Initial soccer matches for the Tokyo Olympics began on Wednesday, and members of the British and Chilean women's teams set a precedent for the games by taking a knee before the competition.
Women's players for the U.S., Sweden, and New Zealand followed suit later in the day.
The IOC has said kneeling gestures of that sort will not be considered a violation of its Rule 50, which prohibits any 'demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda' in the Olympics.
Great Britain's team captain Steph Houghton said, 'We want to fight all forms of discrimination, and as a group of women, we wanted to kneel against it. It was a proud moment because the Chile players took the knee, too, to show how united we are as a sport.'
No doubt many other Olympians are likely to test the IOC's policies in the days ahead.

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