Australian swimmers planning to protest in Paris following the Chinese doping scandal have been told to think hard before doing so by Swimming Australia boss Rob Woodhouse.
New Swimming Australia boss Rob Woodhouse says Australian athletes need to be “very careful” if they are considering individual protests at the Olympic pool later this year after the Chinese doping scandal.
There is unrest among the Australian team and other swimmers around the world, leading to suggestions that some may consider protesting after their events. “I believe the IOC has their own rules in regard to that. The athletes may or may not adhere to those rules.”Credit:Asked if he would speak to athletes about the possibility of protests, Woodhouse said: “I won’t be saying anything to the swimmers in that regard. We actually haven’t discussed that at our high-performance level.”
“My first meetings with AOC are actually next week but I don’t imagine it’d be on the agenda but it might be,” Woodhouse said. “I’d be interested to hear their views and we’ll take them on board of course, but I don’t think that they would be doing that .”
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