by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Mikaela Shiffrin is speaking candidly about the pressures she faces in the spotlight as an Olympic champion. While recently chatting with PEOPLE ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the 26-year-old alpine ski racer — who has won two golds and a silver medal at Olympic...
by admin | Nov 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The International Handball Federation has published new rules for its female beach handball athletes, officially changing their uniform from bikini bottoms to shorts. The amendment comes after months of criticism and accusations of sexism — and an act of protest from...
by admin | Oct 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jessica Gadirova says gymnasts of her generation feel able to “be more open” in the wake of Simone Biles’ public struggles at the Tokyo Olympics. Gadirova, who alongside her twin sister Jennifer was part of the team which won Britain’s first women’s gymnastics medal...
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 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 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 20, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
When Alen Hadzic got the green light to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Fencing administrators decided they had to do something to protect the women on the U.S. fencing team. After Hadzic qualified in May, three female fencers accused him of sexual misconduct for...
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