Raven Saunders

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — “Unlock your champion spirit, the hulk way,” said Charleston native and Olympic silver medalist Raven Saunders. She was one of the speakers at TedX Charleston Wednesday. The event is back on track after a two-year hiatus due to COVID. Saunders shared her deeply...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Olympic champion and Lowcountry native, Raven Saunders shared a powerful message at Wednesday’s TEDxCharleston event. Saunders, who took home the silver medal in shotput at the 2021 Tokyo games, used her TEDx talk to discuss the importance of mental health and how each person can unlock their “championship spirit.” She opened with […]

Raven Saunders won the silver medal in the women's shot put at the Olympics in Tokyo last year and joined a small number of US athletes who have protested while getting a medal. She tells Sky Sports News how the moment changed her life, and speaks about her recent mental...

Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+. At the Tokyo Olympics, shot-putter Raven Saunders wore a Hulk mask and her hair colored purple and green. She danced. She joked around. She also won a silver medal. Her experience in Tokyo marked a turning point, she says: “It was finally a time where I felt comfortable being myself, being open to myself, and really getting a chance to show the world who I was as a person.”

The 156th Annual Emancipation Proclamation Parade will take place on Saturday, January 1, 2022 and feature Olympic Silver Medalist Raven Saunders as Parade Grand Marshal. The Charleston celebration has been held on New Year’s Day since 1866 and is considered the nation’s oldest parade commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An Olympic silver medalist from the Lowcountry is capping off her 2021 with another major honor. On Monday, Outsports named Raven "Hulk" Saunders its "Female Hero of the Year." The website, which was founded in 1999 and focuses on LGBT issues and personalities in sports,...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston native and 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist Raven Saunders will lead Charleston’s annual Emancipation Parade. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg made the announcement Thursday. “She’s an extraordinary American athlete, a hometown hero right here in Charleston,” Tecklenburg said. “She competed at the high school and college national...

Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg today announced that 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist Raven Saunders will be the Grand Marshal for the 156th Annual Emancipation Proclamation Parade in Charleston set for Saturday, January 1, 2022. The Charleston native and Burke High School graduate achieved international acclaim at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo,...

The International Olympic Committee has apparently concluded its inquiry into Raven Saunders' gesture from the medal podium at the Tokyo Olympics, with no penalties for the Charleston native. Saunders, a graduate of Burke High School who won the silver medal in women's shot put at the Olympics in August, confirmed...

Standing on the podium in Tokyo with an Olympic silver medal round her neck, Raven Saunders wanted to make a powerful statement. She knew who she wanted to speak up for, discussing it with those closest to her - but wasn't sure how. So she had to think quickly. "It...

Olympic shot putter and Charleston native Raven Saunders captured the world’s attention from the medal podium this year in Tokyo. The Burke High School graduate had just won the silver medal in her second Olympics at age 25. From the podium, Saunders made a gesture of support that resonated for...

After watching Raven Saunders celebrate her silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Snoop Dogg was impressed. "A real one," Snoop said on his Olympic highlight show with Kevin Hart. "They finally let a real one win." It wasn't only the famed rapper who was impressed with the way Saunders' story...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Raven Saunders, who lost her mother while competing in the Tokyo Olympics, said she will be laid to rest Thursday. Clarissa Saunders, 50, died Aug. 3, just days after her daughter won a silver medal in the shot put competition. In a tweet posted Wednesday morning,...