Tokyo Summer OlympicsWBUR's full coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Title IX didn't fix everythingFifty years after the landmark law passed, disparities persist between the expectations set for male and female athletes, writes Amory Rowe Salem.Jul 12, 2022Swimmer Becca Meyers' Ordeal Shows Even The Paralympics Doesn't Listen To Disabled PeopleBy refusing Becca Meyers, a deaf-blind swimmer, a personal care attendant, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is treating her like a burden, writes Aimee Christian. That's the very behavior...Aug 3, 2021Simone Biles Can Fly, But She's So Much More Than Her WingsI am constantly reminding myself that I don't have anything to prove, writes Theresa Okokon. Neither do you. And neither does Simone.Resume06:13Jul 30, 2021Simone Biles' Competitive Glory Will Fade. But Her Message About Mental Health Will EndureLong after the cauldron’s flame is extinguished in Tokyo, writes Melissa Ludtke, Biles’ words will burn brightly.Jul 29, 2021The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi OsakaWatching Naomi Osaka reinforced for me that she will not be hammered down, writes Anri Wheeler. She speaks out when she wants to, and stays silent when it is an...Jul 28, 2021AdvertisementThe U.S. Women's Soccer Team Is All Of Us. Come On, Ladies, 'LFG'The U.S. Women's fight for pay equity is the latest battle in a never-ending war to prove that women are good enough, writes Cloe Axelson. Jul 23, 2021From Sarajevo To Athens, I've Covered 15 Olympic Games. Here's What We'll Miss In TokyoDuring his career with Sports Illustrated, E.M. Swift covered 15 Olympic Games. Most of the pleasantries of years past won't be present in Tokyo this summer, he writes.Jul 23, 2021
Title IX didn't fix everythingFifty years after the landmark law passed, disparities persist between the expectations set for male and female athletes, writes Amory Rowe Salem.Jul 12, 2022
Swimmer Becca Meyers' Ordeal Shows Even The Paralympics Doesn't Listen To Disabled PeopleBy refusing Becca Meyers, a deaf-blind swimmer, a personal care attendant, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is treating her like a burden, writes Aimee Christian. That's the very behavior...Aug 3, 2021
Simone Biles Can Fly, But She's So Much More Than Her WingsI am constantly reminding myself that I don't have anything to prove, writes Theresa Okokon. Neither do you. And neither does Simone.Resume06:13Jul 30, 2021
Simone Biles' Competitive Glory Will Fade. But Her Message About Mental Health Will EndureLong after the cauldron’s flame is extinguished in Tokyo, writes Melissa Ludtke, Biles’ words will burn brightly.Jul 29, 2021
The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi OsakaWatching Naomi Osaka reinforced for me that she will not be hammered down, writes Anri Wheeler. She speaks out when she wants to, and stays silent when it is an...Jul 28, 2021
The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Is All Of Us. Come On, Ladies, 'LFG'The U.S. Women's fight for pay equity is the latest battle in a never-ending war to prove that women are good enough, writes Cloe Axelson. Jul 23, 2021
From Sarajevo To Athens, I've Covered 15 Olympic Games. Here's What We'll Miss In TokyoDuring his career with Sports Illustrated, E.M. Swift covered 15 Olympic Games. Most of the pleasantries of years past won't be present in Tokyo this summer, he writes.Jul 23, 2021