Dalilah Muhammad is the First American Woman to Win Gold in 400-Meter Hurdles
26-year-old Dalilah Muhammad made history on Thursday. She won the 400-meter hurdles. This is the first time in Olympic history an American...
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The Women of Team USA Sweep an Olympic Track and Field Event for the First Time
Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, and Kristi Castlin swept the 100-meter hurdles event at the Rio Olympics. The women were expected to bring home al...
Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese Win Gold and Silver in Long Jump
Tianna Bartoletta lept to a gold medal in the women's long jump competition. She came in first at a distance of 7.17 meters. Bartoletta...
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Simone Biles Makes History By Scoring Her Third Gold Medal at the Rio Olympics
Simone Biles collected her third gold medal of the 2016 Olympics in Rio on Sunday. The 19-year-old won the top prize on the vault. She is th...
Friday, August 12, 2016
At Her Third Olympics, Michelle Carter Wins Olympic Gold in Women's Shot Put
In an unexpected upset, Michelle Carter won Olympic gold in women's shot put with a throw of 20.63 meters. Carter is a three-time Olympi...
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Simone Manuel is the First Black American Woman to Win an Individual Olympic Gold in Swimming
History will remember Simone Manuel as the first Black woman from the United States to win an individual medal in Olympic swimming. Her meda...
Simone Biles Wins the Individual All-Around Olympic Gold Medal
Simone Biles is on her way to winning more gold medals than any other gymnast from the United States. The four-foot-eight dynamo captured th...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Serena Williams is Out of the Olympics After 3rd Round Loss
Serena Williams is finished in her quest to defend her Olympic gold medal at the Games in Rio. Williams is the no. 1 seed at the Games and l...
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Serena and Venus Williams Lose an Olympic Doubles Match for the First Time Ever
Fresh off a win at Wimbledon, the Williams sisters seemed poised to take home an Olympic gold for the fourth time. On Sunday, hopes for a fo...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
These Black Women Swimmers Are Ready to Make History at the 2016 Olympics
by Anna Malaika Nti-Asare Two Black women are going to make history when they compete together at the Olympics in Rio. Swimmers Simone Man...
Saturday, July 23, 2016
After Failing to Make Olympic Team, Kendra Harrison Breaks Track & Field World Record
23-year-old Kendra Harrison broke a decades old record in the 100-meter hurdles at the Diamond League meet in London on Friday. Harrison com...
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Simone Biles and Gabrielle Douglas Officially Make the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team
Simone Biles, 19, and Gabby Douglas, 20, have officially made the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team. The young women along with their teammat...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Gymnast Simone Biles Named One of TIME Magazine's 2016 Next Generation Leaders
If you haven’t heard of Simone Biles by now, you will soon enough. She’s a super-star gymnast with three consecutive world titles and the fi...
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Toni-Ann Williams is Jamaica's First Gymnast to Qualify for the Olympics
Toni-Ann Williams is a California Institute of Technology student, but she will soon be an Olympic athlete. Williams made history on Sunday ...
