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The Australian women's soccer team unfurled an indigenous flag prior to their opening match and several other women's teams took a knee in a signal against racial inequality.Ĭosta Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado raised a fist while taking the knee at the end of her routine, in support of racial equality. The Tokyo Games has seen its fair share of protests, with the captain of the German women's hockey team wearing an armband in rainbow colours in solidarity with LGBTQ communities during the team's matches. She had previously spoken about having major issues with mental health and suffering bouts of depression. 'It's the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet,' Saunders was quoted in the article as saying.Īfter winning the medal on Sunday morning, Saunders said she hoped to continue to inspire and motivate the LGBTQ community, African Americans, Black people around the world, and those struggling with mental health.

Her gesture was to support the downtrodden, she indicated by retweeting an article about the action by news website theGrio. 'I'm running across the border even though I can't swim,' she wrote on Twitter, ending the post with an emoji of a face with tears of laughter. 'Let them try and take this medal,' Saunders said in a late night post on social media in an apparent reference to the IOC's rules restricting protests. Saunders made the gesture on the podium after taking her maiden Games medal on Sunday. However, the threat of sanctions still remain if any protests are made on the podium during the medal ceremony. It now allows them to make gestures on the field, provided they do so without disruption and with respect for fellow competitors. The IOC last month relaxed its Rule 50, which had forbidden athletes from any protests. 'Per the USOPC's delegation terms, the USOPC conducted its own review and determined that Raven Saunders' peaceful expression in support of racial and social justice that happened at the conclusion of the ceremony was respectful of her competitors and did not violate our rules related to demonstration.' 'As with all delegations, Team USA is governed by the Olympic Charter and rules set forth by the IOC for Tokyo 2020,' the USOPC said in a statement sent to Reuters. The USOPC said Saunders' gesture did not breach its rules. The IOC is in contact with World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a news conference on Monday. athlete Raven (NASDAQ: RAVN) Saunders made after the shot put silver medallist raised her arms in an X above her head, a potential breach of rules banning protests on medal podiums. TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is looking into the gesture U.S. Create New Watchlist Create Create a new holdings portfolio Add Create + Add another position Close

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