Via Ms. Magazine, an article on the six athletes - including three women - who will represent Afghanistan in the 2024 Olympics despite the Taliban's refusal to acknowledge the feamale Afghan athletes competing for their home [...]
July
22,
2024
Via The Economist, bold commentary on how pausing the Olympics might jolt the world into grasping the severity of the climate challenge:
The Olympics have always been about more than just sport. Since 1896 they have [...]
Via The Guardian, an inspiring look at how 37 remarkable athletes have overcome harrowing tales of hardship and tragedy to make it to the Paris Games:
Farida Abaroge jogged across the athletics track in Normandy in the [...]
July
18,
2024
Via Yes Magazine, a report on a new book examining skateboarding's gender-inclusive history:
As skateboarding becomes an Olympic event, “Drop In” chronicles the women, nonbinary, and queer skaters who have made the [...]
Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how - a century ago - Alice Milliat fought for the inclusion of female athletes in the Olympics. Her contribution, long overlooked, is now being recognized.
It was 1922, two [...]
Via Power Plays, a report on the 100-year fight for gender equality in Olympic track and field:
Hi, friends! So, somehow, we are 19 (NINETEEN) days away from the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [...]