Source: PHILL MAGAKOE / Getty A court ruled Tuesday that a female Olympic track and field champion with elevated levels of the male sex hormone must medically change her natural physiology in order to participate in the highest levels of…
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Curling: Another Sub-Zero Sport Hopes to Thrive In Africa
During winter in 2017, Sheila Daniel, a sixth grade pupil at St. Michael, Paderborn in Germany persuaded her Nigerian parents to attend a curling tournament where she and her friends were representing the school. It took a four-hour drive from…
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Barbie Creates Doll Inspired By Britain’s Fastest Woman Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith
The Barbie brand is continuing to put the focus on representation by creating more products that celebrate diversity and inclusivity. One of the Mattel, Inc.-owned toy company’s latest additions to its collection is a doll created in the likeness of…
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How Olympic Bobsledders Elana Meyers Taylor and Aja Evans Protect Their Skin And Hair From Winter Freeze
For Olympic bobsledders Elana Meyers Taylor, who won an Olympic silver medal (the third medal of her career!) at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea; and Aja Evans, a Chicago native, who won bronze at the 2014 Winter…
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Exclusive: Allyson Felix, the Best to Ever Do It
Her numbers are earth-shattering. In three Olympic appearances, she’s won nine medals; six gold, three silver and, following the 2016 Rio Olympics, she’s now the most decorated woman in U.S. track and field history. That record doesn’t just make Allyson…
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