sports champions
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Gwen Berry Puts Detractors on Notice: ‘I’ve Earned the Right to Wear This Uniform’
The U.S. Olympic hammer thrower has drawn harsh criticism for her protests during the national anthem.
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'I Will Never Recover From This Heartbreak': Brianna McNeal Loses Appeal of Five-Year Suspension
The Olympic hurdler was suspended for violating anti-doping policies. McNeal told her side of the story publicly for the first time to The New York Times.
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Gabby Thomas Sets The Track on Fire With Second-Fastest 200 Meter Dash of All Time
The 24-year-old runner’s record finish at the U.S. Olympic trials puts her behind Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 21.34 second sprint from 1988.
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Sha’Carri Richardson Is Not to Be Played With: 'I'm That Girl'
The U.S. sprinter clinches her first Olympic berth and is Black excellence personified.
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Allyson Felix Leads With Love as She Prepares for Her Final Trip to the Summer Olympics
We live in a society of celebrity worship, in which human beings are far too often reduced to what they do instead of who they actually are. This happens all the time with athletes like LeBron James, who are celebrated for their feats on the court, yet admonished for having the audacity to speak out…