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Aus honours white athlete involved in 'Black Power' salute
short by Dishant Sharma / on Sunday, 29 April, 2018
Australia posthumously honoured Peter Norman, the sole white sprinter standing in solidarity at the podium during the silent 'Black Power' salute civil rights protest by African-American athletes at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. The Aussie sprinter supported the protest by US' Tommie Smith and John Carlos by wearing a human rights badge, leading to being frozen out of future Olympics selection.
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