His name is Sam Kendricks, a world champion. One of the best pole vaulters in the world right now. He would have been seeded 3rd with a life time best of 6.06m. (Only behind the former world record holder and the current world record holder).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAnf3jPSX7o
(He stops in the middle of his run to stand for the national anthem)
Here's where it gets interesting. Kendrick's is in the USA military, and is epitome of a classy gentlemen. If I'm not mistaken he is openly Christian and Conservative. Born in Mississippi.
If anyone was a conspiracy minded individual, one could speculate that the tests are, well... RIGGED.
Soon Covid tests will be like lie detectors …