Athletes have a right to express their opinions and take a stance without being punished, Britain's Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty said on Tuesday in response to a ban on protests during the Tokyo Games.
The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it was retaining Rule 50 forbidding any kind of"demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda" in venues and other Olympic areas.That means athletes risk punishment for taking a knee or raising a fist in support of racial equality.
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