Triple jump champion Taylor supports Games protest option

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Triple Jump Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 30, 2019 Gold medalist Christian Taylor of the U.S. on the podium REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

(Reuters) - Twice Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor has joined calls to allow athletes to protest peacefully during the Games as anti-racism stances are increasingly seen at sports events in the wake of George Floyd's death in U.S. police custody.

Several major sports bodies including world soccer body FIFA have moved to allow protests. But Rule 50 of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Charter still bans any form of political, religious or racial protest during the Games.