by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Graduates of Harvard University have gone on to become presidents, governors, senators, and movie stars. In Tokyo on Tuesday, American sprinter Gabby Thomas was chasing something no other Harvard graduate has—a track-and-field gold medal from the Olympic Games. (One...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
US hammer thrower Gwen Berry says she is “ready to change some stuff for real” after raising her fist before the women’s hammer throw final at Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday. As she was introduced into the stadium, Berry raised a clenched fist, later...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
U.S. long jumper Brittney Reese has been racking up individual championship titles for more than a decade. Three Olympic medals, including a new silver one on Tuesday. Eight world championship medals. Is she the best long jumper of all time? “I am,” she...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles returned to competition Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics. After battling the “twisties” – a dangerous issue in the high-flying world of top-flight gymnastics that resulted in her withdrawing from the team...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The sublime sprinter Gabby Thomas arrived at the U.S. Olympic Trials in late June carrying far more than her suitcase. There was relief, that she did not have cancer; belief, that she would win; inspiration, from an idol; a community to motivate; a sport to conquer; a...
by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The path to Valarie Allman’s gold medal — the first for the U.S. track and field team at Olympic Stadium — started with, of all things, a plate of spaghetti. That promise of pasta from her high school team was enough to lure her into the discus and...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Japanese government confirmed on Monday that Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is safe after she alleged that her country attempted to forcefully remove her from Tokyo. Hours later, a Polish government official announced that she had been granted a...
by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Outspoken hammer thrower Gwen Berry was as proud as any of the 600 American Olympians in Tokyo to be donning the red, white and blue uniform with the letters “USA” emblazoned across the chest. “I feel like I’ve earned the right to wear this...
by admin | Jul 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As track and field competition gets underway at the Tokyo Olympics, you won’t see one of the sport’s brightest stars: two-time Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya of South Africa, the world’s fastest woman in the 800 meters. That’s because...
by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
In a three-week span this spring, Olympic superstar Simone Biles ended a six-year partnership with Nike to join Gap’s Athleta brand, and Breanna Stewart, the four-time NCAA and two-time Seattle Storm champion, announced she was signing with...
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