Olympics-Teams take strength from flag or knee gesture before matches-Mills


FILE PHOTO Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Women - Group G - Australia v New Zealand - Tokyo Stadium Tokyo Japan - July 21 2021. Australia players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERSEdgar SuFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Women - Group G - Australia v New Zealand - Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 21, 2021. Australia players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Teams can find strength in taking the knee or unfurling an Indigenous flag before a game like Australia's women's soccer team did on Wednesday, Australian basketball player Patty Mills said on Thursday.

Several women's football teams on Wednesday, including Britain, New Zealand, the United States and Sweden took the knee before their games in Tokyo, in support of racial equality.

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