Some of the country s best athletes will no longer compete in top-ranking powerlifting events, in response to racist commentary online.
The boycott is being led by Australian no.1 powerlifter and Wiradjuri and Kookatha man Patrick Morrison, who was racially vilified in a Facebook post comments section.
This week, the president of the Australian branch of the Global Powerlifting Committee, Markos Markopolous, used his social media platform to criticise the name change of a controversial cheese brand.
The post, which has since been deleted, took aim at a minority group of trouble-makers, questioned what sort of spineless executives bow to a minority, and referenced a victim mentality .
A December to remember for App State’s more than 1,700 graduates
More than 1,700 Appalachian State University graduates were conferred degrees during the university’s virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Dec. 11. This photo collage shows a handful of the numerous celebratory commencement photos shared by App State’s Class of 2020 graduates via social media. Photos submitted
“You have earned one of the most significant achievements of your lifetime, and you did so under historically challenging circumstances. … We are so very proud of how you persevered and arrived at this momentous occasion with grace and unwavering resilience.”
App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, in her address to App State’s Class of 2020