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U.S. Second Place Finisher Protests By Throwing Up Arms In ‘X’

Joe Morgan
U.S. Second Place Finisher Protests By Throwing Up Arms In ‘X’
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Heading into the Tokyo Olympics, much of the conversation surrounding the Games focused on potential protests by athletes on the Olympic stage. So much so that the International Olympics Committee relaxed their rules on demonstrations, choosing to allow athletes to “express themselves” before events but not on the podiums.

American women’s shot putter Raven Saunders appears to have violated those new rules.

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