Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica wins the Gold Medal during the Women's 200m Fina
The Jamaican said she has been banned from two days
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  • The winner of the Tokyo Olympics 100 meter and 200 meter races says she has been banned from Instagram.
  • Elaine Thompson-Herah said she was banned for two days for posting TV clips of her race.
  • The International Olympic Committee is notoriously strict when it comes to sharing content from unofficial sources.
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A double Tokyo Olympics gold medalist says she has been banned from Instagram for posting TV coverage clips of her own win.

Elaine Thompson-Herah won both the 100 meter and 200 meter final in Tokyo, repeating a feat she achieved at Rio 2016.

But after posting clips of TV coverage to her Instagram, the Jamaican took to Twitter to say she had been banned for two days, saying that the ban was related to TV rights.

"I was blocked on Instagram for posting the races of the Olympic because I did not own the right to do so. So see y'all in 2 days," she said.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is notoriously strict when it comes to the resharing of content from the games on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, issuing large numbers of takedown notices to users who share video clips recorded from TV as they do not own the rights to the content they share.

It has been a particular issue at Tokyo, thanks largely to the fact that no fans are present, meaning that the only way to consume content from the games is via official channels.

Some have been highly critical of the IOC's stance on takedown notices, noting that social media can be a vital tool in ensuring that as many people as possible around the world are able to watch the Olympics and share in the games.

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