Olympic soccer players take a knee against racism

State of play: Prior to the U.S.-Sweden game, the British female soccer team took a knee shortly after referees blew their whistle to indicate the start of the game. Their Chilean opponents quickly reciprocated the gesture, per AP.

• During the final women's soccer game of the day, the Australian team posed with an Indigenous flag and linked arms before kickoff while their New Zealand counterparts took a knee.

Driving the news: The soccer players were the first athletes to use the Olympic platform to protest, a move which "is expected to be the first of many political statements by Olympic athletes," Axios' Ina Fried writes.

What they're saying: "We are delighted that the IOC has made room for athletes to use their voices for good at the Olympic Games and are proud of our athletes for making a global stand for greater racial equality," said Rob Waddell, the New Zealand Olympic Committee's chef de mission for the Tokyo Games.