Team GB's women's footballers to take the knee in Tokyo

15 Jul 2021 05:54PMLONDON: Team GB announced on Thursday that their women's football squad will take the knee before matches at the Tokyo Olympics.

But political statements during events, victory ceremonies and at the Olympic Village are still off the cards, according to the IOC. The England men's team took the knee before all of their Euro 2020 matches despite an initial backlash and some fans booed, while senior politicians such as Home Secretary Priti Patel labelled the act"gesture politics".

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