In April, Maiga was appointed president of FIBA’s council for children’s basketball, or mini-basketball, in Africa. His sister Hamchetou Maiga-Ba played at Old Dominion, was…
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Tag: Women and Girls
Female Sprinters Take the Spotlight at Tokyo’s ‘Superfast’ Track
TOKYO — For years, the 100-meter dash was synonymous with one stupendously fast human: Usain Bolt, who won three straight Olympic titles before he retired…
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An San Won Her Third Gold Medal. Detractors Are Criticizing Her Haircut.
SEOUL — South Korea’s female archers have been a dominant force, winning every women’s team competition since the event was first introduced at the 1988…
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Why Elite Female Athletes Are Turning Away From Major Sponsors
Ms. Carreon-John noted that more than a third of the U.S. track and field women’s roster is made up of Nike athletes. “Individual situations of…
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Mississippi Explains All on Abortion
Attorney General Lynn Fitch of Mississippi made nationwide news last week when she asked the Supreme Court to overturn its two leading precedents on the…
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Who Decides What a Champion Should Wear?
In the end, the mid-sleeved, long-legged unitard didn’t make it to the gymnastics team final at the Olympics. The German women who wore it to…
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The Skateboarders Taking Over Are Among The Youngest Olympians in Tokyo
TOKYO — Youth was served to a global audience on Monday when two 13-year-old skateboarders fought to the final trick to determine the winner of…
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‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer Rodney Alcala Dies
Rodney Alcala, who was known as the “Dating Game Killer” and was convicted in the murders of six women and one girl in the 1970s,…
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What’s the Best Way to Protect Sex Workers? Depends on Whom You Ask.
Ms. Candii backs the Stop Violence bill. She is part of a coalition of current and former sex workers, human rights organizations and social justice…
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Files Brief in Equal Pay Lawsuit
The United States women’s soccer team filed its opening brief on Friday in an appeal of their ongoing equal pay lawsuit against the United States…
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