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Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Monday, July 29, 2024

Lauren Scruggs wins silver medal in Fencing and makes history

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Lauren Scruggs won a silver medal in Fencing after losing to fellow American Lee Kiefer in the Finals. Although she didn't bring home ...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Tara Davis-Woodhall qualifies for Paris Olympics in long jump

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Former Texas Longhorn track star Tara Davis-Woodhall won the long jump Saturday night to clinch a spot in next month’s Olympics in Paris. ...
Saturday, July 03, 2021

Nike releases statement of support for Sha’Carri Richardson after positive test

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Nike released the following statement after the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced that Richardson tested positive for marijuana a...
Saturday, February 08, 2020

Dominique Dawes: First African American Olympic gymnastics medalist

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Before Simone Biles and Gabby Douglass there was Dominique Dawes. Born on November 20, 1976, in Silver Spring, Maryland, Dominique Dawe...
Sunday, January 07, 2018

Jordan Greenway: First African-American named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team

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Jordan Greenway, a junior forward at Boston University, became the first African-American named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team ...
Saturday, August 20, 2016

NJ Boxer Shakur Stevenson wins silver medal.

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By George L. Cook III AfricanAmericanReports.Com Olympic boxer Shakur Stevenson didn't win the gold medal but he still made us i...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Ibtihaj Muhammad and team win bronze medal

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Earlier this week Ibtihaj Muhammad became known for making history as the first American woman to wear a hijab during Olympic competit...
Friday, July 22, 2016

Barbie® Unveils One-of-a-Kind Doll Honoring Gabby Douglas

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(Black PR Wire) EL SEGUNDO, Calif., - Barbie® honors Gabby Douglas, U.S. Women’s Artistic and Olympic Gold Gymnast (2012 London), by ...
Saturday, July 02, 2016

Usain Bolt injured before 2016 Summer Olympics

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Six-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has suffered an injury ahead of Rio after tearing a hamstring at Jamaica's Olympic trials....
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Meet Ibtihaj Muhammad: USA Fencing Team

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I was talking to my daughter while we were getting something to eat and the store owner had up a picture of Ibtihaj Muhammad, a local ...
Sunday, March 06, 2016

Gabby Douglas wins American Cup

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The world championships silver medal should have been enough to erase any doubt in Gabby Douglas’ comeback. Yes, the reigning Olympic...
Monday, January 18, 2016

Race, Jesse Owens biopic being released 02/19/2016

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Race is the first feature biopic film about African American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Alice Coachman Davis, First black Olympic gold medalist dies

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Alice Coachman Davis, the first black female to win Olympic gold, died Monday. She was 90 years old. See more about this story below: ...