United States gold medal winning fencer Race Imboden may face
sanctions for taking a knee during the medal ceremony at the 2019 Pan-Am Games.
Imboden’s gesture preceded a similar protest on Saturday by
American hammer thrower Gwen Berry, who raised her fist at the end of the national anthem after winning gold.
US athletes have a long history of staging such
protests, dating back to the 1960s civil rights movement, but they have grown in recent years following NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s decision to start taking a knee in 2016.