Let's also remember 1968. Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved hands in a Black Power salute (popular at the time) on the Olympic podium. With a nod to Australian Peter Norman, who stood calmly with his arms at his sides, as Smith and Carlos requested when he asked.

#TommieSmith #JohnCarlos #Olymics #1968 #BlackPower #PeterNorman #FuckTheIOC

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In History: How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world

US athlete Tommie Smith attained international fame when he gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics – but the protest came at a huge personal cost.

^{Myles Burke (BBC)}

This is all I need of the Olympics now: Viktor Petrenko, born in Ukraine under the USSR, making a return to Olympic competition at the 1994 Lillehammer games to skate for recently independent Ukraine. A bit past his prime, but turning in a thrilling free skate.

#Olympics #FigureSkating #Ukraine #Petrenko #ViktorPetrenko #1994 #FuckTheIOC

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