American silver medalist shot-putter Raven Saunders delivered a political demonstration at the Olympics podium on Sunday in the latest protest at the Tokyo games. "It's the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet," she said when asked what her protest meant. US WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM, OTHER SQUADS KNEEL IN PROTEST BEFORE OLYMPICS MATCHESSaunders, who is openly gay, has often wondered if the Olympics could live up to the mission of diversity. Female British and Chilean soccer players also knelt ahead of a game on July 21 to protest racial inequality. Players for Australia’s women's soccer team also posed with an Indigenous flag and linked arms last month while their New Zealand counterparts knelt last in protest of racism.

Source: Fox News August 02, 2021 02:44 UTC