by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Twenty-five years ago the U.S. took the gold in the first ever Olympic women’s soccer tournament at the 1996 Games with a 2-1 win over China. The team, featuring legends like Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Briana Scurry and so many others who would go on to...
by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
U.S. Olympic marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk said she never expected to be a new mom competing in the Olympics, and she also never expected to have to worry about whether she would be allowed to bring her infant daughter to the Olympics. The coronavirus pandemic...
by admin | Jul 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A decades-long trend in women’s artistic gymnastics will hit a milestone at the Tokyo Olympics. For the first time since 1968, there will be more non-teens than teens competing. For the 97* women currently on the entry list, the median age is 21 years on the day of...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In 2016, Brianna McNeal took Olympic gold in the 100-meter hurdles. This past month, she qualified for her second U.S. Olympic team. But before the Olympics were scheduled to happen last summer, she missed a mandatory drug test. After being pushed relentlessly to come...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix is the most decorated American female track-and-field Olympian of all time, but it’s her title of mom that took center stage when the athlete announced her new lifestyle brand, Saysh. At first glance, the black-and-white image shows 35-year-old...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
All-Star contests are typically a chance for athletes to show up and show off. But Wednesday’s WNBA All-Star Game (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App) won’t just be for show. It pits Team WNBA vs. Team USA, which is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics....
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The world wants everything from Simone Biles, and she keeps on giving it. She pulls off some of the most difficult skills in gymnastics better than any of her competitors, then adds unimaginable ones. She takes an improbable winning streak and extends it again....
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In May, with the struggle ongoing and the clock ticking toward an immovable performance deadline, Sharron Manuel assessed the weight upon her daughter and offered an out: You don’t have to do this, Simone. You don’t have to go to the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials....
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
When we marvel at female athletes beating world records at the Olympics, few of us stop to ask: Who’s watching their kids right now? Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field Olympian in history, knows exactly what it’s like to be worried about childcare while...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
CNN spoke to WNBA star Jewell Loyd about the Olympics, athletes speaking out, and providing a path for the next generation of hoopers. Watch Here
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