And if we're going to differentiate between first, second and third by giving medals of gold, silver and bronze, then let the be reflected in the positioning of the podium flags. Instead ...

The Denton Honor Guard carries the flags out to the podium before a speech during the Public Safety Day & Emergency Preparedness Fair at the Central Fire Station in September 2016.(Jeff Woo / DRC ...

Yet the podium, where national flags are raised and national anthems played, has come to be seen as a red line. It’s not clear what the penalties for violating the new rules will be; the I.O.C ...

A US hammer thrower turned away from the American flag as the national anthem played while she and two other athletes stood on the podium at the Olympic trials Saturday, later saying she was ...

Twelve-time Olympic medalist and world record holder Ryan Lochte said he disagrees with athletes who "disgrace" the American flag on the podium in order to make a political statement. "Everyone ...

US hammer thrower Gwen Berry has responded to criticism over turning away from the flag while on the podium at the Olympic trials, saying she “never said that I hated the country.” Berry ...

“My goal is to win the Olympics so I can burn a US flag on the podium. This is what they focus on during a pandemic. Hurting trans children," Fox News reported Wolfe wrote on Facebook on March ...

but held the Spanish flag because she was still “heartbroken” by what happened to Marin. “I wore the Spanish badge on the podium because yesterday’s semi-final opponent was unfortunately ...