There is a chance that not many people, outside Olympic historians, have ever heard the name Tommy Kono. Google Doogle is making sure that never happens again and that he is always remembered. On Sunday, Google honored Kono on what would have been his 91st birthday with a Doodle animation depicting the clean and jerk, one of the more common weightlifting exercises. Kono was held in an internment camp during World War II at the age of 12, one of more… Source link
Read More »Google Doodle honors Japanese American weightlifter Tommy Kono
Happy birthday, Tommy Kono. Google In 1942, the then-12-year-old Tommy Kono was forced into an… Source link
Read More »Olympic weightlifter questions fairness of transgender rival
A Belgian weightlifter facing the prospect of competing against a transgender athlete at the Tokyo Olympics calls the situation “unfair.” Anna Vanbellinghen spoke out against the eligibility of New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard, who is on track to compete in the +87kg super heavyweight division at the upcoming Tokyo Games. Hubbard, 43, used to compete as a man. She transitioned at 35 years old and is eligible under International Olympic Committee guidelines to participate in Olympic… Source link
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