It’s the hypocrisy that gets Gwen Berry the most.
The International Olympic Committee, the governing body for the Summer and Winter Games, has a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and in that museum, the iconic moment of the 1968 Mexico City Games is exhibited, when American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black glove-clad fists on the medal stand to bring attention to human rights injustices.
But 50 years ago, when Smith, the men’s 200M gold medalist, and Carlos, the bronze medal winner in the same event, made their gesture, they were effectively banned from the sport, ostracized by the IOC and their own country.