The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee warned that the U.S. athletes could "face more serious sanctions for any additional breach" of its code of conduct.
Hammer thrower Gwen Berry and fencer Race Imboden have each been given a 12-month probation for protesting against various forms of injustice in the U.S. at the 2019 Pan American Games earlier this month in Lima, Peru.
In letters sent to Berry and Imboden on Tuesday, Hirshland wrote that while the athletes’ determination to be active citizens is “admirable,” their protests violated Team USA rules that prohibit political protests, according to copies of the letters sent to HuffPost. “Every athlete competing at the 2019 Pan-American Games commits to terms of eligibility, including to refrain from demonstrations that are political in nature,” committee spokesman Mark Jones said in the statement, according to the Times. “In this case, Race didn’t adhere to the commitment he made to the organizing committee and the USOPC.
The Olympian cited “racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrations” and President Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric as examples of reasons why he protested.
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