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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: Beijing 2022 is the IOC’s new challenge as it wrestles with changes to its Rule 50 on protests; FIFA is already in

April 20, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Last month’s opening day of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification matches in Europe’s Group G saw Norway win, as expected, at Gibraltar by 3-0 in a game that […]

The Sports Examiner: USOPC’s Hirshland outlines priorities for 2021, including more athlete voices, NGB support and international influence

December 25, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Well, 2020 was a terrible year for a lot of people. Let’s all hope that 2021 is better – a lot better – and the United States Olympic […]

The Sports Examiner: IOC’s “Olympic Summit” needles U.S. Congress and USOPC, pushes away from “gaming”; is AIBA’s election of Kremlev its doom?

December 15, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Let’s start by stating that the cliche “perception is reality” has a lot of truth to it. What appears to be true may or may not be, but if […]

The Sports Examiner: The IOC’s new balancing act: sometimes being “athlete-centered” isn’t enough

October 16, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● One of the core beliefs of the International Olympic Committee and almost all other international governing bodies is that sport brings people together. When we see mega-events such […]

The Sports Examiner: Gwen Berry’s Pan Am protest: “I had to make my stance in history, to let people know where I stand and how I feel, because I was not at peace with myself”

September 17, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● When American hammer throw star Gwen Berry took to the podium to receive the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, she knew she […]

The Sports Examiner: PanAm Sports Rule 50 forum asks “what does the Olympic Games become?” as John Carlos notes he first saw racism in swimming

August 3, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The seeds of the iconic 1968 medal-stand protest following the men’s 200 m at the Mexico City Olympic Games started in a swimming pool in New York, and […]

The Sports Examiner: Only half-baked: U.S. athlete statement demands that they must be heard, then asks to form a committee

June 28, 2020 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The breathless announcement on Twitter came at 9:12 a.m. Pacific time on Saturday (27th), stating “The USOPC AAC and John Carlos call on the IOC and the IPC […]