Raven Saunders, the masked shot putter who won silver in Tokyo, qualifies for final

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM

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...