Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms above his head at the finish lineFeyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia was nearing the finish line at the men’s marathon on Sunday morning when he crossed his wrists above his head. The silver medalist did it again. And once more at the end of an extraordinary news conference -- standing alone and posing for photographers -- in which he explained his show of solidarity with protesters in his homeland, Ethiopia. He said maybe “they kill me…if not they kill me, they put me in prison.”Later, it was mentioned that the International Olympic Committee frowned upon political protests/gestures at the Games. Said Lilesa: “They can’t do anything.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 21, 2016 17:50 UTC