by admin | Sep 4, 2024 | Representation, SEW
A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her...
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
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 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Gabby Thomas was golden in the women’s 200m final, winning her first Olympic title as Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia finished second and American Brittany Brown took third. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 – Aug 11. Read...
by admin | Aug 6, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Don’t be surprised if America’s top throws coaches start showing up to ballet studios or hip-hop classes to hunt for overlooked prospects. Valarie Allman’s unprecedented path to double Olympic gold might spark a dance-to-discus pipeline. Read More
by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Representation, SEW
There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start....
by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
At least once every four years, a controversy erupts over female athletes’ sports apparel. And following Nike’s reveal of one 2024 Team USA Olympic track and field kit, athletes and fans have been questioning yet again what a uniform says about women’s place in elite...
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...
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