Gymnastics #Ireland issues unreserved apology to black girl not given #medal at event ceremony

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/gymnastics/66913866

In the statement issued on Monday, the governing body said it was "deeply #sorry", that it knew it needed to do more to ensure "nothing like this will happen again" and it condemned "any form of #racism".

Shocking that it took them a year and the protest on social media to #apologize.

#sports #europe #fail #problem #criticism #humanRights #ethics #society #children

Gymnastics Ireland apologises to black girl not given medal

Gymnastics Ireland issues unreserved apology to the family of a black girl who was not given a medal at an events ceremony.

Pursuit of Human Rights

" #JulianAssange should not be the subject of a #grand-jury #hearing. He should be given a #medal." ~ #NoamChomsky #quote

https://theconversation.com/peace-medal-to-wikileaks-founder-was-controversial-but-warranted-1315

The #SydneyPeaceFoundation awarded its #GoldMedal for #peace with #justice to #WikiLeaks co-founder #JulianAssange in 2011. The citation reads, ‘For exceptional #courage and #initiative in pursuit of #human-rights’.
#Assange has received a great number of other #awards including: #EconomistFreedomOfExpressionAward (2008), #AmnestyInternationalUKMediaAward (2009), #Award-of-Distinction-in-the-Digital-Communities (2009), #SamAdamsAward (2010), #LeMonde-Person-of-the-Year (2010), #MarthaGellhornPrize-for-Journalism (2011), #VoltaireAward-of-the-Victorian-Council-for-Civil-Liberties (2011), #WalkleysAward-for-Outstanding-Contribution-to-Journalism (2011), #ItalianPrivacyAward (2012).

#freeassange #wikileaks #freepress #freespeech #truth #dropthecharges #journalismisnotacrime #weareallassange

Peace medal to Wikileaks founder was controversial, but warranted

In a ceremony at London’s Frontline Club on Tuesday, May 10, before an array of television crews from around the world, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange received the Sydney Peace Foundation’s gold medal…

Jean-LucMélenchon ~ Julian should be given a medal

#Jean-LucMélenchon told press this morning: "If I’m #prime-minister by Monday, #JulianAssange will be #naturalised as #French — and given a #medal".

https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1537795329730523136
https://nitter.eu/Snowden/status/1537795329730523136

#freeassange #edwardsnowden #weareallassange

"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you'll start believing in it." ~ Jesse Owens2

• "Summary of the Buckeye Bullet"http://www.jesseowens.com/
• "Jesse Owens and the greatest 45 minutes in sport"https://olympics.com/ioc/news/jesse-owens-and-the-greatest-45-minutes-in-sport

#1936 #1971 #ajman #berlin #champion #gold #history #inspiration #inspirational #manama #medal #motivation #motivational #olympics #postage #quote #quotation #record #sports #stamp #uae #UnitedArabEmirates #world

• [1] Image: Jesse Owens 1971 Ajman (UAE) Stamp | Wikipedia/Wikimediahttps://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jesse_Owens_1971_Ajman_stamp.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
• [2] Quote Source: 1440 Daily Digest https://join1440.com

Winning #judo silver in #Tokyo, Iranian defector Mollaei dedicates medal to #Israel

source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/winning-judo-silver-in-tokyo-iranian-defector-mollaei-dedicates-medal-to-israel/

It was the first Olympic #medal for #Mollaei, two years after he left his native Iran, revealing that his national team coaches had ordered him to lose in the semifinals of the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo to avoid facing Israel’s Sagi Muki in the final. Mollaei subsequently moved to #Germany and then acquired Mongolian citizenship.

#Olympia #sports #politics #Iran #news #Enemy

Winning judo silver in Tokyo, Iranian defector Mollaei dedicates medal to Israel

Judoka says 'todah' to Israelis for support; Israeli Sagi Muki, who had disappointing finish, congratulates his unlikely friend: 'I'm so happy... He deserves it'