White Olympic fencer Race Imboden takes a knee at Pan American Games during US national anthem to protest 'racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrants and a president who spreads hate'
Daily Mail
August 11, 2019
'Racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrants and a president who spreads hate,' the 26-year-old athlete at the ceremony on Friday, and tweeted Friday from the Games in Peru.
Imboden, who said that his grievances were all at 'the top of a long list,' may face consequences as result of the protest, according to a spokesman for the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee.'
Every athlete competing at the 2019 Pan American Games commits to terms of eligibility, including to refrain from demonstrations that are political in nature.
'In this case, Race didn't adhere to the commitment he made to the organizing committee and the USOPC,' committee spokesman Mark Jones said in a statement released to the Associated Press on Saturday.
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