Who Is Gwen Berry, the Athlete, Activist, and Olympian?
She later told press that she had been told by an official that the anthem would not play during the podium awards, and thus her protest had been spur of the moment. A spokesperson for USA Track and Field claims the song playing at that time was entirely coincidental, claiming that the song is played once a night during the trials and that happened to be the time Berry was on the podium. “I feel like it was set up. I feel like they did that on purpose, and I was pissed, to be honest.
Berry's competitor DeAnna Price spoke out in solidarity, saying:"I think people should say whatever they want to say. I’m proud of her." For Berry, using her voice to demand change is part of what fundamentally makes her American."They can feel how they feel, but I’m extremely American because I’ll fight for people here, because we’ve endured it here,” she explained. “People are still capitalizing off of our unpaid labor force, more than 400 years […] so how can they be mad at me for standing up for my people?”The IOC upholding Rule 50 at the Tokyo Olympics means that athletes are unable to protest during the Games.
There's no telling yet if Berry will make the podium, but if she does, there's a chance she ignores the IOC ruling and still protest."I will do whatever comes upon me and whatever is in my heart,”Megan DiTrolio is the editor of features and special projects at Marie Claire, where she oversees all career coverage and writes and edits stories on women’s issues, politics, cultural trends, and more.
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