Former Polish sprinter Marcin Urbaś has urged an Olympic victor get tested to confirm her sex. Sprinter Christine Mboma was disqualified from running in the 400-meter event at the Olympics due to a naturally high testosterone level as Blavity previously reported. She is one of several cisgender, Black women from Africa who have been hindered by the gender […]
Mental health continues to take precedence at the Tokyo Olympics as American sprinter Noah Lyles opens up about having depression and seeing two psychologists. Speaking with reporters after winning the bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter dash, the Olympian said he recently stopped taking antidepressants which he began last year. “I always said the day I wasn’t having […]
Tamyra Mensah-Stock made history this week as the first Black woman to win an Olympic wrestling gold medal for the United States in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Associated Press reported. The 28-year-old wrestler hopes that her Olympic victory will inspire young Black girls to go after their dreams. “These young women are going to […]
Simone Biles stuck the landing. The American gymnastics superstar won bronze during the balance beam final on Tuesday, a week after she took herself out of several competitions to focus on her mental health. Biles earned her seventh career Olympic medal — tied with Shannon Miller for the most by an American in gymnastics — by drilling […]
The sprinter said that it has always been a dream of hers to represent the United States in the Olympics. Just over a month ago, she had no idea if she was going to be able to participate in the Tokyo Games, but the bronze medalist won the women’s 200 meters final during the Olympic […]
Rebeca Andrade made history this week at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and became the first female Brazilian gymnast in the competition’s history to win a medal. The 22-year-old, who was awarded the silver medal in the all-around competition, said she was happy with her performance, ESPN reported. “I hoped for this moment, and I have […]
Elaine Thompson-Herah led the sweep for Jamaica with a record-breaking performance while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won silver, NBC reported. Shericka Jackson took bronze for her country. Richardson was on her way to the Olympics after winning the 100-meter race at the U.S. Olympic trials in June. But the positive drug test derailed her plans. The 21-year-old said she had […]
(BPRW) Special Salute to the Olympic Athletes (Black PR Wire) Jesse Owens, a black athlete from the United States, was the star of the 1936 Olympic Games. Wilma Rudolph was an American sprinter, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 […]
While continuing to face criticism for choosing her health instead of pursuing a gold medal at the Olympics, Simone Biles posted a video on Instagram to show why she withdrew from the women’s team final on Tuesday. The gymnast spoke about experiencing the “twisties” and showed a clip of herself falling on a soft cushion […]
An Olympic hopeful says that she’s being targeted by the United States Olympic Committee because she’s representing Haiti, WRLN reports. Aliyah Shipman, 18, who’s a Muslim and a Haitian American from Florida, said that U.S. Olympic officials are attempting to sabotage her dream of participating at the Olympics by questioning her eligibility and background. “This […]