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Silver medalist Raven Saunders raises hands in ‘X’ in Olympic protest

Silver medalist Raven Saunders raises hands in ‘X’ in Olympic protest

Silver medal-winning shot putter Raven Saunders raised her arms in an “X” formation over her head in symbolic protest while posing for photographers with her co-medalists on Sunday — in violation of the Olympic ban on medal ceremony protests.

Saunders, 25, of Charleston, South Carolina, told the Associated Press the gesture was a nod to “the intersection where all people who are oppressed meet.

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