Given the recent observance of the American Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, I thought it presented an interesting time for a column on the position of those athletes of African ancestry in our sport. ... Continue Reading
Women’s Weightlifting: A Journey of 25 Years
I don't know where the time has gone, but it has now been a quarter century since weightlifting's first women's international tournament. This was considered a leap of faith at the time. Up until then the ... Continue Reading
Breaking the Glass Hurdle: Women’s Firsts in the 2012 Olympics
Baron Pierre de Coubertin triumphantly revived the modern-day Olympics in 1896 declaring, “All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.”1 As to why women weren’t allowed to compete in these first ... Continue Reading
