In regards to the controversary regarding Damien Hooper wearing a T-shirt into the ring for an olympic bout.
The reason there are rules and dress regulations is to keep political and idealogical agendas out of the Oympics.
The fact that the T-shirt had an aboriginal flag is making it political as he knew it would attract attention the same way if he had worn a XXXX Beer T-shirt. It is against the rules. The Olympics pride itself on being purely all about the sport, but it would be niave to think politics would not want to creep onto the World platform, that is why there are rules and dress regulations so that it doesn't turn into a soap-box circus and NO one is offended by a T-shirt with say the Star of David or praise be to Allah or on it or Free Tibet.
Damien was not asked to wear an Australian flag t-shirt, he was expected to wear his team uniform which has a small olympic rings emblem and the australian coat of arms, animals close to the aboriginal culture, emu & kangaroo how is this offensive to his cultural background. Damien "Chose" to compete in the australian team with the funding that goes along with it) like every other competitor he was expected to wear his "red fighting strip". Its about playing by the rules Damien.
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