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Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-meter run at the 1968 Olympic Games, engage in a victory stand protest against unfair treatment of black people in the United States.

Athletes Will Be Banned From Protesting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the Games Have a Long History of Political Demonstrations

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thurs...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thursday that ban athletes from making political, religious and ethnic demonstrations at the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympics “are not and must...

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin of Iran celebrates after winning the bronze medal in a women's Taekwondo 57-kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 18, 2016.

Iran's Only Female Olympic Medalist, Kimia Alizadeh, Defects From Islamic Republic

Alizadeh, 21, won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

A dog is pictured on the Olympic Rings displayed at the Japan Sport Olympic Square beside the new National Stadium, still under construction, in Tokyo on July 24, 2019.

Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Summer Olympics

The 2020 Summer Olympics kick off in Tokyo in July

Gold medalist Race Imboden of the U.S. takes a knee during the National Anthem Ceremony on Day 14 of Lima 2019 Pan American Games on August 09, 2019 in Lima, Peru.

Two American Athletes Protest the National Anthem During the Pan-Am Games in Peru

They may face disciplinary action from the U.S. Olympic Committee

The Olympic rings are seen during previews ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on February 6, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee 'Failed to Protect Its Athletes From Sexual Abuse,' Senate Investigation Determines

Several hundred athletes have come forward reporting they had been abused b...

Several hundred athletes have come forward reporting they had been abused by Larry Nassar

Ron Galimore waves to the crowd as he and others from the 1980 Olympic gymnastics team who did not compete due to the U.S. boycott of the Olympic Games, are honored at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Hartford, Conn. on August 14, 2010. On Nov. 16, 2018 it was announced that Galimore resigned from being USA Gymnastics' COO.

Ron Galimore, USA Gymnastics COO Tied to Sexual Abuse Scandal, Resigns

As USA Gymnastics faces decertification, its chief operating officer resign...

As USA Gymnastics faces decertification, its chief operating officer resigns

Boomer Phelps and Michael Phelps attend the Huggies Little Swimmers #trainingfor2032 Swim Class With The Phelps Foundation on August 21, 2017 in New York City.

Michael Phelps Opens Up About Retirement and Mental Health Awareness: 'I Struggle Through Problems Just Like Everybody Else'

Since Olympian Michael Phelps swam his last competitive race at the Rio Oly...

Since Olympian Michael Phelps swam his last competitive race at the Rio Olympics, he's been busy fighting for water conservation and advocating for greater mental health awareness

Athletes Will Be Banned From Protesting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the Games Have a Long History of Political Demonstrations

Iran's Only Female Olympic Medalist, Kimia Alizadeh, Defects From Islamic Republic

Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Summer Olympics

Two American Athletes Protest the National Anthem During the Pan-Am Games in Peru

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee 'Failed to Protect Its Athletes From Sexual Abuse,' Senate Investigation Determines

Ron Galimore, USA Gymnastics COO Tied to Sexual Abuse Scandal, Resigns

Michael Phelps Opens Up About Retirement and Mental Health Awareness: 'I Struggle Through Problems Just Like Everybody Else'

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