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Michelle Carter competes in the Women’s Shot Put today
beaut
look at this woman
shit
maria suellen altheman, women’s judo heavyweight competitor from brazil. girl is fierce.
Oscar:
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa competes in the Men’s 400m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England.
Photo by: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Five 2012 Olympic Ladies You Should Know About:
- Olympic Weightlifter Zoe Smith Shuts Down Sexist Tweets About Female Athletes’ ‘Manly’ Bodies [x]
We, as any women with an ounce of self-confidence would, prefer our men to be confident enough in themselves to not feel emasculated by the fact that we aren’t weak and feeble.
- Afghani female sprinter, Tahmina Kohistani, resists country’s old ideals, vows to show women new future [x]
My feeling is different because I’m going to do something for my country. I like to change the society, to change the mind of people about [women] and they should accept this. We are not wrong. We are right.
- After years of keeping her sport a secret from her parents, Sarah Menezes wins judo gold for Brazil. [x]
In the beginning, they used to say judo was not a girl’s sport. Then, they would complain that being an athlete was a not a proper career. I would go to my training sessions anyway, sometimes saying I had to stay longer at school, sometimes asking the neighbour to take me secretly.
- When Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi makes her Olympic debut in the 10- metre air rifle event, she will be the first woman to represent Malaysia in Olympic shooting and eight months pregnant. [x]
Every morning I talk to her and I say: ‘Mummy is going for training. Please remain calm. Don’t kick.’ But if the baby kicks I have to breathe easy and let her calm down before shooting.
- Less than a month away from the London Games, U.S. women’s soccer standout Megan Rapinoe says publicly for the first time that she is gay. [x]
To be honest I’ve been thinking about it for a while, trying to find a time that works, now leading up to the Olympics, people want to get personal stories. Our team in general is in a position where people look up to us and kids look up to us. I embrace that and I think I have a huge LGBT following. I think it’s pretty cool, the opportunity that I have, especially in sports. There’s really not that many out athletes. It’s important to be out and to live my life that way.
A tribute to the best olympian, Reese Hoffa.
Look at him.
YOU GUISE I CAN’T HANDLE THIS
It’s official: Reese Hoffa is my new favorite Olympian.
HEY GUESS WHAT
FITNESS LOOKS AND APPLIES DIFFERENTLY FOR EVERYONE
OKAY THANKS
Olympians: They come in all shapes and sizes - by Erilyn
I’m sure there are tons of fatter soccer players, table tennis players, canoers, etc., who don’t get their fair share of camera time. But these Olympic athletes, whose bodies still show us the diversity of nations — the diversity of shapes, sizes and colors that define the human condition — prove the diversity of fit (not necessarily skinny or fat) athletes and show what the human body can do.