Christian Taylor, twice Olympic triple jump champion (2012 and 2016, quadruple world champion), joined the calls to allow athletes to demonstrate peacefully during the Games, while anti-racist positions are increasingly seen during of sporting events following the death of George Floyd in police custody in the United States. “These are our human rights and we believe we should have the right to peaceful protest. Athletes (track) now see what athletes are doing in other sports and think, “We are not doing the same thing,” he summarized in the Times.
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