One day ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Google has made a strong pro-LGBT statement with its latest homepage Google Doodle, which appears on every country's version of Google, including the Russian homepage. "The practice of sport is a human right," reads the quote from the Olympic Charter underneath a rainbow-colored sports doodle. "Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." See also: Gay Rights Activists See Insult and Opportunity in Sochi 
 
 Russia's practice of restricting the rights of gay citizens and banning anything it deems "homosexual propaganda," as well as President Vladimir Putin's discriminatory statements on the matter, have played a front-and-center role in the run-up to the Olympic Games. If Putin uses Google, though, he'll presumably get the message.
– As the Sochi Olympics kick off, Google has taken a swipe at Russia's record on gay rights with its latest doodle. The doodle features images of winter athletes on the rainbow colors of the gay pride flag, along with a pointed quote from the Olympic Charter, Business Insider reports. "The practice of sport is a human right," the quote reads. "Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity, and fair play." The doodle appears on Google homepages in every country, including Russia, Mashable notes.