{"id":315492,"date":"2021-08-05T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/raven-saunders-protest-probe-suspended-after-olympians-mother-dies\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:40:06","slug":"raven-saunders-protest-probe-suspended-after-olympians-mother-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raven-saunders-protest-probe-suspended-after-olympians-mother-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"#Raven Saunders protest probe suspended after Olympian&#8217;s mother dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfe2ab6464\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfe2ab6464\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raven-saunders-protest-probe-suspended-after-olympians-mother-dies\/#Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\" >Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Raven Saunders protest probe suspended after Olympian&#8217;s mother dies<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee has temporarily suspended their probe into Raven Saunders\u2019 protest demonstration after the death of the star shot putter\u2019s mom, reports said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saunders, who formed an X with her arms above her head on the podium Sunday in a symbolic protest to represent \u201coppressed people,\u201d was under investigation by the IOC for breaking their rules barring athlete demonstrations during medaling ceremonies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said any action against Saunders is \u201cfully suspended for the time being,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/tokyo-olympics-live-updates\/2021\/08\/04\/1024805283\/raven-saunders-ioc-investigation-tokyo-olympics\">NPR reported.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs many of you will have done, we heard the very sad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> this morning of the passing of Raven Saunders\u2019 mother,\u201d Adams told reporters during a briefing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IOC obviously extends its condolences to Raven and her family. [The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has] informed us that she is being looked after and will be returning home.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Raven Saunders seen with her mom Clarissa.\" class=\"wp-image-19029884 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-10.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-10.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-10.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-10.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-10.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Raven Saunders seen with her mom Clarissa.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just days after Saunders won the silver medal in the shot put, her mother Clarissa Saunders died in Orlando where she was in town watching viewing parties with other Olympian families. The cause of death is unknown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The USOPC previously defended Saunders\u2019s protest and said it didn\u2019t break any rules because even though the athlete was still on the podium, the demonstration didn\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en during the ceremony or while the Chinese anthem played for Gong Lijiao\u2019s first place win.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Clarissa Saunders attended Olympic viewing parties before her death.\" class=\"wp-image-19029889 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-13-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-13-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-13-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-13-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=731 731w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/raven-saunders-13-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1462 1462w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 731px\"\/><figcaption>Clarissa Saunders attended Olympic viewing parties before her death.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the empathy shown toward Raven by the IOC during this difficult time,\u201d USOPC spokeswoman Kate Hartman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2021\/08\/04\/raven-saunders-mom-death-ioc-ends-probe-podium-protest\/5479306001\/\">told USA Today<\/a> in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\"><\/span>Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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