by Claude Julian The whole world was glued to their television as gold-medal winner Gabrielle Douglas captured the imagination of millions as the first woman of color and the first African-American in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion. Gabby is also the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around [...]
by Qiana M When thinking of men’s track and Jamaica, one name comes to mind — Usain Bolt. The highest paid track athlete in the world first exploded onto the Olympic scene at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Fresh from clinching the Austin Sealy trophy for Outstanding Athlete at the Carifta Games in 2004 in [...]
by Qiana M Tainted by a 26 year old drought and a world record surrounded by drug allegations, witnessing the 2012 U.S. Women’s 4×100 Relay team grace the Olympic world stage was like a breath of fresh air. The virtually invincible quartet composed of U.S. sprinters Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Tianna Madison [...]
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