Protesting has become a fundamental thoroughfare across the planet in 2020. Now the IOC has said it is not welcome at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Vincent Yu

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Patrick Blennerhassett

Tokyo 2020: IOC protest ban flies in the face of Olympic spirit as protesting becomes a way of life

Rule 50 states athletes are not allowed to display any political messaging, signs, armbands, or raise fists or kneel, and will be subject to disciplinary action
In censoring athletes, the IOC is telling them to leave politics at home during a time when politics is invading living rooms across the planet

Patrick Blennerhassett

Published: 12:05pm, 13 Jan, 2020

Updated: 12:05pm, 13 Jan, 2020

Protesting has become a fundamental thoroughfare across the planet in 2020. Now the IOC has said it is not welcome at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Vincent Yu

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Patrick Blennerhassett

Patrick Blennerhassett is an award-winning Canadian journalist and four-time published author. He is a Jack Webster Fellowship winner and a British Columbia bestselling novelist. His work has been published in The Guardian, Reader's Digest, The Globe & Mail, Business Insider, MSN and his commentary has appeared on the BBC and the CBC.