Australian sprinter Riley Day has always dreamt of being an Olympian. But with no sponsors to help her compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 21-year-old worked at a grocery store to save money. Riley’s running career began when she was nine years old. No stranger to the big stage, she competed in the 200 …
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Two athletes from America and New Zealand who represented their country during the 2016 Olympics 5,000-meter qualifying race are winning the hearts of people across the globe. Not because they have earned a gold medal for their country during the prestigious sports fest, but because they have shown the world what true sportsmanship looks like. During …
It’s hard to say goodbye to something you love, but for 46-year-old gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, she knew it was time. Chusovitina, who represented Uzbekistan in the Tokyo Olympics, received a standing ovation after competing in her eighth Olympic Games. Chuso, as she is fondly called by the gymnastics community, is a respected figure in the …