Olympic Games 2024: Black athletes’ breakthrough in non-traditional sports

By Jennifer Porter GoreWord in Black

Overview:

For years, Black Olympians dominated in sports like track and field and basketball. But a new generation is breaking through in so-called “country-club sports” that typically aren’t available to young Black athletes.

With the 2024 Olympic Games underway  in Paris, France, the powerful United States swimming team will be heavily favored — again — to win the lion’s share of medals in the pool. It holds the all-time record for gold medals with 257; second-place Australia has just 69.

While . . .