Alen Hadzic made it to Tokyo in spite of allegations of sexual misconduct—but his teammates found a way to protest the decision in plain sight.
BuzzFeed's Tasneem Nashrulla and Brianna Sacks:"They wanted to make a distinction between themselves that they didn't stand for sexual assault or abuse against women. These athletes wanted to have a voice where US Fencing and SafeSport failed.", Hadzic stands behind his teammates—Hadzic in a black face mask, the others in pink:
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.men’s epee team wore pink masks for their opening match at the Olympics as a show of support for sexual assault victims. Alen Hadzic— their teammate accused of rape and sexual assault— is on the left. Kudos to the team for taking a stand.
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