Olympics: China athletes warned over Mao badges, case closed, says IOC

TOKYO : The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it had issued a warning to the two Chinese cycling medallists who wore [badges featuring the head of their country’s former leader Mao Zedong](/sport/olympics-chinese-champions-wear-mao-badges-cycling-podium-2083571) at the Tokyo Olympics podium, breaching a rule on political gestures, and that the case was now closed. The IOC said on Saturday (Aug 7) it had received a “clarification” from the Chinese Olympic Committee over the political gesture of its athletes. “We have received a clarification and the athletes have been warned,” Christian Klaue, IOC Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, told reporters. “We also received…