Mendoza ponders protest

ByAFP

Published 22/07/2008 at 12:43 GMT

Forty years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a civil rights gesture on the Olympic medal stand in Mexico City, protests on the podium could make a comeback in Beijing.

ATHLETICS Tommie Smith and John Carlos Black Power 1968 Olympics Mexico City

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China's support of the Sudan government and its role in the conflict aroused protests during several international stops on the Olympic torch relay and has drawn objections from several athletes.

US softball outfielder Jessica Mendoza is among those who has pondered some form of protest should the three-time Olympic champion Americans reach the podium at Beijing.

"I thought about that. First we have to win the gold to get that 15 minutes. If we get that, we'll have to see," Mendoza said.

Beijing 2008