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AP Exclusive: USOPC hears athletes, won't punish protesters

by Eddie Pells
| December 10, 2020 8:12 AM

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond.

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