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Simone Manuel Becomes 1st African-American Female Swimmer to Win Olympic Gold in Individual Event
Black girls are truly magic. And Simone Manuel, a black American swimmer, just shattered all stereotypes and made a definitive mark in history. Manuel became the first African-American female swimmer to take home the Olympic gold in an individual event when she finished the 100-meter freestyle at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Thursday night, with a time…
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Simone Biles Proves She's the Best, Wins Gold in Individual All-Around in Rio
Simone Biles is continuing to stun us all with her graceful performances, snatching the gold in the women’s individual all-around in the Rio de Janeiro Games Thursday, the New York Times reports. She is literally the world’s best gymnast and also literally #BlackGirlMagic. Though that may not come as a surprise to those familiar with…
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In Another Astonishing Upset, Serena Williams Is Ousted From Rio Olympics
Serena Williams will not get the chance to defend her Olympic title after being ousted from the Games Tuesday following an astonishing upset, the Washington Post reports. In a match against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, Williams was defeated 6-4, 6-3. According to the Post, Williams committed some 37 unforced errors in comparison with Svitolina’s 17. Williams also…
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Gabby Douglas Cannot Advance to All-Around Finals in Gymnastics Because of '2 per Country' Rule
Pretty much everyone who is sane is all about the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, which is currently completely killing the game and owned the Olympic qualifiers Sunday. Unfortunately, as Cosmopolitan reports, Gabby Douglas, who wowed crowds in the 2012 Summer Olympics, taking home the gold in the individual and team all-around competitions, will not be…
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Serena, Venus Williams Lose Doubles Olympic Match as Partners for 1st Time
In a shocking Olympic upset, the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, lost an Olympic match as partners for the first time in the opening round of the Rio de Janeiro Games against the Czech Republic, the Associated Press reports. As the report notes, the duo entered Sunday’s match with a 15-0 career record at the…
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5 Hot Takes From the Olympics’ Opening Ceremonies
Like, whoa. As other athletes in the Parade of Nations predictably wore dockers and sports blazers, Pita Nikolas Taufatofua from the island nation of Tonga came out bare-chested, slathered in oil and adorned in a ta’ovala, a traditional Tongan mat. The 32-year-old will compete in taekwondo for his country, but he won the gold for the…
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Which Will Be the Bigger Disaster? The Rio Olympics or the RNC?
Three of the largest media events in the world are about to kick off over the next three weeks and two of them have all the earmarks of an explosive epic failure: The Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH, headed by presumptive nominee Donald Trump (happening July 18th to 22nd) and the Olympics in Rio…