When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Summer Games, Australian runner Peter Norman stood by them. It lost him his career.
ERIN BLAKEMORE

• Calls for fresh measures to tackle hate and discrimination
• Boycott to run from Friday afternoon until end of Monday

All over the developing world, metropolises are rushing to cement their status as “global cities”. These are metropolitan centres that compete to become important hubs of cultural and economic activity in the interlinked global world. It’s all part of what scholars describe as “the modernity game”. And sport is rapidly emerging as an important way to display modernity and earn the “global city” mantle.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission has recommended maintaining the ban on podium protests at the Olympic Games, but called for a "restructuring" of Rule 50 and greater clarity on sanctions for breaches.

The Track Cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago and World Record holder is eager to compete in his first Olympic Games this July in Tokyo.

TTOC president pleads with cynics as 100-day countdown to Tokyo Olympic Games tick off