Published 3 years ago

Tokyo 2020 U-turn allows social media teams to show athletes taking the knee

Summary by Ground News

International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 organisers have performed a U-turn over their stance to stop their social media teams from posting pictures of athletes taking the knee. The decision comes after the Guardian revealed they had issued a diktat against showing such images. On Thursday morning on Twitter the @Olympics account tweeted a picture of Lucy Bronze taking a knee – the same photo the Guardian had used in its original story.

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Yahoo News

Tokyo 2020 U-turn allows social media teams to show athletes taking the knee

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Tokyo 2020 U-turn allows social media teams to show athletes taking the knee

The IOC and Tokyo 2020 have performed a u-turn over a ban on official social media channels posting pictures of athletes taking the knee

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

IOC to include Olympians kneeling in highlights, social media after initial exclusion

After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded from official highlight reels and social media channels, the IOC said Thursday they will be shown in the future.

3 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

TOKYO (AP) — After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded from official highlight reels and social media channels, the IOC said Thursday that kneeling protests will be shown in the future.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

The International Olympic Committee says it will now include images of Olympic athletes taking a knee in its official highlights reels and social media channels

3 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

The International Olympic Committee says it will now include images of Olympic athletes taking a knee in its official highlights reels and social media channels

3 years ago

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