U.S. foil fencer Race Imboden showed support for fellow U.S. Olympian Raven Saunders, who competed in the shot put, on Tuesday. Imboden posted a picture of himself posing with his team's bronze medal won in the men's foil while sporting an 'X' drawn on his hand.
"The X is a symbol of solidarity," Imboden said in the Tweet. "Some of the athletes communicated and decided upon this symbol to show solidarity for each other and support the oppressed."
"For me, I personally wore the symbol as a demonstration against rule 50. In support of athletes of color, ending gun violence and all the athletes and who wish to use their voice on the platform they've earned.