Olympics-IOC asks Chinese team for report on cyclists' Mao Zedong badges | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM

By Syndicated Content
Aug 3, 2021 | 1:07 AM
TOKYO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday asked the Chinese team for a report on why two of its medallists appeared on the podium wearing badges featuring the head of the country’s former leader Mao Zedong.
Gold medal cyclists Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore the badges during a medal ceremony on Monday, in a potential breach of Olympic rules on the display of political paraphernalia.
“We contacted the Chinese Olympic Committee and asked them for a report on the situation,” IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said. “We are looking into the matter.”
The duo wore the badges, commonplace in China for half a century but a potential breach of Rule 50 of the Olympic charter, after retaining the women’s cycling team sprint title at the Izu Velodrome.

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