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Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

“Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter states: ‘No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.’”

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c309pj8d8qqo

#WinterOlympics #IOC #Ukraine

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Swastikas line the background at the lighting of the Olympic torch at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Swastikas line the background at the lighting of the Olympic torch at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Swastikas line the background at the lighting of the Olympic torch at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Officials and a German athelete give the Hitler salute as the sole African American gives a regular military salute and the Japanese athletes stands with his hands at his side at a medal ceremony during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Officials and a German athelete give the Hitler salute as the sole African American gives a regular military salute and the Japanese athletes stands with his hands at his side at a medal ceremony during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Officials and a German athelete give the Hitler salute as the sole African American gives a regular military salute and the Japanese athletes stands with his hands at his side at a medal ceremony during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Karen E. Lund 💙💛
Karen E. Lund 💙💛
@Karen5Lund@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@aral Let's also remember 1968. Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved hands in a Black Power salute (popular at the time) on the Olympic podium. With a nod to Australian Peter Norman, who stood calmly with his arms at his sides, as Smith and Carlos requested when he asked.

#TommieSmith #JohnCarlos #Olymics #1968 #BlackPower #PeterNorman #FuckTheIOC

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231011-in-history-how-tommie-smith-and-john-carloss-protest-at-the-1968-mexico-city-olympics-shook-the-world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute

1968 Olympics Black Power salute - Wikipedia

In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world

US athlete Tommie Smith attained international fame when he gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics – but the protest came at a huge personal cost.
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