U.S. fencer Race Imboden took a knee during a Pan American Games medal ceremony to “call for change” https://t.co/PPwQWpgObC pic.twitter.com/z5x37K6Wx3
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 11, 2019
Virtue-signaling has consequences.
Via NY Post:
A US Olympic fencing champion took a knee on the podium at the Pan American Games — and now he may face disciplinary action.
Race Imboden — who took home gold in the team foil event — knelt during the national anthem at the medal ceremony Friday in Lima, Peru, in what he saw was a protest over racism and gun control.
“This week I am honored to represent Team USA at the Pan Am Games, taking home Gold and Bronze,” the 26-year-old competitor wrote on Twitter. “My pride however has been cut short by the multiple shortcomings of the country I hold so dear to my heart. Racism, Gun Control, mistreatment of immigrants.”
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Imboden’s protest violated guidelines that prevent its athletes from partaking in political demonstrations.