The International Olympic Committee has just released a set of guidelines banning its athletes from making political protests and gestures during the upcoming 2020 Olympics. We discuss the significance of sporting events for political protest and whether this move is fair for athletes.

<p>The International Olympic Committee has just released a <a href="https://www.olympic.org/-/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2020/01/Rule-50-Guidelines-Tokyo-2020.pdf">set of guidelines banning its athletes from making political protests and gestures</a> during the upcoming 2020 Olympics. We discuss the <a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/1/9/21058912/summer-olympics-tokyo-ban-athlete-protests">significance of sporting events for political protest</a> and whether this move is fair for athletes.</p>

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