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Furious backlash against Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry for turning her back on flag during national anthem: She defiantly says 'I meant what I said'
 - [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Gwen Berry, 31, appeared to express her displeasure at the US national anthem during trials Saturday in Oregon
Drop her from the team immediately.
- The anthem played while she was on the podium taking the bronze medal in the hammer throw event
- Berry turned her back to the US flag then covered her face with a T-shirt with the words 'activist athlete' on it
- Afterwards, she said the timing of the anthem was 'a setup' by the event organizers and 'disrespectful' to her
- USA Track and Field said the anthem was played once a day at the trials according to a published schedule
- Berry is an outspoken activist who was previously sanctioned for another anthem protest in 2019
- But USOPC reversed its ban on anthem protests in March, including kneeling, raising a fist on the podium
Posted by: Fred 2021-06-29 |
