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Olympic hammer thrower blasts USOPC CEO for 'equality' hypocrisy, citing previous protest

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U.S. Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry is demanding an apology from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, criticizing the organization for hypocrisy after it lauded support to athletes protesting in wake of the death of George Floyd.

Berry, who was placed on a one-year probation for protesting the 2019 Pan America Games, took issue with USOPC chief executive Sarah Hirshland's letter to U.