'I feel like it was a setup': Gwendolyn
Berry finishes third in hammer,
feels blindsided by national anthem
Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/27/2021 9:26:07 AM
EUGENE, Ore. — There's a certain routine for the top-three finishers in an event at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, after they secure their spots on Team USA. They're handed an American flag and a bouquet of flowers. They stand on the podium. They take some pictures. Then they take a victory lap around Hayward Field, to cheers from the crowd. (Snip) Berry, 31, has previously protested while on the podium at an international sporting event and become a strong advocate of athletes using their platforms to speak about issues that matter to them. As the national anthem played
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Send her to Cameroon or the Congo then. They need a woman who can throw a hammer more than we do.