Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports The Team USA Council on Racial and Social Justice released its first set of recommendations on Thursday, "[requesting] to end the prohibition of peaceful demonstrations by team members at the Olympic and Paralympic Games." The announcement was supported by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the Athletes' Advisory Council, which said it will not sanction Team USA athletes for peacefully protesting "in support of racial and social justice for all human beings." "The Council’s recommendation is built on the foundation that athletes should have the right to peacefully protest and demonstrate against racial and social injustices and to promote human dignity through global sport. It calls for the IOC and IPC to update guidelines to allow for peaceful actions that specifically advocate for human rights and racial and social justice, and distinguishes those acts from to-be-defined 'divisive demonstrations'–including, but not limited to, currently prohibited acts of hate speech, racist propaganda, political statements and discrimination," the Council said in its statement.