# @cnnsport on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQqs0oAn15e
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76702295-cnnsport-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-06-28T14:27:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CNN Sports (@cnnsport) — https://gondola.cc/cnnsport

## Caption

Hammer thrower Gwen Berry turned away from the flag while the US national anthem was played at the Olympic track and field trials on Saturday, displaying a T-shirt featuring the words "activist athlete" over her head.
 
"I feel like it was set up. I feel like they did that on purpose, and I was pissed, to be honest," Berry later said of the anthem being played while she was on the podium. 
 
According to USA Track and Field (USATF), the anthem was played each day at the trials according to a pre-arranged schedule.
 
Having placed third in the hammer event trials in Eugene, Oregon, Berry earned a spot for the Tokyo Olympics, where the International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on “protests and demonstrations." (📷 Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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#gwenberry #usatrackandfield #tokyo2020 #olympics #athleteactivism #protest #instasport

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## Tags

usatrackandfield, tokyo2020, gwenberry, olympics, athleteactivism, protest, instasport

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