Nadia Power: IOC's take on Black Lives Matter protests was 'tone-deaf'

Irish 800m indoor champion Nadia Power has described the International Olympic Committee's initial decision to threaten with bans any athletes who protested on an anti-racism platform during next summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo as “tone-deaf”.
Nadia Power: IOC's take on Black Lives Matter protests was 'tone-deaf'
Wed, 01 Jul, 2020 - 18:09
Brendan O'Brien

Nadia Power, speaking at the launch of the Irish Life Health Mile Challenge, says she's been happy with her initial decision to speak out. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Nadia Power, speaking at the launch of the Irish Life Health Mile Challenge, says she's been happy with her initial decision to speak out. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Irish 800m indoor champion Nadia Power has described the International Olympic Committee's initial decision to threaten with bans any athletes who protested on an anti-racism platform during next summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo as “tone-deaf”.

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