The British women’s soccer team will take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics.
The players have been performing the anti-racism stance with …
The British women’s soccer team will take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics. The players have been performing the anti-racism stance with their separate teams over the last year and the IOC relaxed its rules this month to allow Olympic athletes to make such gestures of protest in the field of play at the Tokyo Games. „It is the people that don’t have a voice that we are standing up for,“ said Britain defender Demi Stokes, who has spoken previously about being racially abused. „We know we have a big part to play. It’s important we use our platforms to help in any way we can. „We want to show to everyone this is something serious. It’s still happening. What a way to do it, on an Olympic stage.“ The decision was made after a team meeting before flying to Japan.
