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Neku Atawodi-Edun (born 1987), formerly Uneku Saliu-Atawodi, is a Nigerian polo player, [1] equine sports scientist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. She is one of the few black female polo players in the world, and the first to play professionally.
Katrina Adams, current president of the United States Tennis Association; Koby Altman, current General manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers [1]; Anucha Browne Sanders, former executive of the New York Knicks
First African American basketball player to play in the NBA All-Star Game: Don Barksdale in the 1953 NBA All-Star Game [25] First African American quarterback to play in the National Football League during the modern (post-World War II) era: Willie Thrower (Chicago Bears) [36]
American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of years past. From household names like Jackie Robinson to more recent history-makers like Vonetta Flowers ...
According to the Women's Sports Foundation, girls are withdrawing from sports at two times the rate of boys at the age of 14. Factors like cost and transportation are primary contributors, but the ...
Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis.
On August 3, 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg, after defeating Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu 4–1, at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [20] [21] She became the first female African-American and the first Black wrestler to win Olympic gold, [22] [23] and only the second female American to win gold, after Helen Maroulis in ...
"The women of @wnba traded in their uniforms for swimsuits and made all our swishes come true. Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike, Te'a Cooper, and DiDi Richards will be featured in our ...