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WNBA star Liz Cambage blasts Australian Olympic Committee for 'whitewashing,' threatens Tokyo boycott

Australian women's basketball player Liz Cambage threatened to boycott this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo after a promotional photo shoot for her country omitted any Olympians of color — including herself.

Cambage vented on Instagram that the Australian Olympic Committee's photo shoot was "whitewashed." The photo showcased several white athletes sporting apparel for sponsor Jockey.

Cambage, who plays for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces and was a key member of Australia's 2012 Olympic bronze medalist team, felt the image was representative of a bigger problem.

"If I've said it once I've said it a million times," she began on her Instragram rant.