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U.S. women’s volleyball team takes fourth at world championship

by admin | Oct 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The U.S. women’s volleyball team finished fourth at the world championship, one year after winning the program’s first Olympic title in Tokyo. The Americans were swept by Italy 25-20, 25-15, 27-25 in Saturday’s bronze-medal match. The U.S. lost its previous contest to...

‘There’s just no quit in this group:’ Dynamic U.S. team to play for gold at Worlds

by admin | Sep 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW

One of the most impressive characteristics about the U.S. women’s hockey team at this week’s IIHF Women’s World Championshipis how players responded in rare moments of defeat. Down 2-0 against Canada in group play? The Americans charged back to win 5-2. Read...

Aggies Star Athing Mu is First American Woman to Win 800m World Championship

by admin | Jul 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

On Monday, Texas A&M track & field star Athing Mu became the first American woman to win an 800m world championship at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Mu, 20, entered the final on Sunday as the top-ranked runner, recording the fastest semifinal run at...

U.S. women shock Jamaica to win 4×100 relay; U.S. men flounder again at world championships

by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW

For the U.S. women’s relay team, this was a shock. For the men — more of the same. The women pulled a stunner over Jamaica in the 4×100 relay at world championships Saturday, while the favored men finished second after a sloppy baton exchange in what...

Caster Semenya out of world 5,000m as Coe signals tougher female sport rules

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...

Lee Kiefer follows Olympic fencing title with world championships medal

by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Lee Kiefer, who in Tokyo became the second U.S. woman to win an Olympic fencing gold medal, claimed foil bronze at the world championships in Cairo on Tuesday. Kiefer, 28 and ranked No. 1 in the world, won her first four bouts before falling to Italian veteran Arianna...

2022 Women’s Lacrosse World Championship: Tournament overview, how to watch, USA roster

by admin | Jun 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The 2022 Women’s Lacrosse World Championship gets underway this week at Towson University in Maryland. The quadrennial competition, which begins on June 29 and continues through July 9, is being held in the United States for the first time since 2005. Here are a few...

Katie Ledecky wins by 12 seconds in trials finale, can tie Michael Phelps record at worlds

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Katie Ledecky won the 1500m freestyle by 12.37 seconds to finish the U.S. swimming trials, going four-for-four in her first major meet since the Tokyo Olympics and a cross-country move. She qualified for June’s world championships in Budapest in her four primary...

Gabriella Papadakis, Guillaume Cizeron shatter own rhythm dance record at world championships

by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron shattered their own rhythm dance world record on Friday to take the lead over two American teams at the world championships in Montpellier, France. With the backing of their home crowd, Papadakis...

Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko wins World Championships gold medal

by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW

In another impressive accomplishment, Israeli teenage swimming sensation Anastasia Gorbenko won the gold medal at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Sunday in the 100m medley final. Gorbenko finished the final race in 57.80 seconds, just ahead of France’s...
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