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Tokyo Olympics: Athletes will get legal support if they protest

Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa protests at Rio 2016 Olympics. [File, Standard]

Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics were promised legal support Thursday by a global union and an activist group in Germany.

The pledges came one day after the International Olympic Committee confirmed its long-standing ban on “demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda” on the field of play, medal podiums or official ceremonies.

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