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Members of the American athletics team have launched a protest against strict corporate sponsorship rules which prevent competitors promoting non-official brands during the Olympic Games.
Dozens of track and field athletes have taken to Twitter, Facebook and personal blogs to demand reform of ‘Rule 40’ which forbids them to advertise their own personal sponsors if they are not approved Olympic partners.
The 100m hurdler Dawn Harper even posted a photograph on Twitter of her mouth gagged with duct tape with ‘Rule 40’ written on it.

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