US Olympic Committee won't discipline protesting athletes in snub to IOC

• Decision comes in wake of racial justice protests across US
• IOC's Rule 50 prohibits athlete protests at Olympic Games

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has heeded calls from American athletes by announcing that it won't sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the podium at next year's Tokyo Games and beyond.

The move is a response to a set of recommendations from a USOPC athlete group that seeks changes to the much-maligned Rule 50 of the IOC Olympic Charter, which prohibits inside-the-lines protests at the Games.