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Saturday, 10 August 2019

US Olympic medalist faces discipline for taking knee after winning Pan-Am gold

  • Race Imboden knelt during anthem after winning Pan-Am gold
  • Protest could impact Imboden’s chances of going to Olympics
  • Imboden, 26, won Olympic bronze in the team foil event in 2016

United States gold medal winning fencer Race Imboden will face possible sanctions for taking a knee during the medal ceremony at the Pan-Am Games, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said on Saturday.

Part of the United States gold medal winning squad in the team foil event, Imboden dropped to one knee during Friday’s award’s ceremony as the US flag was raised in a political protest.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OPCQiJ

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