Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado says she integrated a tribute to the Black Lives Motion into her ground routine throughout competitors on the Tokyo Olympics.

Alvarado ended her routine within the qualifying spherical together with her proper knee on the bottom together with her head tilted skyward and her proper fist excessive within the air.

She advised the Related Press that her ultimate pose was a deliberate tribute to the Black Lives Matter Motion and that she hoped her routine would “spotlight the significance of equal rights on a worldwide stage, and champion treating all with respect and dignity.”

“As a result of we’re all the identical,” she stated, “and we’re all lovely and wonderful.”

Alvarado’s routine earned her a rating of 12.166, which was not sufficient to maneuver on to the finals.

Alvarado’s demonstration comes after the Worldwide Olympic Committee earlier this yr tweaked its guidelines to permit athletes extra leeway to make gestures of protest on the sphere of play previous to competitors. Regardless of these modifications, the IOC nonetheless doesn’t enable for demonstrations on the medal stand.

As a result of Alvarado’s actions passed off throughout competitors, she is going to probably not face any repercussions from the IOC.

NBC reviews that Alvarado was the first-ever gymnast from Costa Rica to ever qualify for the Olympic Video games.