US Olympic shot putter Raven Saunders didn t break rules with protest usatoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usatoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Unsplash/Joshua Hoehne
Father-son former Olympians expressed their opposition to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committeeâs proposal to reimagine its American flag logo ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, saying, âOld Glory doesnât need rebranding.â
The two former Olympic swimmers shared with Fox News Sean Hannity on Tuesday night how proud they were to represent the American flag and why changing its design is âdisrespectful.â
Gary Hall Sr., a three-time Olympian who held 10 world swimming records and named World Swimmer of the Year in 1969 and 1970, appeared in the 1968 Mexico City, 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympiads. He is a silver medal holder.Â
Gary Hall Sr. and Gary Hall Jr. weigh in on the possible redesign on Hannity
American Olympic swimming medalists Gary Hall Sr. and Gary Hall Jr. sounded off on Hannity Tuesday following report of a proposal to potentially redesign the U.S. Olympic Committee s U.S. flag logo.
Hall Sr. won Silver medals in the 1968 Mexico City, 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympiads, while his son won Golds in the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens games.
Hall Jr. declared that Old Glory doesn t need rebranding, and added that the USOC could have and should have better allocated its resources rather than, potentially, to an agency or consultant if any were involved in the logo redesign plans.
Former Olympians call US Olympic flag logo rebrand disrespectful | U S News christianpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from christianpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hannity host Sean Hannity sounds off on reported star-spangled alteration
EXCLUSIVE: In his monologue on Monday, Hannity host Sean Hannity blasted the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) over a new plan to redesign the American flag on its logo, and replace the 50 stars with 5 new stars, and alter the portrayal of the stripes.
On July 6, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee asked US Olympians and Paralympian associations to fill out an online survey. One of the items in the survey is a proposed change to the Stars & Stripes to be used in USOPC materials, Hannity reported.
The committee told Hannity there will be no changes to the U.S. flag icon for the Japanese or Chinese Olympiads in 2021 and 2022 respectively.