In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, United States gold medalist Tommie Smith, center, and bronze medalist John Carlos, right, stare downward while extending their gloved hands skyward in racial protest alongside Australian silver medalist Peter Norman during the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner.”
FILE – In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, United States gold medalist Tommie Smith, center, and bronze medalist John Carlos, right, stare downward while extending their gloved hands skyward in racial protest alongside Australian silver medalist Peter Norman during the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” following the 200-meter race at the Mexico City Summer Olympics. In a reversal of the criticism and rumored banning from future Olympic selection that Norman was subjected to after his return home, federal lawmakers in Canberra, Australia, praised the “heroism and humility” of the late sprinter on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, for wearing the Olympic Project for Human Rights badge and standing in solidarity with Smith and Carlos on the podium following the event. (AP Photo, File)