Gemili says he would take the knee if protests were permitted at the OlympicsAdam Gemili has accused the International Olympic Committee of double standards and believes “all hell would break loose” if athletes’ voices are silenced at this summer’s Games. The British sprinter feels any attempts to try to stop protests in support of Black Lives Matter at the Tokyo Olympics would be naive. SponsoredThe IOC has so far maintained its ban on athletes’ protests inside stadiums, at ceremonies and on podiums. The IOC’s Rule 50 forbids any kind of ‘demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda’ in venues and any other Olympic area and the body concluded the rule should be maintained following an athlete survey last month. Gemili is on the British Olympic Association Athletes’ Commission and believes the IOC are hypocrites for trying to ban

Source: The Times May 21, 2021 08:03 UTC