by admin | Oct 25, 2021 | Representation, SEW
There has never been a gymnastics world championships quite like the event that unfolded at the weekend in Kitakyushu, a northern city on Kyushu Island in Japan. In a sport so intense that it is difficult for gymnasts to maintain their peak physical form and workload...
by admin | Oct 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Women’s soccer, in recent years, has been a feel-good fix around the world. The public sees stellar play from top-notch athletes, an exploding fan base, and a powerful march toward equity. But, if you haven’t been paying attention, there’s a dark new narrative...
by admin | Oct 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The seven-episode series, titled “Simone vs Herself”, looks at the highs and lows of Biles’ life over the course of the past couple of years and celebrates the brilliance of one of the world’s greatest ever athletes. Emmy award-winning sports media company, Religion...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
From Serena Williams to LeBron James, many athletes have transcended their impact and influence beyond the realm of sports and into activism; among them is track and field star, Allyson Felix. According to ESPN, the Olympian was recently named Sportswoman of the Year...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Kaillie Humphries, the world’s most successful female bobsled driver, lives an American life with her American husband in an American townhouse on an American cul-de-sac about a mile from the first American Legoland. A Team USA flag flutters beside her front door. She...
by admin | Oct 14, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Four elite gymnasts are calling on Congress to dissolve the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s board of directors, alleging the body fostered a culture of abuse and ignored serial sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics team doctor. “We...
by admin | Oct 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
After an exciting series of competitions at the Tokyo Olympics, the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Worlds) kickoff next week and will span from Oct. 18 to Oct. 24 in Kitakyushu, Japan. Worlds is held annually during non-Olympic years (with an exception...
by admin | Oct 7, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The usually staid world of American fencing was roiled by scandal last summer, when sexual misconduct allegations against men’s épéeist Alen Hadžić nearly overshadowed the team’s performance at the Tokyo games. USA Fencing’s handling of the...
by admin | Sep 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It was when Holly Bradshaw looked at the limited – and rather tiny – options of Team GB kit in front of her as she put her final preparations in place for Tokyo that trepidation set in. “In my head, I was panicking,” she recalls. “I didn’t want to go to the most...
by admin | Sep 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel became the first woman to swim from the Rhode Island mainland to Block Island on Saturday, completing the grueling 10.4-mile route to raise money for cancer research in memory of her late father. Beisel, who competed in three Olympics...
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