Raven Saunders raises her arms at the Tokyo Olympics
Saunders said she was representing “the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet.”
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The International Olympic Committee has suspended its investigation into Team USA shot putter Raven Saunders' podium protest after she revealed on social media that her mother had suddenly died.

Saunders, who won a silver medal in shot put at the Tokyo Games, raised her hands in an "X" gesture while on the podium.

During a press briefing on Wednesday, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the agency was suspending its investigation into the gesture "for the time being."

"The IOC obviously extends its condolences to Raven and her family. [The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has] informed us that she is being looked after and will be returning home," he said at the briefing, according to CNN.

Saunders' mother reportedly died in Florida this week.

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