Team USA fencers don pink masks for teammates accused of sexual misconduct

After a Team USA fencer was accused of sexual misconduct, the team wore a pink facemask as a statement of solidarity with the victims of sexual assault, NBC New York told. Friday in pictures Olympic GamesAlan Hadzik of New Jersey can be seen in a black mask; All his comrades are wearing pink clothes. Hadzik, 29, has been accused of sexual assault allegedly by at least three women. Initially, he was suspended in June by the US Center for SafeSport, which opened in March 2017 to investigate sexual abuse at the Olympic Games, but an arbitrator overturned the suspension. , allowed him to compete in Tokyo. Hadzik, an alternate on the AP fencing team, denied allegations of sexual wrongdoing during a phone interview. USA TODAY SPORTS.

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