Olympics-IOC looking into gesture by Saunders, Belarusian sprinter enters Polish embassy

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Political tension played out around a Belarusian sprinter at the Tokyo Games on Monday while organisers said they were looking into a gesture ...

TOKYO: Political tension played out around a Belarusian sprinter at the Tokyo Games on Monday while organisers said they were looking into a gesture https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/olympics-ioc-says-looking-into-gesture-used-by-us-athlete-saunders-podium-2021-08-02 by U.S. shot putter Raven Saunders, a potential breach of rules banning protests on medal podiums.

However, the threat of sanctions remain if any protests are made on the podium during the medal ceremony. Athletes, however, continue to dazzle with their performances, with Camacho-Quinn winning the first Olympic gold medal in athletics for Puerto Rico at the Games.

 

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