International Sports

LEAD: IT’S easy to sympathize with Zola Budd, the barefooted middle-distance runner from South Africa who first made headlines as the wonder teen-ager who challenged world records. In 1984 when she adopted British citizenship and ran in British colors, Budd’s youthfulness, lanky stride and record times upset the established hierarchy of female distance runners. IT’S […]

Use Arrow Keys to Navigate Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 1Naomi OsakaTim Clayton – Corbis//Getty Images Sport: Tennis Five years after becoming pro, Osaka gained national attention in 2018 after besting Serena Williams in the US Open final, earning her first Grand Slam title. A year later, she won the Australian Open and became the […]

ANKARA Black athletes have guided the US sports for many years internationally but this country is still fighting racism and discrimination amid George Floyd’s murder in May. Several world-famous athletes such as ex-basketball superstar Michael Jordan, boxer Muhammad Ali, tennis veteran Serena Williams, the former track and field athlete Carl Lewis, and artistic gymnast Simone […]

(CNN) Across the sports world, athletes took a stand for Black Lives Matter on Wednesday night by holding an unprecedented wildcat strike and refusing to play their regularly scheduled games. The decision started with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and stemmed from the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. The stand quickly […]

(CNN) As the world’s top athletes head into the Tokyo Olympics, a wave of penalizations and criticism are shedding light onto how Black women in sports are treated. In recent weeks, the governing body for aquatic sports refused to approve the use of a swimming cap designed to accommodate natural Black hair during . . […]

Both men and women have dominated the world of sports. Female athletes have made significant strides in various disciplines, captivating global audiences with their extraordinary talent, determination, and achievements. We will delve into their impact on their respective sports and highlight their contributions to the broader landscape of women’s athletics. The 20 Most famous female […]

by Astha Madan Grover The world of elite sports is one wherein women of color are discriminated against. The definitions of femininity are restricted to those imposed by the Global North, and women who do not fit the standard of western female physicality are singled out. Caster Semenya, an Olympic athlete who hails from South […]

When Usain Bolt smashed the 100-meter World Record in Berlin of August 2009, it was both expected and unexpected. In Beijing of August 2008, Bolt ran the 100-meter in 9.69 and beat the rest of his competitors by a mile. In August 2009, he ran it in 9.58, which led to him becoming the fastest […]

Caster Semenya, Aminatou Seyni, Margaret Wambui, and Francine Niyonsaba have been barred from competing in their preferred Olympic event because of their natural testosterone levels. World Athletics passed hormone regulations in 2018. The rules say intersex women must lower their natural testosterone levels with medication in order to compete.  Thanks for signing up! Access your […]