蜜芽传媒

Jamaican middle-distance runner Aisha Praught-Leer told 蜜芽传媒 Sportshour she will be pushing to help change the International Olympic Committee鈥檚 Rule 50 in time for the rearranged Tokyo games.

鈥淭he idea of not protesting goes against the Olympic Charter,鈥� the 2018 Commonweath Games women鈥檚 3000m Steeplechase gold medallist said.

The Olympic Charter鈥檚 Rule 50 guidelines prevent athletes from taking a political stand on the field of play 鈥� such as the raised fists at the 1968 Mexico City Games by American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos.

Photo: Jamaica's Aisha Praught-Leer clears a barrier ahead of Kenya's Celliphine Chepteek Chespol in the athletics women's 3000m steeplechase final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. (credit: AFP via Getty Images)