#baton relay

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バトンリレー

バトンリレーは、チームのメンバーがバトンと呼ばれる棒を順番に受け渡しながら走る競技です。一般的に、各チームには複数のランナーが所属しており、決められた距離を走り、バトンをつなぎながらゴールを目指します。バトンを渡す際には、決められたゾーン内で行わなければならず、正しい方法で渡すことが求められます。バトンリレーは、チームワークや走力、バトンパスなどの技術が勝敗を分ける要素となり、陸上競技の大会や学校の運動会などで実施される人気の競技です。

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[awsok]

ep.65 / ep.98

[gifs-of-puppets]

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale (2023)

[maximura]

Oh Sha’Carri Richardson has finally won a Gold medal, justice for people judging her appearance and personal life choices. And Imane Khelif won her Gold, and had the other competitors supporting it. And shout out to that Chinese diver Yani who looked physically injured and ill but came from 7th place to get 3rd, after a disastrous first dive. And the Australian Stingers who defeated the reigning champion USA water polo team in a penalty shoot out. True grit, honestly.

[sunshineandlyrics]

🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻This would be so fun to watch! (Wait for it)

[chamerionwrites]

Also - and this is both my own subjective opinion, and something which must be judged subjectively even by people who agree with me - I think that the very best adaptations/sequels/prequels/otherwise derivative or transformative works can go in all sorts of wild and unexpected directions, but should start by picking up what the original story was putting down.

[rammsteinot6]

[rocket-sith]

When you find yourself ready to tag shit with Obi-Wan Kenobi and/or Anakin Skywalker's names while mentally picturing TCW-era explosions and negotiation tactics, yet the actual post is "incorrect" Loki quotes... it really makes you wonder how many gods of mischief D+ can handle.

[high-jinxx]

time to go to a track meet and eat some popsicles 😋😋 wish me luckkkk

ill be back later

(IM SO EXCITED FOR HIGH JUMP)

[liliavalley]

if cecil paved the way for jon jarchivst magnus archives in terms of eye-themed reporters of supernatural events and happenings then does that mean kevin paved the way for daniel ⛺️⛺️

[zagreusboon]

Megan thee stallion, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, and Laufey have all been running around in my head lately

[405blazeitt]

last night we watched the suiyobi no downtown where they had the toothless sports day, in which they could have an infinite number of participants on each team but only 100 teeth, and it made me feel like there are still so many novel ideas out there waiting to be explored

[reblog-house]

Bo and I playing relay races with fixations.

[baddywronglegs]

Around the world today, the penumbra of the rising of the first sun of May is lined with onlookers and wellwishers, eyes on the eastern horizon to catch the first glimpse of a new season.

Because in our hearts, this is how summer returns to the northern hemisphere; this sun a baton passed in the annual relay as the south prepares for what winter may bring.

Among our number, where the hilltops flatten enough for people to trust their feet in the gloom, for over a century now morris dancers have set out in the fading dark to dance in the dawn, for the same reason we do anything: because it's what we do. That's all tradition is, after all.

And every year, alongside the bells, a passage from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather rings in my mind.

"The sun would have risen just the same, yes?"

NO.

"Oh, come on. You can't expect me to believe that. It's an astronomical fact."

THE SUN WOULD NOT HAVE RISEN.

...

"Really? Then what would have happened, pray?"

A MERE BALL OF FLAMING GAS WOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED THE WORLD.

And so, every year, follow the sound of bells and sticks, the chorus of voices singing Hal And Tow, and you'll find a bunch of knackered weirdos in the middle of nowhere in daft hats and a chill breeze, but proud of what they've done.

After all, we just made the sun rise.

[reasoningdaily]

My former U.S. Track and Field teammate Tori Bowie, who was found dead in her home in Florida on May 2, of complications related to childbirth at 8 months pregnant, was a beautiful runner. She was effortless. At the Rio Olympics, I ran the second leg of the 4 x 100 relay. Tori was the anchor. When she got the baton, I remember thinking, “it’s over.” She just accelerated. When she crossed the finish line, I couldn’t wait to run over to her to celebrate. It was her first, and only, Olympic gold medal.

She also picked up a silver (in the 100-m) and bronze (200-m) in Brazil. The next year, at the 2017 World Championships in London, Tori won the 100-m title, earning the title of “world’s fastest woman.” Tori started out as a long jumper. So seeing her thrive as a sprinter was a huge deal. She was just such a bright light, and people were getting to see that.

Tori grew up in Mississippi and had this huge Southern accent. She didn’t take herself too seriously. You felt this sense of ease when you were around her. I last saw her in early 2021, in San Diego, where she was training. She gave me the biggest hug; something about her spirit was just very, very sweet. I felt her sweetness come over me that day.

Tori was 32 when she died. According to the autopsy, possible complications contributing to Bowie’s death included respiratory distress and eclampsia��seizures brought on by preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that can occur during pregnancy. I developed preeclampsia during my pregnancy with my daughter Camryn, who was born in November 2018. The doctors sent me to the hospital, where I would deliver Camryn during an emergency C-section, at 32 weeks. I was unsure if I was going to make it. If I was ever going to hold my precious daughter.

Like so many Black women, I was unaware of the risks I faced while pregnant. According to the CDC, in 2021 the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 2.6 times the rate for white women. About five days before I gave birth to Camryn, I was having Thanksgiving dinner with my family. I mentioned that my feet were swollen. As we went around the table, the women shared their experiences during pregnancy. My cousin said she also had swollen feet. My mom didn’t. Not once did someone say, ‘oh, well, that’s one of the indicators of preeclampsia.’ None of us knew. When I became pregnant, my doctor didn’t sit me down and tell me, ‘these are things that you should look for in your pregnancy, because you are at a greater risk to experience these complications.’

That needs to change, now, especially in light of Tori’s tragic passing. Awareness is huge. Serena Williams had near-death complications during her pregnancy. Beyoncé developed preeclampsia. I hate that it takes Tori’s situation to put this back on the map and to get people to pay attention to it. But oftentimes, we need that wake-up call.

The medical community must do its part. There are so many stories of women dying who haven’t been heard. Doctors really need to hear the pain of Black women.

Luckily, there’s hope on several fronts. Congress has introduced the Momnibus Act, a package of 13 bills crafted to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health and improve outcomes across the board. California passed Momnibus legislation back in 2021. These laws make critical investments in areas like housing, nutrition, and transportation for underserved communities. Further, several pharmaceutical companies are making advances on early detection and treatment of preeclampsia.

Three gold medalists from that 4 x 100 relay team in Rio set out to become mothers. All three of us—all Black women—had serious complications. Tianna Madison has shared that she went into labor at 26 weeks and entered the hospital “with my medical advance directive AND my will.” Tori passed away. We’re dealing with a Black Maternal Health crisis. Here you have three Olympic champions, and we’re still at risk.

I would love to have another child. That’s something that I know for sure. But will I be here to raise that child? That’s a very real concern. And that’s a terrifying thing. This is America, in 2023, and Black women are dying while giving birth. It’s absurd.

I’m hopeful that things can get better. I’m hopeful that Tori, who stood on the podium at Rio, gold around her neck and sweetness in her soul, won’t die in vain.

—as told to Sean Gregory