommendations are the result of a consultation process that started in June 2020 and involved over 3,500 athletes.Ĭoventry said some 70% of those athletes did not want protests on podiums, ceremonies and fields of play. That is what they are requesting for," Coventry said. "That is also because of the majority of athletes we spoke to. Olympic Committee official has welcomed the prospect of the 20 Games being awarded simultaneously, which would all but guarantee Los Angeles as one of. When asked, however, if athletes would be punished in Tokyo for making political statements such as taking a knee on the podium in support of racial equality, Coventry said: "Yes that is correct."
That is how I still feel today," Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion for Zimbabwe, said in a online presentation of the Rule 50 consultation results.Ĭoventry said there were a series of recommendations approved by the IOC's Executive Board on Wednesday, including providing clarity on sanctions, more information about Rule 50, a change of wording of the Olympic Oath with messages on inclusion, and producing athlete apparel with inclusive messaging. Please select Albania 1st Division Play-offs Albania League 2 Group B Albania Superliga Albania 1st Division Albania 2nd Division Albania Cup Albania Super Cup Algeria U21 League 1 Algeria Coupe Nationale Algeria Ligue 1 Algeria Ligue 2 Algeria Super Cup Andorra 2a Divisió Andorra 1a Divisió Angola Girabola Antigua and. "I would not want something to distract from my competition and take away from that. The IOC's Athletes' Commission chief Kirsty Coventry, who led a review of the rule, said the majority of athletes consulted were against any protests within the fields of play or the podiums.
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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. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has created an international affairs division, combining the USOC’s international relations office with the U.S.