{"id":608485,"date":"2021-08-02T12:06:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=608485"},"modified":"2021-08-02T12:06:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:06:46","slug":"u-s-second-place-finisher-protests-by-throwing-up-arms-in-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-second-place-finisher-protests-by-throwing-up-arms-in-x\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Second Place Finisher Protests By Throwing Up Arms In \u2018X\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-second-place-finisher-protests-by-throwing-up-arms-in-x%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=608485&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234375169.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>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 \u201cexpress themselves\u201d before events but not on the podiums.<\/p>\n<p>American women\u2019s shot putter Raven Saunders appears to have violated those new rules.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Saunders won the silver medal in the shot put event and raised her arms in the form of an \u201cX\u201d on the podium after receiving her medal. When asked what the gesture meant, Saunders <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2020-tokyo-olympics-track-and-field-raven-saunders-769bc8c5816d9a228463c530ff04e1b6\">said<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a black female, I\u2019m queer and I talk about mental health awareness \u2014 I deal with depression, anxiety and PTSD, a lot \u2014 so for me personally, I represent being at that intersection,\u201d Saunders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/sports\/tokyo-summer-olympics\/what-raven-saunders-x-protest-means-and-why-the-ioc-is-investigating\/2703918\/\">told<\/a> NBC\u2019s Craig Melvin in a \u201cTODAY\u201d show interview Monday. \u201cI decided to use my platform to speak up for all those people, for anyone who represents any part of or any one of those groups, especially, this medals is for [them].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout out to all my Black people. Shout out to all my LGBTQ community. Shout out to all my people dealing with mental health,\u201d Saunders <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2020-tokyo-olympics-track-and-field-raven-saunders-769bc8c5816d9a228463c530ff04e1b6\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saunders is openly gay and has admitted to dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts. After the event, she explained what her ultimate mission was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be me. To not apologize,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2020-tokyo-olympics-track-and-field-raven-saunders-769bc8c5816d9a228463c530ff04e1b6\">said<\/a>. \u201cTo show younger people that no matter how many boxes they try to fit you in, you can be you and you can accept it. People tried to tell me not to do tattoos and piercings and all that. But look at me now, and I\u2019m poppin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The gesture comes a day after U.S.A. hammer thrower Gwen Berry said that she would stage a protest at the Olympics if she is able to win a medal.<\/p>\n<p>Berry advanced to Tuesday\u2019s hammer throw finals, and said she has three goals for the finals \u2014 to win, to do her best, and to \u201crepresent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy third goal is just to represent, man,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/story\/2021-07-31\/gwen-berry-podium-ceremony-protest-tokyo-olympics\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>&nbsp;Berry \u201cRepresent the oppressed people. That\u2019s been my message for the last three years. Just making sure that I bring awareness to the situations that are going on around the world, but especially in America with oppression and social injustice, for sure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The IOC (International Olympics Committee) has not ruled on Saunders\u2019<span> protest as of yet, though the <\/span><span>United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said in a statement that Saunders was <\/span><span>\u201crespectful of her competitors and did not violate our rules related to demonstration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When the IOC will rule is unclear, though Saunders did \u201cdare\u201d them to take away her medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet them try and take this medal,\u201d Saunders wrote. \u201cI\u2019m running across the border even though I can\u2019t swim.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0862068965517\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let them try and take this medal. I\u2019m running across the border even though I can\u2019t swim \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B59N2v9KAk\">https:\/\/t.co\/B59N2v9KAk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raven HULK Saunders (@GiveMe1Shot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiveMe1Shot\/status\/1421835051797409792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The IOC put out a statement on Monday, stating that they are investigating the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in contact with US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and with World Athletics,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/08\/02\/sport\/raven-saunders-podium-protest-olympics-spt-intl\/index.html\">said<\/a> IOC spokesman Mark Adams on Monday. \u201cI don\u2019t want to say what those next steps would be until we fully understand what is going on. We don\u2019t want to pre-empt anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe try to repeat the views of all the athletes; we\u2019ve given them more opportunities to express themselves. Freedom of expression in press conferences, social media, mixed zone. We\u2019ve created possibilities before the sports begins to make protests.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_5A2FBDCF-18C9-021C-7D0C-05F439B9C1F5\" data-act-id=\"paragraph_9\" readability=\"46.527638190955\">\n<p>\u201cBut one thing we have noted is we did a survey with 3,500 athletes (and) all of those answered wanted to protect the field of play. It would be good if everyone could respect the views of athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into the Tokyo Olympics, much of the conversation surrounding the Games focused on potential protests by athletes on the Olympic stage. 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