PEOPLE WHO ANNOY YOU!..Olympic Committee Looking Into Gesture American Made On Podium

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The International Olympic Committee is reviewing a gesture a Team USA silver medalist made on the podium, which could violate rules the panel announced in April.

Raven Saunders made an “x” above her head on Sunday in Tokyo while on the podium after winning the silver medal in shot put.



Saunders told The Associated Press that she made the symbol because “it’s the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet.”

“I really think my generation really don’t care,” Saunders added.

“Shout out to all my black people, shout out to all my LBGTQ community, shout out to everybody dealing with mental health. Because at the end of the day, we understand that it’s bigger than us, and it’s bigger than the powers that be.”

The International Olympic Committee said before the Olympics that athletes who protested by making gestures on the podium would face punitive measures.

Violations would be examined on a case-by-case basis, officials said at the time.