Commonwealth Games open to athletes taking a knee

The Commonwealth Games has joined a growing list of sports bodies allowing athletes to protest against racism without fear of repercussions.

Organizations such as FIFA and the NFL reacted similarly following the death of George Floyd, a black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck in Minneapolis.

“People say, ‘Aren’t you opening up the Pandora’s box?’ Well no, I think we’re respecting people’s rights to voice their opinions,” David Grevemberg, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation, said in a conference call Thursday.