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Athletes have been banned from making visible statements of protest while competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee has confirmed. The IOC's published guidelines regarding athlete protest have detailed what athletes are not permitted to do while competing at the Games. Under Rule 50 of the athlete guidelines, athletes are prohibited from making political statements akin to those made by Tommie Smith and John Carlos, whose "Black Power" protest was an iconic image of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Chairwoman of the IOC's Athletes Commission, Kirsty Coventry, said it was important to set the bou

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