Protesting U.S. athletes receive 12-months probation


FILE PHOTO: XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 - August 11, 2019 - From left to right: Race Imboden, Nick Itkin, and Gerek Meinhardt, from the USA Team during the Men's Foil Team medal ceremony in Fencing, at the Lima Convention Center during the Pan American Games Lima 2019. Handout via REUTERS Copyright Jose Sotomayor / Lima 2019 Mandatory credits: Lima 2019

(Reuters) - U.S. athletes Race Imboden and Gwen Berry have been placed on probation for 12 months for their political protests at the Pan Am Games, USA Today reported on Tuesday.

Fencer Imboden took a knee and hammer thrower Berry raised her fist when the U.S. national anthem played during their medal ceremonies earlier this month, violating an agreement U.S. athletes sign before competing internationally.

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