by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Graduates of Harvard University have gone on to become presidents, governors, senators, and movie stars. In Tokyo on Tuesday, American sprinter Gabby Thomas was chasing something no other Harvard graduate has—a track-and-field gold medal from the Olympic Games. (One...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
US hammer thrower Gwen Berry says she is “ready to change some stuff for real” after raising her fist before the women’s hammer throw final at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday. As she was introduced into the stadium, Berry raised a clenched fist, later...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As Tamyra Mensah-Stock celebrated winning her Olympic gold medal, she hoped her victory would encourage Black girls in the United States to consider wrestling. When she defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
U.S. long jumper Brittney Reese has been racking up individual championship titles for more than a decade. Three Olympic medals, including a new silver one on Tuesday. Eight world championship medals. Is she the best long jumper of all time? “I am,” she...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“We’re not just entertainment, we’re human beings,” Simone Biles says, after winning bronze on balance beam. Read More
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
United States women’s national team forward Alex Morgan has said she is “devastated” that they will not compete for the Olympic gold medal, while Megan Rapinoe said she was “gutted” about the defeat...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The songs sounded familiar but they didn’t know who that was strumming the guitar and bellowing into the microphone. So when the stallion they foaled nearly 12 years ago on their breeding grounds in Belgium was sold to a farm in New Jersey,...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When the artistic swimming team competition begins Friday at the Tokyo Games, the swimmers’ goal will be to make their movements appear effortless. But while viewers will see smiling performers, sparkly suits and gelatin-slicked hair, a risk lurks beneath the surface:...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles returned to competition Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics. After battling the “twisties” – a dangerous issue in the high-flying world of top-flight gymnastics that resulted in her withdrawing from the team...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The sublime sprinter Gabby Thomas arrived at the U.S. Olympic Trials in late June carrying far more than her suitcase. There was relief, that she did not have cancer; belief, that she would win; inspiration, from an idol; a community to motivate; a sport to conquer; a...
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