by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW
If U.S. women were a nation unto themselves, their results at the 2024 Paris Olympics would make them one of the most dominant athletic countries on earth. The exhilarating U.S. soccer victory over Brazil Saturday evening added an exclamation point to what already...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Top-ranked Italy dominated the United States to win the Olympic women’s volleyball final on Sunday, crushing the defending champions in straight sets to claim their first gold medal on the final day of the Games. Italy came into the Olympics as the Volleyball Nations...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The 2024 Paris Olympics belonged to women. These were the first Games in history to achieve gender parity in terms of having an equal number of women and men compete. Women shone on the world stage, beating many records along the way. Read More
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The United States closed the gap on Japan in women’s wrestling at the Paris Olympics. The Japanese won four of the six gold medals for the third straight Olympics and claimed two bronze medals as well. But the Americans got women’s freestyle golds from Sarah...
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
One of the most intriguing storylines for Jewish fans at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been the resurgence of Jewish excellence in fencing. Of the 20 fencers on the U.S. team, six are Jewish or come from Jewish families, and three have won medals. The success of gold...
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Team USA has secured two of the three medals in women’s long jumping, thanks to a gold-medal performance from Tara Davis-Woodhall and a bronze-winning one from Jasmine Moore. This is Davis-Woodhall’s first-ever Olympic gold, and Moore’s first medal in the long jump....
by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Representation, SEW
A female wrestler from India was disqualified from her gold-medal bout at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday morning after weighing in about 100 grams above the maximum limit for her weight class. For context: That’s about 0.22 pounds or 3.5 ounces − roughly the...
by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Representation, SEW
American track and field star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a new world record and claimed the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles final Thursday, repeating her win in Tokyo. American Anna Cockrell nabbed the silver in an upset over world champion Femke Bol of the...
by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Not done yet. USA women’s volleyball will defend its Olympic gold medal after defeating Brazil in a five-set thriller. The rivalry only got hotter after the teams’ first semifinals meeting. It was a back-and-forth game with no team winning two sets in a...
by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Representation, SEW
In 1976, Nadia Comaneci, the 14-year-old Romanian athlete, won gold with the first perfect 10 ever scored in the Olympics. After that, the ranks of elite female gymnasts – which previously included women in their 20s and 30s – filled with adolescents and young teens....
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