Three athletes on the U.S. men’s fencing team wore pink masks as a sign of protest against one of their teammates, who is accused of sexual assault.
, the casual observer may have believed that Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald, Yeisser Ramirez, and Alan Hadzic were united and ready for their opening match against Japan . Their uniforms, however, told a different story: During the introductions, three of the fencers wore light pink masks, while one wore black. And their lack of uniformity comes with a powerful explanation as to why.
Hoyle, McDowald, and Ramirez all showed up to the Olympics on Friday in pink masks as a planned protest against Hadzic, who is currently accused of and under investigation for sexual assault. The trio reportedly wore pink as a statement to stand in solidarity with sexual assault survivors, and to condemn the Olympic Games’s choice to allow someone accused of such a crime to be able to compete in the first place.
Hadzic was accused of sexual misconduct by three women between the years 2013 and 2015. The athlete denies the allegations, and NPR
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