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The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has told the
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee that it "will accept
any accreditation request. for Vincent Matthews for any future
Olympic Games".
Vince Matthews has been allowed back at the Olympics 50 years after he was banned for his racial injustice protest on the podium during "The Star-Spangled Banner."
The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics