The Sport Solution Clinic Blog

Note: this blog post is intended as legal information only, and not legal advice. If you have further questions, please contact sportssolution@athletescan.com .  To be an athlete today is to be a public figure, whose voice will inspire change. History provides us with some examples of athletes bravely taking a public stand to voice their displeasure of current issues. The Olympics are no stranger to public demonstrations. Professional athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously raised their fists on the podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, for which they were both subsequently expelled from the competition. [1] Colin Kaepernick and the Los Angeles Clippers have used their public forum to voice their displeasure with a state of affairs. Athletes are role models and heroes in today’s society. We are in a new era of athlete activism. However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been hesitant to allow athletes to speak freely without limitation and has not yet fully adapt

Note: This blog post is intended as legal information only, and not legal advice. If you have further questions, please contact sportssolution@athletescan.com . For a complete list of the guidelines, visit the Playbook here .  The Olympics are an exciting, but stressful time for high-performance athletes. Particularly this year, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many uncertainties for participants. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have published a Playbook to help athletes and officials prepare for the competition in light of these uncertainties. The Playbook outlines a series of rules for the competition so that athletes and officials can ensure they are well-briefed in Tokyo’s and the Olympic Committee’s COVID-19 protocols, and that they plan their experience to be as safe as possible. The rules of the Playbook apply 14 days before you travel, during the journey, throughout your time in Japan, and until you arrive h