Swimming: Athletes have a right to protest,
says Olympic champion Peaty
Athletes have a right to สล็อต ค่าย SLOTXO เล่นยังไงให้ได้เงิน express their opinions and take
a stance without being punished, Britain's Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty said
on Tuesday (Apr 27) in response to a ban on protests during the Tokyo Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday it was retaining Rule 50
forbidding any kind of "demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda" in venues
and other Olympic areas.
That means athletes risk punishment for taking a knee or raising a fist in support of racial
equality.
"I think that people do have the right to protest and have the right to do it where they want.
I don’t think we should fine them for expressing their opinions," Peaty told reporters after
a British swim team announcement.
"It’s like me now, I wouldn’t want to be fined for saying it. But it’s everything with balance."
Peaty cited the possible example of a gold medal winner taking the opportunity to protest
on the podium and taking away attention from the silver and bronze medal athletes after
years of hard work.
"There is a very fine line but there are so many issues in the world as well you don’t want
to take away the right of those athletes to protest," said Peaty.
Team mate Duncan Scott was warned by world body FINA after he refused to share a podium
or shake the hand of China's Sun Yang at the 2019 world championships because of a doping
controversy.
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