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- Team GB sprinter criticises potential punishments in Tokyo
- ‘One of Olympics’ most iconic moments was black power salute’
Dina Asher-Smith has evoked the spirit of Tommie Smith’s and John Carlos’s black power salute as she insisted it would be a mistake for Games organisers to sanction any athlete protesting against racism at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Written by Sean Ingle in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/22/dina-asher-smith-athlete-protests-racism-tokyo-olympics-team-gb under the title “‘A fundamental right’: Dina Asher-Smith urges Games to allow podium protests”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
