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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘London Olympics 2012’
Olympic Bonus: Jamaica Men’s 4×100 Relay
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 [...]
Olympic Bonus: US Womens 4×100 Relay
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 [...]
A Little Dash: Williams Sisters Gold
by Dash West | ARCHIVES In the long standing list of accomplishments, Venus and Serena Williams have etched their names in tennis history for generations. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London provided tremendous drama as Serena Williams thunderous 100 mph serve thoroughly thumped Maria Sharapova in the women’s singles gold medal match at the 2012 [...]
Letter From The Editor: Usain Bolt
by Claude Julian | ARCHIVES Along with his Jamaican teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 meters relay. Bolt is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and a five-time World champion. He was the first to achieve a “double [...]