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Rapinoe won't be silenced by Olympic Games
Rapinoe
United States' Megan Rapinoe celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the 2019 Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France.
More than a half-century later, Tommie Smith and John Carlos are cemented into Olympic lore — their names enshrined in the Olympic Hall of Fame in the United States, their portrait an indelible fixture on the universal sports landscape.