Elite Indigenous powerlifters boycott competitions over racist commentary
Some of the country's best athletes will no longer compete in top-ranking powerlifting events, in response to racist commentary online. The boycott is being led by Australian no.1 powerlifter and Wiradjuri and Kookatha man Patrick Morrison, who was racially vilified in a Facebook post comments section. This week, the president of the Australian branch of the Global Powerlifting Committee, Markos Markopolous, used his social media platform to criticise the name change of a controversial cheese brand. The post, which has since been deleted, took aim at "a minority group of trouble-make...
Source: sbs.com.au