U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and 1968 Olympian John Carlos called on the IOC to repeal a rule banning demonstrations at venues
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and 1968 Olympian John Carlos joined a growing chorus in sports to let competitors protest at events, calling on the International Olympic Committee to abolish its rule prohibiting such demonstrations.
Members of the Athletes’ Advisory Council, the representative athletes’ body of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, wrote in the letter Saturday that the IOC should end its no-protest rule and develop a new policy with athlete representatives that protects athletes’ freedom of expression...
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Factbox: People of color whose deaths inspired wave of U.S. protestsThe killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last month has spawned a wave of protests and national soul-searching over systemic racism in the United States, while focusing new attention on other recent cases involving violence against ethnic minorities.
Read more »
‘The Simpsons’ Will No Longer Have White Actors Voice Non-White CharactersThe show is one of several that have made changes in the wake of protests for racial justice across the U.S.
Read more »
Virgin Australia Set to Keep Flying After Bain Agrees to Buy AirlineU.S. private-equity firm Bain Capital agreed to buy insolvent airline Virgin Australia, charting a future involving fewer and smaller planes, mirroring strategies adopted by other carriers, including in the U.S.
Read more »
Coronavirus updates: 82% of Alabama's ICU beds full as COVID-19 cases soarCORONAVIRUS LATEST: • 82% of Alabama's ICU beds full as COVID-19 cases soar. • Pandemic has killed over 486,000 people across the globe. • Over 9.6 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Read more »
Widespread severe summer storms expected this weekend from Colorado to ConnecticutWEATHER: The latest round of summer storms brought over 100 reports of severe weather on Thursday in three general clusters around the country.
Read more »