olympics Archives - Global Black History

Black Athletes Shine at 2021 Olympic Games

Elaine Thompson-Herah strikes second gold of Tokyo 2020 in 200m final with Christine Mboma of Namibia claiming silver. Athing Mu takes 800m gold Selemon Barega won gold in 10,000m finals Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) women's 100m hurdles final winner Weightlifting-Ecuador's Barrera wins gold in women's…

Black Women Shut Out of the Olympics

When the competition gets real, white supremacists changes the rules. Caster Semenya of South Africa, Christine Mboma of Namibia, Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi, and Margaret Wambui of Kenya were all barred from participating in their signature races at the Olympic games in…

Celebrating Our Own @ Sochi 2014

Shani Davis At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis (now 31) became the first Black athlete period to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games after winning the speed skating 1000 meter event. In addition,…