During the medal ceremony for the women's shot put, the United States' Raven Saunders lifted her arms above her head and made an X with her wrists. When the silver medalist was asked what <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/02/sport/raven-saunders-podium-protest-olympics-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank">the gesture</a> meant, she explained that "it's the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet." Saunders has been outspoken in the past about <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/sport/raven-saunders-olympics-shot-put-spt-intl-cmd/index.html" target="_blank">her desire to destigmatize mental health.</a> "Shout out to all my Black people. Shout out to all my LGBTQ community. Shout out to all my people dealing with mental health," she said. "At the end of the day, we understand it's bigger than us and it's bigger than the powers that be."