Women continue to shatter barriers in these Olympic Games Kimia Alizadeh became the FIRST Iranian Woman to win an Olympic Medal. She won a Bronze Medal in the 57kg division for Taekwondo The 18 year old athlete is SO excited to be the first to have won a medal for her country and she believes ... read more >
Sakshi Malik won the first medal of the Rio Games for India by winning a Bronze medal in the 58kg division of Women's Wrestling. She is only the 4th Female Indian Athlete to Medal and she is the first Indian woman to win a medal in wrestling. Overcoming Stereotypes and Ridicule Wrestling runs in Sakshi Malik's ... read more >
Helen Maroulis has won the first ever Gold Medal for the United States in Women's Wrestling. Maroulis beat legendary Japanese wrestler, Saori Yoshida. To put how EPIC Maroulis' victory is, consider this: Saori Yoshida is the 3x defending Olympic Champion and has won 13 Consecutive World Championships. Overcoming Obstacles and Sacrificing everything for a dream ... read more >
Maryan Nuh Muse finished the 400M race in 1:10:14. This would not qualify her for a High School State Final. She finished dead last in the competition. She was 57 out of 57. However 19 year old Maryan Nuh Muse was a champion the moment she stepped on the track. She is from Somalia and ... read more >
Jenny Arthur may have finished 6th at the Rio Olympics but she has set a new American Record in the 75kg division. She lifted a total of 535 pounds. Arthur set a new American record in women's 75kg competition with her 107kg snatch. She broke Doreen Fullhart's record of 106kg set at the 2006 national championship. Arthur ... read more >
Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, and Kristi Castlin have made history. It is the first sweep by a country in the 100M hurdles and the first sweep in history for U.S. women in Olympic track and field. Brianna Rollins Brianna Rollins brought the United States its first Gold on the track. She won the race in ... read more >
Fu Yuanhui has done something unthinkable: She has admitted to having a period and she did so in public. This is what she said after finishing fourth in the 4x100 relay. According to an article in NPR, she was doubled over and seen grimacing. This is what she told the reporter "Actually, my period started ... read more >
Allyson Felix is the most decorated United States Female Track and Field Athlete of All Time. She has now won 7 Medals in her Olympic Career just surpassing legendary Track and Field Athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee. According to an article on the Team USA website, no woman in history has won as many world outdoor championship gold ... read more >
Things that used to get me bullied are the things that made me to become an Olympian. Consider that when some jerk tries to tear you down. — Sarah Robles (@roblympian) May 28, 2016 That's what the, "Strongest woman in America" Sarah Robles said on Twitter in response to the trolls who have a whole ... read more >
The last race of Michael Phelps' career ended with a Gold Medal in the 4x100 relay. It was a fitting end for a man called the "Greatest Swimmer of all Time" and perhaps the "Greatest Olympian of all time" with 28 Gold medals and 23 of them Gold it's hard not to argue with ... read more >
