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Hurricanes haka: A brief history of protests in sport
From top left: Bryan Williams and Bob Burgess, Josh Kronfeld, Tommie Smith and Darren Waller.
Photo: Photosport / AFP
From wearing a wristband to refusing to play the Springboks, Kiwis are among athletes worldwide to make a stand for what they believe in – often at some cost.
Protesting has raised eyebrows and hackles this week after Hurricanes Poua players altered their haka to lash out at the government.
Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee says Poua has been told they will not be allowed to repeat the controversial haka, which was performed on Saturday.
Before their Super Rugby Aupiki season…
Learn to Develop Sports Tourism from the Tokyo Marathon
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TOKYO — Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said the success of the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in Japan, which was attended by 38 thousand participants from various countries, could be an inspiration and benchmark for organizing sports-based tourism (sports tourism) in attracting foreign tourists.
“Indonesia wants to learn from Japan regarding the success of the 2024 Tokyo Marathon, which is one of the best tourism sports in the world,” said Sandiaga in Jakarta, Wednesday, (6/3/2024). Sandiaga explained that his participation in the Tokyo Marathon 2024 a few days ago was not just to participate, but also…