免费

Developing: Paris 2024 officials force gold medal favourite to remove Christ the Redeemer graphic from surfboards

Joao Chianca banned from using his Christ theRedeemer graphic during Paris 2024 at Teahupoo.@joaochumbinhoBy DerekRielly1 monthago”It’s very frustrating to be excluded fromrepresenting my home country… simply because of my religiousidentity.”In a turbo-charged example of France’s secular laws, orLaïcité as they call it, French Olympic officials havebanned all explicit religious symbols from the Paris 2024Games.And, in the case of Brazil’s João Chianca, one of the gold medalfavourites at Teahupoo, he’s been told to remove his Christ theRedeemer graphic from his quiver of Channel Islands shooters.“I just received the news thatpainting is not authorized at the Olympic Games because Christ is areligious figure,” said Chianca. “And the games have strict rulesand focus on total neutrality.”Christ the Redeemer, if y’didn’tknow, is that one-hundred-foot statue of Jesus Christ, with thedisgraced rabbi’s arms outstretched, built atop Corcovado mountainin Rio de Janeiro.View this post on Instag…