American Olympians, along with a council representing all Team USA athletes, criticized the International Olympic Committee on Thursday for its reiteration of a ban on protests at the Games.
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's Athletes' Advisory Council said in a statement that it was "disappointed that the work of the IOC Athletes' Commission" – which led a formal review of the controversial anti-protest rule – "did not result in a meaningful or impactful change."
Gwen Berry, a 2016 Olympian and 2020 hopeful in the hammer throw, was less diplomatic in a phone interview with Yahoo Sports.