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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
8/2/2021
Simone Biles is the Latest Olympian to Withhold Her Labor for Change
by Johanna Mellis
Simone Biles' decision not to compete in several gymnastic events is part of a legacy of athletes' refusal to compete dating back to Hungarian athletes' protests of Communist repression in 1956.
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
7/29/2021
Simone Biles has Courageously Exposed the Blurred Line between Medicine and Abuse
by Wendy Kline
Simone Biles has worked to ensure that Dr. Larry Nasser's abuse of gymnasts under his care is not forgotten. This abuse was enabled by the authoritarian culture of both medicine and sports which keep women from exercising bodily autonomy.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
7/26/2021
A History of Gymnastics from Ancient Greece to Tokyo 2020
From classical civilization to Olga Korbut to Tokyo 2020, here’s what you need to know about gymnastics’ evolution over the past two millennia.
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