Olympics: IOC says looking into gesture used by US athlete Saunders on podium

The International Olympic Committee is looking into the gesture US athlete Raven Saunders made after the shot put silver medallist raised her arms in an X above her head, a potential breach of rules banning protests on medal podiums.

The IOC is in contact with World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, IOC spokesperson Mark Adams told a news conference on Monday.

The IOC last month...