by admin | Mar 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
She’s almost as old as the modern Olympics itself. At 118 years old, Kane Tanaka is set to become the oldest person ever to carry the Olympic torch, with the help of her grandson and great granddaughter. Read More
by admin | Mar 1, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
For a moment, it looked as if the most powerful people in Japan were three 20-something women. In a country where the young are taught to keep quiet and defer to their elders, the trio of women decided to speak out after the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing...
by admin | Feb 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Lawyer Gregory Nott says World Athletics ruling barring Semenya from competing in certain track events because of her high natural testosterone is a ‘human rights violation’. A lawsuit by South Africa’s two-times Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya in the...
by admin | Feb 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In 4½ years of rigorous training, a promising junior can vault to being an Olympic contender. But after a 4½-year layoff, even an Olympic champion is likely to tumble into obsolescence. Laurie Hernandez flipped that narrative — and reclaimed her joy in the sport in...
by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who led the women’s team to a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Games, killed himself Thursday after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking in relation to acts that occurred at a Michigan gym he owned...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | #MeToo, Leadership, SEW
The selection of Seiko Hashimoto as president represented an abrupt turn after the Olympic committee had apparently intended to name another man in his 80s. Bending to intense criticism from abroad and social media activism at home, the Tokyo Olympic organizing...
by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Yoshiro Mori, the 83-year-old who headed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee, announced his resignation on Friday after an uproar over remarks demeaning women, including saying that female colleagues talk too long at meetings. But the leadership change also...
by admin | Jan 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In recent years, however, American Nordic skiers have gained significant funding from U.S. Ski and Snowboard, and from individual donors such as the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund. The team now has its own wax truck, nutritionist, physical therapist and sports...
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