by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Nike on Thursday shared a sneak peek of its track and field uniforms for the 2024 Paris Olympics which have been the talk of social media — but maybe not for the reasons Nike wants. For Team USA’s male team members, it was a compression tank top and mid-thigh shorts —...
by admin | Apr 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
When I think back on the pop culture beauty icons who shaped me as I came of age, there are, of course, girl groups like Destiny’s Child and fictional characters like Zaria from The Parent ’Hood and Moesha. But there’s a group of talented women who,...
by admin | Feb 19, 2024 | Representation, SEW
They were two exceptionally promising athletes, seemingly bound for track and field stardom, when their careers were derailed by a condition that doctors and researchers say they are only now beginning to understand. Their experiences highlight the damaging...
by admin | Nov 27, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix is expecting baby number two! The retired Olympian and her husband Kenneth Ferguson shared the exciting news on Instagram Friday (Nov. 24). In a heartwarming caption accompanying a set of family photos, Felix expressed gratitude for the Thanksgiving...
by admin | Nov 21, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles are the 2023 USATF Athletes of the Year, following their triple-medal haul at the World AthleticsChampionships in Budapest. In addition to being named the 2023 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Female Athlete of the Year, Richardson witnessed...
by admin | Oct 30, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Caster Semenya always knew she was destined for greatness. She thought it would be as a soccer player, and dreamed, as a young girl growing up in the small village of Ga-Masehlong in South Africa’s Limpopo Province, that she’d play for the national women’s team,...
by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Though women track and field athletes have made incredible showings on the world stage, their presence wasn’t always welcome in the sport. In the 1920s, women’s athletics weren’t particularly encouraged, explains librarian Jane P. Tuttle. “Athletic talent mattered...
by admin | Sep 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
If you have a gym pass or access to a treadmill, here is an experiment to try with caution – or, safer still, restrict it to a thought experiment. Put the speed up to a whisker under 12 miles per hour – assuming, of course, that it lets you, as many home treadmills...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon underlined her status as one of the all-time greats of distance running by sealing a historic 1500m/5000m double at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday. After claiming a third world 1500m title on Tuesday, Kipyegon...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The United States women’s 4×400 metres relay team, who have won seven of the last eight World Championships and the last seven Olympic golds, were disqualified from Saturday’s semi-finals after a botched baton changeover. The U.S. were trailing...
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