Female athletes grabbing spotlight at Olympics with political and social demonstrations.
— including the USA women’s team before their opening match against Sweden — began their matches by taking knees in a gesture to end racism.
“Soccer overall has now leaned in a bit more in quelling racism that seems to be absolutely rampant in the sport, especially on the men’s side.” Luciana Alvarado, of Costa Rica, performs on the floor exercise during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the Summer Olympics on July 25, 2021, in Tokyo.also carried the torch of protesting racial equality while in Tokyo, paying tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement in her historic Olympic performance Sunday.
. Alvarado said the end of her routine was choreographed to highlight the importance of equal rights on a global stage.Patrick Cottrell, political science professor with Linfield University, said, “Women certainly are as vocal as ever. That’s great because they have a lot to be vocal about.”
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