Published: August 4th, 2021,
Last updated: August 4th, 2021
Political statements in sports stadiums are not uncommon. Perhaps the most famous one was the black-power gesture by African-American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who raised their fists during the victory ceremony for the 200-meter race at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and made history. And US basketball players drove Donald Trump up a wall last year by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem.