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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'
2021-06-29
  • [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
Related:
Gwen Berry: 2021-06-27 Hammer thrower Gwen Berry turns away from flag while anthem plays at trials: 'I feel like it was a setup'
Gwen Berry: 2020-01-12 Megan Rapinoe Blasts IOC's ‘No Protest' Policy: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced'
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