Now, Douglas is gearing up to return for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. The post Black Female Gymnasts Who Soar In the Olympics and Beyond appeared first on 21Ninety.

Because of worldwide television coverage throughout the 1960 Olympics, Rudolph gained international recognition and became an iconic figure for Black and female athletes. During the peak of the ...

let black women be silly and have fun" Thomas reacting during the Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 14 - (Source: Getty) Gabby Thomas began competing on the track at an early age. Balancing a medical ...

Black women athletes continue to have an incredible impact in sports. Yet, they are treated far differently than their white ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, emerging from a contentious seven-candidate race Thursday to take hold of one of ...

Danenberg made history in 2006 as the first Black woman to reach the summit of Everest, pushing past extreme conditions, ...

Dominique Dawes, the Maryland native who became the first Black American gymnast to win an individual medal in the Olympics, ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been elected the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the 10th ...

World Athletics has announced that it will begin genetic testing for all female track and field athletes ... The new policy could have an impact on Olympic athletes in the near future.

By Tariq Panja Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the ...