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The Sports Examiner: Integrity push, protests, low U.S. Tokyo ratings and future Games among 2021’s top stories

December 30, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● There have been years with almost no sport at all due to war, but 2021 certainly ranks as one of the most chaotic years in sport due to […]

The Sports Examiner: USOPC releases its Games-time protest rules, with hat or mask messages, raised fists, kneeling, advocating against police violence and more all approved

June 25, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● “It is important for all U.S. delegation members at the Games to remember that the [International Olympic Committee] and [International Paralympic Committee] rules govern all Games participants, including […]

The Sports Examiner: IOC Athletes’ Forum endorses “10 Commandments” for Tokyo; Bach says Olympics is “where we show that we can co-exist in friendship”

May 28, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The International Olympic Committee’s 10th International Athletes’ Forum was held online on Wednesday and Thursday, with a focus on a variety of issues beyond the Tokyo Games. But […]

The Sports Examiner: British sprinter Gemili wants to protest at the Tokyo Games, since no one cares about him any other time

May 7, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Sad, so sad, but so true. Adam Gemili, Britain’s powerfully built, two-time Olympic sprinter, with bests of 9.97 from 2015 and 19.97 from 2016, is a medal contender […]

The Sports Examiner: China’s impact: 14% of all votes in IOC Athletes’ Commission survey of athlete attitudes on Olympic protests

April 27, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Voting matters, and Chinese athletes did so early and often, helping to shape the outcome of the discussion on athlete protests at the Olympic Games. The IOC Athletes’ […]

The Sports Examiner: IOC Athletes’ Commission recommends no protests on podium or ceremonies at Games; sanctions deferred to Legal Commission

April 22, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● “Essentially, nothing really changes for athletes as far as field-of–play, ceremonies, podiums are concerned; everything remains the same as far as that angle is concerned, is that correct? “That’s correct.” That […]

The Sports Examiner: USOPC issues protest guidelines, but only for Olympic and Paralympic Trials events

March 31, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The long-awaited regulations concerning acceptable forms of protest by American athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games … have not yet been issued. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic […]

The Sports Examiner: IOC approves Olympic Agenda 2020+5 after six-hour discussion; Tokyo spectator decision not final; human rights & Beijing 2022 collide

March 13, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● For those who expected the International Olympic Committee’s discussion of the 15-part Olympic Agenda 2020+5 to be completed by a voice vote in less than 10 minutes must have been […]

The Sports Examiner: Is the Athlete’s Voice as important as anti-doping? What happens when they are in conflict? They are!

December 30, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The power of the “athlete’s voice” and the fight against doping are two of the top stories of 2020 in the world of Olympic sport. For the most […]