Australia team star Liz Cambage (2,03m, 29) threatened on social media not to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in reaction to a promotional photo from her country’s Olympic Committee .
In this image, various athletes from Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic teams appear dressed in underwear Jockey, the official sponsor of the Australian Olympic Committee, but no black athlete is included, which provoked Cambage’s reaction.
“I have said it a million times,t am I going to represent a country that does not represent me? ” she wrote. “You do anything to take people of color off the front line while black athletes are leading the pack. This time, I’m going to sit down until I see you doing more. ”
The threat was taken very seriously by officials at Basketball Australia who scrambled to get in touch with the WNBA star to confirm his threat or not. Cambage then revealed that she had been abused by various people on social media following her comments, suggesting that a coach and former players were among those who criticized her for her position. . In fact, former Australian team coach Tom Maher said:
“It is inappropriate to do such a big deal with next to nothing”
When asked if she hoped the issue would be fixed in time for Cambage to make it to the Games, her former teammate with the Opals, Lauren Jackson replied:
“Hope ? I know it will. Everything is working out, I really believe that everything will work out. We just have to let it flow. ”
Photo: FIBA
