by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Biden administration officials are frustrated that Moscow has yet to respond in a meaningful way to their proposal to release convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout and secure the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. The Kremlin said Thursday...
by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A top Cuban athlete has defected while she was on her way back from the World Championships in Eugene, USA. Olympic bronze medal discus thrower Yaimé Pérez, 31, abandoned the Cuban delegation while on a stopover in Miami. Her defection comes just days after that of...
by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
On Monday, Texas A&M track & field star Athing Mu became the first American woman to win an 800m world championship at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Mu, 20, entered the final on Sunday as the top-ranked runner, recording the fastest semifinal run at...
by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission on Thursday. Felix is the most decorated woman track and field athlete in Olympic history with seven...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The World Athletics Championships are finally being held on United States soil for the first time in history. With that home stand comes great responsibility, and American track and field athletes are holding their own. Janee’ Kassanavoid, for example, just became the...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Dina Asher-Smith has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games after injuring her left hamstring during the world championships and now faces a race against time to defend her three European titles in Munich next month. Asher‑Smith, who won bronze over 200m in Eugene, was...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Katie Ledecky extended her 12-year win streak in her trademark event by winning the 800m freestyle on the first day of the five-day U.S. Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Tuesday. Ledecky, who owns the 29 fastest times in history in the event, clocked 8...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In what many consider a potential WNBA Finals matchup, the Las Vegas Aces won the second annual WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game with a 93-83 victory over the host Chicago Sky on Tuesday at Wintrust Arena. Kelsey Plum led all scorers with 24 points,...
by admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Los Angeles Sparks have had their share of chaos during the 2022 WNBA season, but more disarray ensued this week when four-time All-Star center Liz Cambage asked to leave the team. The organization announced a contract divorce Tuesday, meaning the Sparks will be...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
For the first six weeks Brittney Griner was in a Russian pre-trial detention facility, her family and representatives kept quiet as Griner faced drug charges that could keep her in prison for up to 10 years. That changed once the United States Department of State...
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