🇫🇷 Four years ago, Maja Chwalińska was battling depression so severe she could barely get out of bed.
Last week, the 24-year-old arrived in Paris ranked No. 114 in the world, with no sponsors, no guaranteed income, and uncertainty over how she would even pay for her hotel room.
She fought through three qualifying matches just to enter the French Open, then stunned the tennis world with nine straight victories to reach the final.
Now she is guaranteed at least $1.6 million, with $3.25 million awaiting if she wins the title.
A week ago she was worrying about a hotel bill. Today, she is living proof that fairy tales sometimes do come true.
Maria Sharapova congratulates Mirra Andreeva on IG after she won Roland Garros
“Proud of you Mirra. 🥹 The celebration says it all. Excited, but not satisfied. The sign of a champion.”
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Was Sabastian Sawe’s world record not even the craziest marathon performance of the day?? 🤯
Vincent Mauri ran his first marathon the Glass City Marathon in Toledo, OH, this morning… and won in 2:05:54, becoming only the fourth American ever to break 2:06.
The 25-year-old @NDXCTF and @SunDevilTFXC alum won by 15 MINUTES running solo on a USATF-certified course. Mauri finished his collegiate career in 2025 with PBs of 3:59.05 (mile), 7:50.33 (3000m), and 13:34.03 (5000m).
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE 🫨
Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person ever to break the 2-hour barrier in official race conditions, storming to a historic 1:59:30‼️
@KejelchaYomif, on his marathon debut, also breaks 2 hours with a stunning 1:59:41 and @jacobkiplimo2 clocks 2:00:28, also faster than the previous world record 😤
🚨 NEW OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION
Differences in Hamstring Muscle-Tendon Unit Geometry and Function Between Elite Sprint and Jump Athletes and Recreationally Active Controls
Read here: https://t.co/P9NPnCJxkZ
Detail on my final PhD study in the thread below.👇🏻
I'd note that using research to guide decision-making includes synthesizing the body of research on a topic and, as objectively as possible, drawing conclusions that take into account the strength of the evidence (not cherry-picking!).
Evidence-based fitness doesn't mean relying on research to tell you how to train. Rather, it uses research to guide decision-making and individualizes program design using expertise in combo w/a person’s goals/abilities/lifestyle. See our paper @HeWaHippo
https://t.co/738ErWreID