Track and field fans were glued to their televisions this week for what was arguably the most exciting 9.79 seconds of the 2024 Summer Games so far. Noah Lyles secured a gold medal for the USA on August 4 in the men’s 100-meter final, edging out silver medalist Kishane Thompson from Jamaica by just five-thousandths […]
Simone Biles’ Paris Olympics experience has ended, but it went out with a bang! Biles didn’t win the gold in the final event for floor exercise, as her rival, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, took the top prize, but it resulted in an ultimate moment of sisterhood and Black Girl Excellence! For the first time, an all-Black podium was showcased
Rebeca Andrade, the Brazilian gymnast who was widely expected to be Simone Biles‘ greatest challenger going into the 2024 Olympics, is living up to the expectations. As she has throughout the Paris games, Andrade pushed Biles to the limit in Saturday’s vault finals and finished second behind the American legend. Photo by Rodolfo Buhrer/Eurasia Sport
By Sholnn Z. Freeman No scholarship, no prior recruitment, no fanfare—yet, this Sunday, Jessika Gbai (B.A. ’22), an under-the-radar “Philly girl” and walk-on athlete from Howard University, will realize every athlete’s dream by competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “I don’t think it has sunk in yet,” Gbai said this week, speaking from Paris. “While I am
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The four-member American team that set the mixed 4x400m relay world record in Friday’s preliminary round came up short in the finals. According to Yahoo! Sports, the U.S. squad, consisting of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, and Kaylyn Brown, displayed impressive speed and endurance to secure the new record. However, the Netherlands’ breakout star,
Suni Lee, the former Olympic all-around champion, added another chapter to her storied career by securing the bronze medal in the uneven bars final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This marks the second Olympic medal on the apparatus for the American gymnast, a testament to her unwavering determination and exceptional talent. Lee’s journey to
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American boxer Omari Jones is making a name for himself at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Jones, a native of Orlando, Florida, took one step closer to winning a gold medal when he defeated Bulgaria’s Rami Mofid Kiwan 5-0 on Saturday. The rising star is now set to fight Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev in the semifinals
Former president Donald Trump will appear at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual conference in Chicago on Wednesday (July 31). The announcement came Monday night. He will sit for a panel moderated by three Black women — ABC’s Rachel Scott, FOX News’ Harris Faulkner and Semafor reporter Kadia Goba. -… Read more…
Rebeca Andrade, the Brazilian gymnast who was widely expected to be Simone Biles‘ greatest challenger going into the 2024 Olympics, is living up to the expectations. As she has throughout the Paris games, Andrade pushed Biles to the limit in Saturday’s vault finals and finished second behind the American legend. Photo by Rodolfo Buhrer/Eurasia Sport
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Simone Biles has captured the seventh Olympic gold medal of her career. Biles’ latest triumph came on Saturday when she conquered the women’s vault at the in Paris. The American star finished ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and her teammate Jade Carey. With her dominant victory in vault, Biles captured her third gold medal of
