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US Hammer Thrower Who Turned Her Back On American Flag FAILS To Win A Medal In The Finals Of Tokyo Games


The US hammer thrower who turned her back on the American flag during the national anthem at the Olympic trials failed to win a medal at Tokyo Olympics.

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Gwen Berry, 32, finished 11th out of 12 with a distance of 71.35 meters.

Her critics were delighted by the news, with one person writing: “Karma. Canceled: Anthem-Protester Gwen Berry Fails to Medal at Olympics.”

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Another critic wrote: “Gwen Berry doesn’t medal at all, finishing 1th of 12 in finals, and the women’s soccer team is bounced down to Bronze medal game. I’m having a great week.”

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Someone else said: “Gwen Berry, who turned her back on the American flag, failed to win a medal at the Olympics. Good! Now we can get back to rooting for people who actually want to be part of Team USA.”

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Another commented: “We are not attacking a black woman, we are attacking a woman that turn her back on the American flag, the country that gave her everything she has, by the looks of it not a lot of talent, and by the what the hell is going on with her makeup.”

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Despite her Tuesday’s performance, Berry seemed unbothered by the comments on social media.

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Academy of Art track coach Lamont Johnson took to Twitter and wrote: “Dudes sit around and attacking a black woman like this. I will never understand how these ‘men’ can call themselves men.”

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Berry replied: “It’s weird. I must hurt their ego.”

When another fan asked the hammer thrower about her critics, Berry said: “Man they on the couch watching me hahahaha weirdos.”

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Berry also drew criticism after she raised her fist during The Star-Spangled Banner at the 2019 Pan American Games.

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Speaking to the Black News Channel, Berry said: “If you know your history, you know the full song of the national anthem. The third paragraph speaks to slaves in America — our blood being slain … all over the floor.”

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