Olympic chiefs to study podium gesture

The threat of sanctions still remain if any protests are made on the podium during the medal ceremony.

Second-placed USA's Raven Saunders gestures on the podium with her silver medal 

The International Olympic Committee is looking into the gesture U.S. athlete Raven Saunders made after the shot put silver medallist raised her arms in an X above her head, a potential breach of rules banning protests on medal podiums.

The IOC is in contact with World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a news conference on Monday.