Seba Johnson became the first African American female to compete in Alpine Skiing ... At the age of 14, she was also the youngest Alpine ski racer in Olympic history. She finished 28th, besting ...

A study suggested that Faith Kipyegon, the female record-holder, could do it under the right conditions. She is set to try in ...

That same year, she was the first African American woman to join ... 4x400m relay for both the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. The ...

The Olympic alternate steadily reeled in Annie Frisbie in the final miles to place seventh in a huge personal best.

Before the Olympics, many African-American athletes had talked of joining ... "That's for college kids." The four women runners on the U.S. 400-meter relay team dedicated their victory to the ...

In case you have not already heard, Simone Biles was revealed as the Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2025 on Monday, ...

After upstaging powerhouses the United States and Jamaica to win a rare Olympic sprint gold for Africa, Letsile Tebogo aims ...

Boston Marathon features the deepest and fastest American field, with each runner at different points in their career.

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to ... quotas of men and women athletes at the 2024 Paris ...

A signature Bach policy also has been gender parity, with equal quotas of men and women athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics and giving a better balance of female members of the IOC and the ...