olympics in 1980. or last year when president joe biden staged a diplomatic boycott of the beijing games over human rights abuses in china. of course it s not only committees and countries that make sports political, it s the athletes themselves. in the 1968 mexico city olympics the american track athletes john carlos and tommy schmidt famously stood on the podium after the 200 meter, fists raised in a black power salute. muhammad ali made history when at the prime of his career he took a principle stand against fighting in vietnam saying famously he had no problem with the vietcong. they were not oppressing blacks in america. and collin kaepernick taking a
the american track athletes john carlos and tommy schmidt famously stood on the podium after the 200 meter, fists raised in a black power salute. muhammad ali made history when at the prime of his career he took a principle stand against fighting in vietnam saying famously he had no problem with the vietcong. they were not oppressing blacks in america. and collin kaepernick taking a knee in 2016 to protest police brutality. or the turkish american former center who spoke out against china s treatment of the uighur s. the vast market of basketball fans. many of those actions had serious consequences.
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the girl with the flower in her hair didn t disappoint. her coach who is also her husband got out the a big lead. she takes first in her heat and will run in the semifinal tomorrow morning and that s not the only reason she has to celebrate. her jamaican born grandmother doris mae simpson is 100 years old today. congratulations. after running the race, all she wanted to do was talk about one of the driving forces in her life. she s raised an amazing family, mother of ten and i m so grateful she s mother of my mom and grandmother to me. so we love you so much and can t wait to get back and celebrate with you. love you. she wears that flower well. let s talk about this athlete who first gained fame and recognition after being ordered to take a gender test. tarr who was born in california is the first woman to represent saudi arabia in track and field. the crowd gave her a standing ovation. her debut coming five days after the first-ever olympic appearance by a saudi wom