When hammer thrower Gwen Berry decided to protest the national anthem at an Olympic trials event last month, she raised the prospect that athletes will try to use the Tokyo Olympics to disparage their own nation.
The latest I&I/TIPP poll finds that the public overwhelmingly rejects athletes showing disrespect for the American flag at international games.
The poll found that 79% of the public say it's important "For professional athletes to publicly respect the American flag on the international level," with 60% saying it is "Very important."
Only young people don't care if athletes respect the flag.
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team member Megan Rapinoe promised last year that Olympic athletes "Will not be silenced," regardless of the International Olympic Committee's rule.
The IOC has said incidents of athletes violating the rule will be evaluated by their home country's national Olympic committee, along with their sport's international federation and the IOC. Discipline will be meted out on a case-by-case basis, according to guidelines outlined by the IOC's Athletes Commission.
Either way, should athletes disrespect the American flag, they are likely to be the only ones from any country in the world who use the international Olympics to attack the nation that sent them there.
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Monday, July 12, 2021
Most Black People Oppose Olympic Protests Like Gwen Berry's: I&I/TIPP Poll
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