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 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale smiled broadly but didn’t take the bait. After she helped Team WNBA beat Team USA 93-85Wednesday and won the league’s All-Star Game MVP award, she didn’t say, “Yeah, maybe I should have been on the...
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
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 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
At age 18, Sunisa Lee achieved one of her biggest dreams: becoming an Olympian. Before securing her spot at the June trials, the gymnast from Minneapolis prepped how she usually would by speaking with her father John, who has been her biggest supporter and inspiration...
by admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For Sue Bird’s first Olympics, in 2004 in Athens, the team stayed on the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship. Early WNBA stars like Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie led the squad, and a few of the younger players, including Bird, were quite fond of a nightclub on the...
by admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When New Zealand’s Olympic weightlifting team gathered last month for a celebratory photo shoot, one person was noticeably absent: Laurel Hubbard.The publicity-shy weightlifter is set to be the first openly transgender athlete ever to compete at the Olympics,...
by admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It’s been a long time comin’, but Jessica Springsteen has made her first Olympic team. Bruce Springsteen’s only daughter, a champion equestrian, was one of four riders named to the U.S. Olympic jumping team on Monday, along with her horse Don Juan...
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