Raven Saunders, the masked shot putter who won silver in Tokyo, qualifies for final
Who was that masked person
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Who was that masked person?
It was Raven Saunders, of course — the theatrical American shot put standout who uses the pronouns they and them and brings their own distinctive style to every meet they attend.
Saunders qualified for the Olympic final Thursday, wearing a full-faced black mask and gold-hued sunglasses. Their hair was dyed neon green on one side and purple on the other. Saunders had gold grills covering their upper and lower teeth, along with long fingernails on their left hand that were bedazzled and in Team USA colors and the letters H-U-L-K.
This is Saunders' alter ego once the shot put starts flying. Turning into “The Hulk" helps them feel like a superhero getting ready to hurl that 8.8-pound hunk of metal.
