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08-17-2016, 03:25 AM
Despite IOC ban, Rio crowds get their political messages across
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The Olympics aren't meant to be a place for political expression — the International Olympic Committee (IOC) makes that abundantly clear (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-politics-idUSKCN10I0V2).
However, as the events have progressed over the last week and a half, many people have managed to get their messages across.
SEE ALSO: This springboard bellyflop is the real highlight of the Rio Olympics (http://mashable.com/2016/08/16/olympics-high-dive-fail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
At a volleyball match on Sunday, one damning slogan made it into the crowd (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37075735). "Let Iranian women into the stadiums," Darya Safai's sign said, referencing the fact that women have mostly been banned from all-male sports events in the country since 1979's Islamic Revolution. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/16/rio-protests-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Olympics aren't meant to be a place for political expression — the International Olympic Committee (IOC) makes that abundantly clear (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-politics-idUSKCN10I0V2).
However, as the events have progressed over the last week and a half, many people have managed to get their messages across.
SEE ALSO: This springboard bellyflop is the real highlight of the Rio Olympics (http://mashable.com/2016/08/16/olympics-high-dive-fail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
At a volleyball match on Sunday, one damning slogan made it into the crowd (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37075735). "Let Iranian women into the stadiums," Darya Safai's sign said, referencing the fact that women have mostly been banned from all-male sports events in the country since 1979's Islamic Revolution. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/16/rio-protests-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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