Věra Čáslavská’s silent protest at 1968 Olympics recalled

Thursday is the 50th anniversary of perhaps the most famous protest in the history of Czech sport, when gymnast Věra Čáslavská looked away while the Soviet anthem was played at the 1968 Olympics.

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