by admin | Jul 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Caster Semenya’s first appearance in the world championships since 2017 saw her knocked out without fuss or fanfare after finishing 45 seconds off qualifying for Saturday’s 5,000m final. In temperatures that hit 32C, the South African finished 13th out of 16 runners...
by admin | Jul 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Kazakhstan’s Norah Jeruto could only watch the Tokyo Olympic 3000m steeplechase. Able to run for her new country this year, she left no doubt who is the world’s top steepler on Wednesday night. Jeruto won the world championships gold medal in Eugene, Oregon, in 8...
by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had to fix her wig halfway through her women’s 200m heat as she suffered a surprise defeat to Niger’s Aminatou Seyni. The incident occurred as the Jamaican flew around the bend and felt her electric turquoise wig slipping –...
by admin | Jul 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In 2015, Jenny Simpson, arguably the greatest U.S. female miler in history, slapped a label on a budding runner from Kenya named Faith Kipyegon. “I call her the sniper,” Simpson said then, three months after the then-21-year-old Kipyegon won her first global 1500m...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix capped her career with a 30th global outdoor championships medal, bronze in the mixed-gender 4x400m relay at the world championships on Friday in Eugene, Oregon. “Really special. I felt a lot of love out there,” she said. “It met every expectation. It’s...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
It was an unusual place to hold a high-jump competition — a parking lot outside a shopping mall in late June. Customers stopped briefly with their bags. A cluster of spectators, including Ukrainian war refugees finding a moment to cheer, stood along a railing. Human...
by admin | Jul 13, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
If you want to understand the impact Allyson Felix had on the track during her two-decade pro career, look no further than her teammates. “Allyson Felix was definitely the first female athlete that I looked up to,” says high jumper Vashti Cunningham, who was five...
by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson issued a brief statement at USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, decrying the treatment given to athletes across all sports from members of the media. Richardson had previously avoided speaking to reporters after missing...
by admin | Jun 26, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Allyson Felix who covered who covered all child care for parent athletes at the USA Track and Field Championship. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to WTA staff members who sexually harassed Wimbledon...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continued her blistering start to the season at the Jamaican National Championships on Thursday, scorching through her opening 100m heat in 10.70sec. Fraser-Pryce, the fastest woman in the world this year after twice clocking 10.67sec —...
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