British and Chilean players drop to their kneels in united gestures against racism by teams before kickoff of a women s soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 21 in Sapporo. (The Asahi Shimbun)
The referee’s whistle blew, the British players glanced at one another and they dropped to their knees. Their Chilean counterparts responded in kind, all taking a knee at the Sapporo Dome.
An hour later, it was the American and Swedish players in Tokyo taking part Wednesday in united, unprecedented gestures against racism by teams at an Olympics.
And the final women s soccer game of the day saw Australia’s players pose with an Indigenous flag and link arms before kickoff while their New Zealand counterparts knelt.
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