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August 16, 2024
"To add to the heartbreak," Chiles shared, "the unprompted racially driven attacks on social media are wrong and extremely hurtful."
August 9, 2024
Felix, the now-retired United States sprinting great, topped the poll with support from 2,880 of her peers, according to the…
July 27, 2021
Luciana Alvarado ended her Olympics floor routine by incorporating a gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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July 8, 2021
Fans have been banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections.
July 3, 2021
Gestures will now be allowed in Tokyo by athletes after leaving the "call room" or during one's introduction, the IOC…
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May 8, 2021
Ahletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be prohibited from wearing "Black Lives Matter" apparel during games and ceremonies this summer.
April 23, 2021
Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Osaka have been placed under emergency orders.
April 22, 2021
Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics were promised legal support Thursday by a global…
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April 2, 2020
Simone Biles is unsure if she'll compete at the 2021 Olympics when that time rolls around after the postponement of…
August 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - American hip-hop culture has found its way into the hearts of Olympians all the way across the…
July 23, 2012
This weekend, the IOC granted Marial permission to run in the London Olympics as an independent under the Olympic flag...