#olympic athlete

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Rayssa Leal 🇧🇷

🥉 Women's street

Paris 2024 Olympics

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Miles Chamley-Watson

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Jeffrey Louis

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SANDRA FARMER-PATRICK Sports Illustrated For Kids trading card (1989)

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Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set alight by ex-boyfriend

Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, had suffered extensive burns after Sunday’s attack. The authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted after returning home from church with her two…

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

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So a boxer or a shooter? Or both?

I can’t stop with this batfam x Olympics

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"MOE HERSCOVITCH, a swell fellow and a fine sportsman, also a Great War veteran is in a precarious condition as the result of being set upon when he went to the assistance of his nephew who was being roughly handled at Plage Laval … Herscovitch we are informed was handing out a beating to three men when allies came to their aid knocked him down and put the boots to him… He may lose the sight of one of his eyes, have the sight of another impaired .. Herscovitch was always a clean sportsman who was a terrific player for the old M.A.A.A. team in 1919… He was a fine boxer, an Olympic in fact and he went so far in the pro ring as to fight the great Mickey Walker with credit … We have known him for many years and never knew him to do an unsportsmanlike thing. So it would seem to be in order to have an investigation of the fracas leading up to his injury…We mean a provincial investigation and not one of those villagey things that puts such affairs to racial animosity... Herscovitch we feel sure didn't start the affray… Anyway he is badly injured and even if he was to blame a full investigation should follow. Buffalo and Cleveland have decided to stay with the American League. They will have to pull a lot of other clubs along with them. Their entry will likely only be delayed a year or so…." - from the Montreal Star. July 28, 1943. Page 22.

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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!

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

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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.

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