Tokyo: The player from the United States and the GB team is among those who knelt ahead of the opening match Wednesday in the Women’s Olympic football tournament to highlight racial injustice.
All 22 players took part in the movement before kick-off between four-time Olympic champions and Sweden in Tokyo, one hour after the GB and Chile team were also in Sapporo.
The International Olympic Committee has calmed several rules for protests in the match, softening a long ban on political protests at global sports events.
Athletes will now be allowed to kneel before playing start highlighting racial injustice, talking to the media and posting online about their views, or wearing clothes with slogans of protests at a press conference.
But political statements during the event, the victory ceremony and in the Olympic Village still from the card, said IOC.
The Mission Chef de De Mission Olympic New Zealand said the team will also kneel before their match on Wednesday in Tokyo against Australia.
England won the group opening in Sapporo 2-0, with Manchester City striker Ellen White scored two goals and had a goal that was banned by Var for offside.
Hege Riise side bid to become the first English team to win the Olympic football medal.
United States, the GB team knelt before the opening of a female football
