The Olympics and politics often mix and here's some competitors who were punished for it.
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Woodland The Daily Democrat on MSNOpinion

Column: Olympic protests have a long tradition

That statement, of course, is so much trash because the Olympics have long been used to make political statements – some good, some benign and some leading to revolutionary change.
Following are political incidents or protests that have led to the disqualification of athletes from the Olympic Games: ...
Anti-Olympic protesters marched peacefully through Milan on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, marching arm-in-arm, singing ...
The reporters of the public Italian TV channel protest about the embarrassing coverage by the RAI Sport president Paolo ...