Michelle Carter has done something no American woman has done in 56 years. She won a medal in the shot put and she won the GOLD!!! Athlete and Body Activist I am impressed with the fact that Michelle is outspoken about being a larger female athlete and doesn't allow that to limit or label her. ... read more >
Sara Ahmed became the FIRST ARAB WOMAN to ever win a medal in weightlifting and also became the FIRST WOMAN EVER to win a medal for Egypt. Sara Ahmed won the Bronze medal by lifting a combined weight of 562.17 pounds. Even with this great accomplishment she is not sure what will happen when she ... read more >
Simone Manuel swam a historic race at the Rio Olympics. Not only did she shatter the Olympic record, She gave the United States its first Gold Medal in the 100M Freestyle event since 1984, AND she knocked off the current World Record Holder. Simone Manuel also made history at the Rio Olympics by becoming the ... read more >
Aly Raisman is called Grandma by her teammates because at the grand old age of 22, Aly is considered old by gymnastics standards but she was DETERMINED to make it back to the Olympics to avenge her heartbreaking 2012 All Around Final. Raisman tied for third place but in the tie breaking procedure ended up ... read more >
I'm not the next Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt. I'm the first Simone Biles. How about that???? Going into the Rio Olympics it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that Simone Biles would win the All Around Olympic Title and cement her status as the best gymnast of all time. She did it. Simply the ... read more >
Kayla Harrison made American Olympic History by winning her second consecutive Gold Medal in Judo at the Rio Olympics. According to an article from USA Today, Kayla Harrison obliterated through her competition winning all four of her matches with the equivalent of what would be a knockout in Judo. Two of her matches only lasted ... read more >
Simply the best. That's all you can really say about these 5 outstanding young women. They OBLITERATED the competition in Rio and won by an astounding 8 points over Russia. I will more than likely spotlight each of these fantastic ladies at some point during the games but for now I want to celebrate them ... read more >
Kristin Armstrong has won her 3rd Consecutive Gold Medal in Cycling. (She is NOT related to Lance Armstrong) Just one day before her 43rd birthday, Armstrong is the oldest woman to ever win a cycling Gold Medal. Coming out of retirement... After a 3 year retirement, Armstrong came back to cycling in 2015. Kristin Armstrong ... read more >
Lilly King is not afraid to speak her mind. While watching the Swimming semifinals one of the big stories was that one of the Russian swimmers, Yuliya Efimova had tested positive for banned substances but was still allowed to compete in the games. After she won her qualifying heat Efimova put up her index finger signaling ... read more >
During the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, I saw a young woman marching near our American flag with a hijab on. I wanted to know more about her and her story. It turns out that Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first U.S. athlete to compete with a hijab. Trailblazing Female Athletes wearing Hijab ... read more >
