April Anderson "Rule 50 applies to “egregious” behavior, and that a protest or demonstration from the podium, such as an athlete openly denouncing the Russian Government or an impromptu display during an event or the opening or closing ceremonies, would be seen as a violation of the rule. LGBTQ Nation also confirmed from two Olympic officials that, to date, there has been no advisement or directive warning Olympians from wearing pride pins, arm bands or any other display of LGBT solidarity, and that the IOC has never asserted that it plans to take action against athletes for doing so."
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 05:03:29 +0000
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