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Changed the Game: Wyomia Tyus made Olympic history in 1968 and no one cared

by admin | Mar 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW

What’s it like to make history and have everyone forget about it immediately? Wyomia Tyus knows. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Tyus became the first person in history — man or woman — to win two consecutive gold medals in the 100-meter dash. It...

Caster Semenya fight against testosterone rule is ‘for all women’

by admin | Feb 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Lawyer Gregory Nott says World Athletics ruling barring Semenya from competing in certain track events because of her high natural testosterone is a ‘human rights violation’. A lawsuit by South Africa’s two-times Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya in the...
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