American weight throwing athlete Raven Saunders used her time on the medal podium at the Tokyo Olympics to make a statement.
After winning silver in the women’s weight throw on Sunday, Saunders stepped off the podium in the medal rite to raise his arms above his head and form an X.
When asked reporters about the move, Saunders said, “This is the intersection where all the oppressed people are. “
He also said he was looking to “show the younger ones that no matter how many boxes they check to put you on, you can be you and you can settle for that. “
According to Christine Brennan of USA Today, International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said the organization “contacted” the U. S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee about the event.
The measure may simply be a violation of Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter, which states that “no political, devout or racial demonstration or propaganda shall be permitted in venues, venues or other Olympic areas. “
Saunders opens up about his intellectual health, adding the diagnosis of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The 25-year-old Charleston, South Carolina, resident has also spoken out and opposed the racism and homophobia she suffered as a queer black woman, especially when she met him as a student-athlete at the University of Mississippi.
Saunders, a four-time NCAA champion in the weight throw, was competing in the Olympics at the time: she finished the Lijiao Gong of China (20. 58) with a throw of 19. 79 meters and finished 5th in the weight throw at the Rio Games.
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