What. A. Meet. 🥶
Joe Kovacs claims BACK-TO-BACK Diamond League titles (2022 & 2023) in outstanding fashion 💎
When presented with his trophy, he raised Ryan Crouser’s arm at the same time…
Legendary 👏
@resplendentmoi If track teams did that on the field, they'd be banned from EVER hosting there again!
(And only a 1/2 mile?? That's one-way right? even my stepcounter gets exhausted on meet days)
John Morton Finney was a Buffalo soldier who fought in World War 1, earned 11 degrees and practiced law until he was 106 years old.
He was believed to be the longest practicing attorney in the United States.
—John Morton-Finney (June 25, 1889 January 28, 1998) was an American civil rights activist, lawyer, and educator who earned 11 academic degrees, including 5 law degrees.
—He spent most of his career as an educator and lawyer after serving from 1911 to 1914 in the U.S. Army as a member of the 24th Infantry Regiment, better known as the Buffalo soldiers, and with the American Expeditionary Forces in
France during World War I.
—Morton-Finney taught languages at Fisk University in Tennessee and at Lincoln University in Missouri, before moving to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he taught in the Indianapolis Public Schools for forty-seven years.
—Morton-Finney was a member of the original faculty at Indianapolis's Crisps Attucks High School when it opened in 1927 and later became head of its foreign language department. He also taught at Shortridge High School and at other IPS schools.
—Morton-Finney was admitted as a member of the Bar of the Indiana Supreme Court in 1935, as a member of the Bar of the U.S. District Court in 1941, and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972.
Avid reader, Twilight fan, and the first U.S. woman to become a World Champion in the women’s discus 👑
Get to know Laulauga Tausaga ahead of her first appearance at a Wanda @Diamond_League Final 💎
🎟 https://t.co/XxIg9m1XPD
📺 NBC & Peacock
#EugeneDL 🇺🇸
I know the ultimate goal is to medal and break records. But this is a goal for me. To make the finals in the world championships in BOTH, gotta feel great!
🇳🇱 Jorinde van Klinken HAS to be one of the top performers of Budapest World Championships…
van Klinken placed 4th in the Discus final (67.20m) & 9th in the Shot Put final (19.05m) 📈
Ryan Crouser’s response when asked about how far he believes he could throw discus:
🗣️ “I think 65-67m relatively quickly, hopefully further, but it would take full time dedication”
The floor routine that secured @Simone_Biles' 8th national all-around title, a feat that no American gymnast in history has done before. #XfinityChamps https://t.co/yRhHxSEcY1
2023 has been an incredible year for Sarah Mitton and she wasn’t finished! In the women’s Shot put she wins 🇨🇦’s first silver medal at #Budapest2023 with a Season’s Best throw of 20.08m