Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry's history of offensive tweets has been uncovered after she snubbed the American national anthem during trials last weekend. The athlete - who has insisted that the National Anthem is racist - posted tweets mocking Chinese, Mexican and white people. The revelations come after Berry turned her back last weekend when the national anthem was being played after her Olympic qualifier. 'They had enough opportunities to play the national anthem before we got up there,' she said. Though the full poem is the national anthem by law, in practice only the first stanza is ever sung.

Source: The Nation July 03, 2021 09:56 UTC