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Sportshour: Is Kaepernick 'just doing it' his way?

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Is Kaepernick 'just doing it' his way?

08/09/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Is Kaepernick 'just doing it' his way?

Is Colin Kaepernick's latest deal a PR stunt or a forward step for social justice?

A new season and the most prominent player out of work is still making the headlines...

Colin Kaepernick remains the most-talked about NFL player on the planet, despite having not thrown a football since New Year's Day 2017...

The American football quarter-back controversially protested against racial injustice and police brutality, by first sitting and then kneeling during the US national anthem.

But now he is back in the headlines, after Nike announced Kaepernick as one of the new faces of their campaign... which has resulted in critics burning Nike trainers and clothing in protest.

This support will take Kaepernick and his cause to an even higher level in the public realm, and yet also makes it more unlikely for any team to sign him.

Nike, who described him as one of the most inspirational athletes of his generation, wasted no time in implementing their campaign - airing it during the NFL opener on Thursday Night. We ask, what is Nike’s real agenda? Will Colin Kaepernick play again? And what’s next?

Badou Jack’s new fight away from the ring...

Badou Jack is a Boxer, a former World Champion best known for his fights against the likes of George Groves and James DeGale.

While he packs a punch in the ring, away from it the Swede is fighting a different kind of fight ... to help refugees in Syria and Palestine.

And as India strikes a moment for gay rights - we ask what role sport can play in helping society...

This week India's Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence.

The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era law, known as section 377, under which gay sex is categorised as an "unnatural offence".
The court has now ruled discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a fundamental violation of rights.

Just some of the positive reaction to this week’s ruling … but how many Indian celebrities are now likely to share with the public the fact that they’re gay? And, in terms of Sport, is it even harder to make that announcement?

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