Category: Press
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USA Diving Nationals Is More Than Just A Dress Rehearsal
Indy Star What happens this week at the Natatorium at IUPUI will not be make-or-break for divers attempting to make the U.S. team for the Rio Olympics. It is as serious as a dress rehearsal can be, however. More than 150 divers, including Olympic gold medalist David Boudia, are competing in the winter national championships…
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Cam Awesome Wins US Olympic Boxing Trials
Kansas City Star There will be at least one local athlete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Boxer Cam F. Awesome of Lenexa punched his ticket on Saturday night in Reno, Nev. Awesome won the 201-pound division at the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Trials. He beat DeRae Crane by unanimous decision…
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Tatyana McFadden wins Best Female Paralympic Athlete of the Year!
Female Paralympic Athlete of the Year Tatyana McFadden, Track and Field Tatyana McFadden remained undefeated in world marathon majors by capturing her third straight grand slam with wins at the London, Boston, Chicago and New York City marathons. Her victory in London marked her first IPC Marathon World Championships title and came less than a…
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Daryl Homer Makes His Passion His Purpose
Black Enterprise Name: Daryl Homer Profession: Olympic Fencer Age: 25 I have put my passion to purpose by: becoming a champion for bringing under privileged athletes into the sport of fencing. Whether it’s publicly speaking on the need for diversity in the sport, teaching fencing clinics in the inner city, or supporting programs that enable…
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For Cam F. Awesome, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team is no laughing matter
Boxing Junkie The USA’s top 2016 Olympic hopeful at heavyweight is doing double duty in Reno, Nev., this week. He will be participating in the U.S. men’s Olympic Boxing Trials there all week, hoping to gain a spot on the U.S. squad for the Rio Olympics. And while he waited for competition to begin, did…
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