#athletics olympics

[sillygoofyart]

LETS GOO MARILEIDY PAULINO WON GOLD IN ATHLETICS 🎉🎉🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[halorvic]

[omnist-angels]

The French hijab ban pisses me off so much. The very idea of a hijab ban is irrefutably a violation, undeniably discriminatory and bigoted. And to enforce it upon your athletes, your champions competing for you at like the biggest sporting event, it's so disrespectful and audacious. It's such a clear disregard for your athletes. They're not just your athletes, they're your people, but France has made it clear they don't care about French Muslims.

[mattstrahm]

NOAH LYLES crashes ARMAND DUPLANTIS' interview after he set a new pole vault world record at the Paris 2024 Olympics

[didilovesdick]

So a boxer or a shooter? Or both?

I can’t stop with this batfam x Olympics

[daegu-based-terrorist]

We should hunt Americans for sport

[elierlick]

Pundits keep claiming that there are no trans men competing with other men. In reality, there are dozens of amazing trans men playing in the men's leagues, including some impressive Olympic athletes. Here are 5 trans sportsmen who recently joined men's divisions:

Japanese champion boxer Shindo Go generated much interest when he announced he was rejoining the ring in the men's division after transitioning. He just had his first trial fight in December, narrowly losing (29-27) to his opponent. He's set to return professionally this year!

Brazil's champion table tennis player Luca Kumahara began playing against other men in December. He quickly became a finalist in a national competition, defeated only by the championship winner. The 29-year-old trans man is currently providing commentary at the Olympics after playing in the 2012, 2016, and 2021 games.

Loui Sand is a Swedish handball player. He thought he would have to retire in 2019 when he transitioned but Kärra HF contracted him to play on the men's team shortly after! Unfortunately, like too many trans athletes, he had to end his career early in 2022 due to harassment.

Danny Baker started boxing when he was just 14. After transitioning in his 20s, he became Britain's first professional trans boxer in the men's division. He's already won several matches against cis men and continues to fight his way up the ranks!

Finally, fencer Bobbie Hirsch joined his college men's team last year as their first trans male fencer. He placed in the NCAA regionals only weeks after starting. I want to highlight Bobbie because, like many other young trans men, he will undoubtedly make history with his athletic skills.

Know anyone else who didn't make it onto this list? Let me know in a comment or reblog!

[legilimensims]

this is worth keeping in mind whilst we have fun watching our TVs, cheering for our faves.

[blackisdivine]

Women's 4 x 100m relay Gold medalists in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome

Left to right: Wilma Rudolph, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones and Martha Hudson

Women's 4 x 100m relay Gold medalists in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Left to right: Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas and Sha'Carri Richardson

Black Beauty & Excellence.

[nanamis-username]

rhasidat adeleke ☘️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[flieslikeamoron]

standout opening ceremony moments

the celebration of the menage a trois

the heavy metal french revolution

these giant heads

the BMXers in these little outfits and wigs

[the-irreverend]

Maturity is when you stop obsessing about which country wins the most medals and start rooting for the athletes from countries that have never won a single medal (Bangladesh, the Congo, Albania, etc).

[bahoreal]

watching the olympics my absolute hatred of america disappears for exactly the length of simone biles' routines

[braziliansource]

rebecca andrade & flávia saraiva olympic medalists besties ☆

[momosane]

Letsile Tebogo won Botswana their first ever Olympic gold medal! and became the first African to win the men’s 200m at the Olympics.

He dedicated his gold medal to his mother who passed away just a few months ago. His nails have her initials and her birthday on his track spikes to honor her.