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The Best Tennis Gear for Beginners, According to Pros
Has watching the Paris Olympics and the US Open gotten you hyped about tennis and itching to pick up a…
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Katie Ledecky’s Top Recovery Tips Help Her Manage POTS, Fuel Her Body, and Get Her Mind Back in the Game
Few athletes achieved more at the Paris Games than swimmer Katie Ledecky. She won four medals, including gold in the…
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Last Year, Ali Truwit Lost Her Lower Leg in a Shark Attack. Now, She’s a Paralympic Medalist
For Ali Truwit, the past 16 months have been a story of trauma, resilience, and—as of last night—triumph. In May…
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5 Things to Know About Nikki Hiltz, Team USA’s First Openly Trans Track Athlete
The issue of trans athletes competing in sport has remained, frustratingly, a heated debate. But Nikki Hiltz, a Team USA…
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The Olympic Games Look A Lot More Joyful This Year—And We’re All for It
It’s been a while since the Olympics have been, well, this fun. Whatever is in the air (we won’t talk…
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8 Things to Know About Gabby Thomas, the Harvard Grad Who Won Gold in the 200m
Being an Olympian is just the first thing about Gabby Thomas, the 27-year-old star sprinter from Northampton, Massachusetts, who won…
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3 Trans Athletes on Why Being Excluded From Women’s Sports Is So Devastating
What happens when the sport you love, the one you have spent your entire life dedicated to, decides you are…
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Cyclist Kristen Faulkner Won Olympic Gold Just 7 Years After She First Started Biking
One of the best things about the Olympics is that nothing’s set in stone. Athletes having the day of their…
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Olympic Equestrians Are Jumping Over Literal Works of Art—Here Are All Our Favorites
The barriers depict everything from pastries to the famous French wine-making process—and even a mini Eiffel Tower. Stephen McCarthy/Getty Images…
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What Exactly Is Steeplechase (and Why Is There…a Water Pit on the Track?!)
Runners continue for a total of seven and a half laps, clearing five evenly-spaced barriers with every loop. Where TF…
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