by admin | Aug 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW
American Katie Moon and Australia’s Nina Kennedy decided to share the women’s pole vault gold medal in another magical moment at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Their decision had echoes of Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s...
by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Sha’Carri Richardson coasted into the 200m semifinals on Wednesday as she bids to become only the fourth woman and first American to achieve the sprint double at the World Athletics Championships Richardson will have her work cut out to emulate Silke Gladisch,...
by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Laulauga Tausaga-Collins dedicated her out-of-nowhere discus world title — the first for an American woman — to her mom, who forced her into sports in high school. “I just wanted to stay home and be a bookworm,” Tausaga-Collins said. Mom Aveaomalo felt different. Read...
by admin | Aug 22, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Sha’Carri Richardson proclaimed, “I’m not back, I’m better” this season. She put an exclamation point on that statement at the 2023 track and field world championships Monday in Budapest, Hungary. The charismatic sprinter is officially the fastest woman in the world....
by admin | Jun 27, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Two pioneering women who’ve become leaders and role models — Condoleezza Rice, the first Black woman to serve as secretary of state, and Allyson Felix, the most decorated U.S. Olympian in track and field history — are now working together to help other women...
by admin | Jun 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Sometimes it really is the taking part that counts. Just ask Belgian shot put thrower Jolien Boumkwo, who competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the European Athletics Team Championships on Saturday after her teammates had to withdraw through injury. After placing...
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Standout sprinter Tori Bowie was in labor when she died of childbirth complications, her agent confirmed Monday. A three-time Olympic medalist, including gold in 2016, Bowie was found dead last month at 32. The agent, Kimberly Holland, confirmed to CBS News the...
by admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon smashed the women’s 1500m world record, clocking 3 minutes, 49.11 seconds at a Diamond League meet in Florence, Italy, on Friday. Kipyegon, a two-time Olympic champion and two-time world champion, took 96 hundredths of a second off Ethiopian...
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW
As the outdoor track and field season began in earnest, Sha’Carri Richardson offered a succinct self-assessment that, so far, can also apply to U.S. women’s flat sprinting. “Y’all say I’m back,” she said earlier this month. “I’m not back. I’m better.” Ten months ago,...
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Instead of coasting through the finish line, Richardson threw her arms up in exuberant celebration at the Kip Keino Classic. Sha’Carri Richardson celebrated her 200-Meter win with 40 Meters to Go and Still Sets Meet Record with 22.07 seconds. Richardson had...
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