Mostimportant,theirparentsandthosearoundthemsupportedthedream.LorettaDawes,whose16-year-olddaughter,Dominique,wasoneofthefirstfemaleblackgymnaststorepresenttheUnitedStatesintheOlympics,recentlytoldthepressthatbringingupaworld-classathleteisn'teasy.Foranentireyearbeforethe1992Olympics,sherarelysawherdaughter,who...
However, at her sixth Olympics in Tokyo, Portela finally broke through, winning silver in the women's K1 200m. “It has been 20 years since the first Games, but look, it is never too late and it is (a medal) very well received. I am very, very happy, ” the Galician athlete tol...
The world's best athletes will be in Paris this summer at the 2024 Summer Olympics. If you're planning on watching some of the Games, it won't take long for you to come across an athlete who participated in an NCAA sport. In fact, if you're watching T...
M: I know that an athlete's service will not live long, and they need to endure the pain that ordinary people cannot accept. Since the end of the Tokyo Olympics, Quan Hongchan has also participated in many competitions. O...
Sometimes images are the best way to honor the figures we've lost. When tragedy swiftly reminds us that sports are far from the most consequential thing in life, we can still look back on an athlete's winning moment that felt larger than life, remaining grateful for their sacrifice on the...
“When monitoring my well-being became part of my lifestyle, I became a better athlete and person.” In addition to being a role model to the women she coaches, Hirata leads well-being sessions for EY employees as part of the company’s mission to “build a better working world” and...
The official start of these Olympics will be one of a kind. Rather than walking around a stadium, athlete delegations will parade through the heart of Paris in boats along the winding Seine. The opening ceremony will still feature colorful team outfits, the waving of flags and traditional fanf...
SinceRudy Gobertentered the NBA in 2013 as the 27th overall pick of theUtah Jazz, he has been known as an affable French import, a 7-foot-1 "Stifle Tower" -- with a remarkable 7-foot-9 wingspan -- who won consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards anchoring his...
Sometimes images are the best way to honor the figures we've lost. When tragedy swiftly reminds us that sports are far from the most consequential thing in life, we can still look back on an athlete's winning moment that felt larger than life, remaining grateful for their sacrifice on the...
A tremendous all-round athlete, Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a basketball star, and won two gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. She then enjoyed a highly successful golf career, winning 55 tournaments. She also helped found the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1949 and ...