A hammer thrower who will represent the U.S. next month at the Olympics and who turned her back to the American flag during the playing of the national anthem this weekend says she feels "set up" by U ...

The American track and field star who snubbed the national anthem during US Olympic trials over the weekend is an outspoken activist for racial justice — and committed to making her mission "bigger ...

American hammer thrower Gwen Berry felt forced to explain her actions during the national anthem on Saturday after images from the U.S. Olympic track and field trials showed her facing away from the ...

TOKYO (AP) — The stage was all hers, so Gwen Berry pounded on her chest and extended her right fist after she was introduced for the hammer throw final at the Olympics. The meaning behind the gesture ...

The protest by Gwen Berry, left, who drapes a T-shirt over her head while the national anthem plays at the recent U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, has garnered much attention. But there are many ...

A United States Olympic qualifier believes the national anthem playing during her podium ceremony was a “set up.” Gwen Berry, a hammer thrower, qualified for her second Summer Olympics on Saturday, ...