Olympics: IOC suspends protest probe into grieving Saunders, Mao case continues

August 04, 2021 11:24 AMTOKYO (REUTERS) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is still waiting for a formal explanation from the Chinese National Olympic Committee as to why two gold medallists wore badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong on the podium at the Tokyo Olympics.