The International Olympic Committee doesn't want to see kneeling, or any other kind of political protest, at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The IOC published new guidelines Thursday that outline the specific types of protests that will not be allowed at this summer's Games, forbidding athletes from any "gestures of a political nature, like a hand gesture or kneeling" and "displaying any political messaging, including signs or armbands" at Olympic venues.
"We needed clarity and they wanted clarity on the rules," IOC Athletes' Commission chair Kirsty Coventry said, according to the Associated Press.