Women We Love: Sakshi Malik
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 >
Women We Love: Helen Maroulis
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 >
Women We Love: Maryan Nuh Muse
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 >
Women We Love: Jenny Arthur
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 >
Women We Love: Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali, and Kristi Castlin
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 >
Women We Love: Fu Yuanhui
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 >
