As athletes across the country commit to protesting systemic racism and police brutality in wake of the killing of George Floyd in police custody, American Olympians want that chance as well. And the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee may be ready to fight for them to have that chance.
USOPC could challenge protest rule
Following a USOPC statement that supported the fight for equality but lacked any reference to the longstanding International Olympic Committee rule banning any protest, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland announced that the federation would be forming an athletes’ working group to “challenge the rules and systems in our own organization that create barriers to progress.