LIMA, Peru — Olympic fencing
The American knelt during the national anthem at the medal ceremony Friday to protest racial and social injustice. He won a bronze medal in the individual men's foil event and then took gold in the team competition with Gerek Meinhardt and Nick Itkin.
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The 26-year-old competed in London 2012 and Rio 2016, where he won the team bronze medal.
"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," Mark Jones,
"We respect his rights to express his viewpoints, but we are disappointed that he chose not to
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