{"id":442181,"date":"2021-04-22T12:36:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442181"},"modified":"2021-04-22T12:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:36:08","slug":"ioc-athletes-who-take-knee-raise-fist-at-tokyo-olympics-will-face-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ioc-athletes-who-take-knee-raise-fist-at-tokyo-olympics-will-face-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC: Athletes Who Take Knee, Raise Fist At Tokyo Olympics Will Face Punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fioc-athletes-who-take-knee-raise-fist-at-tokyo-olympics-will-face-punishment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442181&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3268.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday announced that it will enforce its rule banning athletes from demonstrating at this summer\u2019s Tokyo Olympics, noting that kneeling or raising a fist will bring swift punishment.<\/p>\n<p>The IOC\u2019s \u201cRule 50\u201d says that \u201cNo kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.\u201d But the committee reviewed the policy after professional American athletes protested their own national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.nbcsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/IOC_AC_Consultation_Report-Athlete_Expression_21.04.2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> explaining its decision, the IOC said it conducted a survey of more than 3,500 international athletes across the globe over the last year and found that \u201ca clear majority of athletes believe that it is not appropriate for athletes to demonstrate or express their views\u201d during the Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not want something to distract from my competition and take away from that. That is how I still feel today,\u201d said IOC\u2019s Athletes\u2019 Commission chief Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion for Zimbabwe, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/taking-knee-raising-fist-be-punished-tokyo-games-ioc-2021-04-21\/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&#038;utm_medium=trueAnthem&#038;utm_source=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked if athletes will be punished for violations, Coventry said, \u201cYes, that is correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is also because of the majority of athletes we spoke to \u2014 that is what they are requesting for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In its report, the IOC said, \u201cAlthough the restriction imposed by Rule 50 may appear too sweeping, especially if compared to some sports organizations which allow expression in support of social (as opposed to political) causes, there are significant difficulties that an organization as diverse and universal as the IOC would face in distinguishing between admissible and inadmissible causes. For this reason, a blanket of neutrality is deemed an appropriate and proportionate solution, including from a human rights perspective, given the risk of politicizing the IOC and alienating countries or athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ruling comes a week after a\u00a0 top Japanese official said this summer\u2019s Olympics in Tokyo could be canceled because of a recent resurgence of COVID-19 in countries across the world that plan to participate, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Toshihiro Nikai, the secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, told a Japanese broadcaster that if the games seem \u201cimpossible to do \u2026 then we have to stop, decisively,\u201d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/japans-olympics-minister-hopes-torch-relay-turns-around-public-sentiment-2021-03-25\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said cancellation is \u201cof course\u201d an option, adding: \u201cIf the Olympics were to spread infection, then what are the Olympics for?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Reuters said the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee released a statement saying those preparing for the Games remain fully committed to hosting them beginning on July 23.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic officials have hoped that infection rates would drop as vaccines spread across the world, but some nations are seeing new spikes. India, for example, on Thursday announced 200,000 new cases. Even Tokyo has recorded a jump in new COVID-19 cases, presenting more concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Tokyo Olympics have already been delayed a year and the estimated cost tops $15 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the Games go off, it will be a TV-only event. \u201cFans from abroad are banned, tourism is out, and there\u2019ll be no room for neighborhood partying. Athletes are being told to arrive late, leave early and maneuver around a moving maze of rules,\u201d The Associated Press\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-war-ii-tokyo-coronavirus-pandemic-japan-olympic-games-0d9bf9c8a8f636a37c88b2a76fa93e4e?utm_medium=AP&#038;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&#038;utm_source=Twitter\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday announced that it will enforce its rule banning athletes from demonstrating at this summer\u2019s Tokyo Olympics, noting that kneeling or raising a fist &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276467,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3268.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"IOC: Athletes Who Take Knee, Raise Fist At Tokyo Olympics Will Face Punishment","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3268.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"IOC: Athletes Who Take Knee, Raise Fist At Tokyo Olympics Will Face Punishment","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}