The Olympics and politics often mix and here's some competitors who were punished for it.
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Column: Olympic protests have a long tradition

That statement, of course, is so much trash because the Olympics have long been used to make political statements – some good, some benign and some leading to revolutionary change.
Protesters fired smoke bombs and fireworks at police as demonstrations continued in Milan, as activists protested the ...
Following are political incidents or protests that have led to the disqualification of athletes from the Olympic Games: ...
Anti-Olympic protesters marched peacefully through Milan on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, marching arm-in-arm, singing ...
The reporters of the public Italian TV channel protest about the embarrassing coverage by the RAI Sport president Paolo Petrecca.