Article 5MYWE Sydney McLaughlin Sets World Record in 400m Hurdles; Tamyra Mensah-Stock Becomes 1st Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold in Wrestling

Sydney McLaughlin Sets World Record in 400m Hurdles; Tamyra Mensah-Stock Becomes 1st Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold in Wrestling

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Jay Connor
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On the same day we learned that both Simone Biles and U.S. shot-putter Raven Saunders suffered personal tragedies during the Tokyo Olympics-Biles' aunt died just two days prior to her competing in the balance beam event; Saunders lost her mother shortly after she won the silver medal in the shot put-came the news that...

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