by admin | Jul 23, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
German female gymnasts will choose whether they want to wear full body-suits in Sunday’s qualifications at the Tokyo Olympics after receiving accolades for donning the outfits in the past in a stand against the sexualisation of their sport. The German team wore...
by admin | Jul 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When softball helped kick off the Olympics on Wednesday in Tokyo, it was a triumphant return, if only a temporary one. After a 13-year absence, the sport is making its first appearance at the Summer Games since Beijing in 2008. Softball and baseball...
by admin | Jul 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Gabby Douglas was the breakout star of the 2012 London Olympics when she helped the U.S. women’s gymnastics team win its first team gold since 1996. Though she won’t be competing in Tokyo – she hasn’t participated in a competition since the 2016 Rio...
by admin | Jul 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
She etched her name in Olympic lore with an injured ankle and a vault. Kerri Strug under-rotated on her first attempt, injuring her ankle and leaving a score of 9.2 on the board, which, at the time, wasn’t clear it would be enough to win gold. But she was the...
by admin | Jul 23, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
When it comes to sports that attract fervent attention at the Olympics, gymnastics is always a top contender. Pulse-pounding and entertaining, the gravity-defying skills exhibited by athletes is unlike anything else seen at the Games. However, thanks to the Covid-19...
by admin | Jul 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Chicago Sky’s Stefanie Dolson will be competing in the newly introduced 3×3 basketball competition in the Tokyo Games. The 3×3 competition is one of 15 new Olympic medal events, making the Tokyo Olympics the biggest ever with a total of 339...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Spanish synchronised swimmer Ona Carbonell has said she is disappointed and disillusioned that she cannot take her breastfeeding son with her to the Olympics, because her family would be subject to such drastic restrictions in Japan. Her husband and son Kai, who is...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Diana Taurasi has been practicing with the U.S. women’s basketball team since it arrived in Tokyo this week, and said she’s still hopeful of being able to play in the Americans’ Olympic opener July 27. Taurasi has been dealing with a hip injury and...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
There have been a few basketball dynasties throughout history that you just don’t want to get caught betting against. The Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. The UConn Huskies in the 2000s. The Phoenix Suns in the 2020 play-in bubble. This summer, the world gets to...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Team USA striker Alex Morgan, 32, is one of the biggest stars in women’s football, already an Olympic gold medallist and a two-time World Cup winner who will be keen to add another honour to her collection at Tokyo 2020. Morgan first caught the eye a decade...
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