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Triumph: Jesse Owens And The Berlin Olympics
Fabric Origin2 hours agoDuring the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, African American athlete Jesse Owens made Olympic history by winning four gold medals in track and field events. This HISTORY Channel documentary explores Owens' dedication, perseverance, and triumph over Hitler's Aryan supremacy agenda. It also highlights his resilience against racism in both Germany and the U.S., solidifying his status as one of the greatest and most impactful athletes of all time.
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- 0:54Triumph: Jesse Owens And The Berlin OlympicsFabric OriginDuring the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, African American athlete Jesse Owens made Olympic history by winning four gold medals in track and field events. This HISTORY Channel documentary explores Owens' dedication, perseverance, and triumph over Hitler's Aryan supremacy agenda. It also highlights his resilience against racism in both Germany and the U.S., solidifying his status as one of the greatest and most impactful athletes of all time.2 hours ago
- 4:06Indonesia has its very first Olympic gymnastReuters VideosSTORY: Twenty-four year-old Rifda Irfanaluthfi has had challenge after challenge on the road to her dream. The athlete was hospitalized after a sharp landing in Belgium. Then came good news, and bad news. First, the bad news: she was told she had to undergo surgery. But hours later, she found out that she'd become the first Indonesian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics. :: Graphic Title: Trailblazers :: Rifda Irfanaluthfi, Indonesian Olympic Gymnast "I was panicking. I don't think I made it, I thought. But then all of a sudden my friend came and said, 'You made it!'." Its been almost two years since her surgery. After countless hours of daily practice, Rifda is getting ready for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She will compete in artistic gymnastics, including events on the beam, vault, and uneven bars. Ranked 52nd globally, Rifda always aspired to be a professional athlete. However, Indonesia is known more for excelling in sports like badminton and weightlifting. Rifda hopes her debut at the Games will raise the profile of gymnastics in Southeast Asia, where it's often overlooked. She jokes that gymnastics is so unknown in Indonesia, that some people still think she does aerobics. And Rifda says that she only received enough government support after qualifying. "For now, I thank God that the government support is good, although previously there was a lot that was lacking, but because I made it to the Olympics, they started to pay more attention to me. I do appreciate the support, which at first I felt was unsatisfactory, but it’s much better now.” Longtime coach and former gymnast Eva Butar-Butar agrees- -she says support as it stands now makes it hard for Indonesian athletes to reach the global stage. ::Eva Butar-Butar, Gymnastics Coach "It's not because we don't have the athletes, physically our gymnasts are ideally small in stature and indeed what is needed is a small body, but it's the lack of support system that makes it difficult for Indonesian athletes to reach the world level, as well as their mentality." Rifda attributes much of her success to her parents, who proudly display her athletic achievements at home. But her mother Yulies Andriana says building her daughter's dream wasn't always easy. :: Yulies Andriana, Rifda's Mother "What made me sad is her clothes. I couldn't afford costly training and gymnastics clothes, so we always had to thrift for secondhand clothes in the market. It was sad, but it was all I could do. Whatever I could do, whatever extent or financial effort could be done, I did." Yulies says Rifda faces another challenge in Indonesia. Religious conservatives have harassed Rifda online for wearing leotards, labeling her photos as 'pornographic'. :: Jakarta, Indonesia Despite that, Rifda is spending the weeks ahead of Paris hunkered down and training in a rundown gym in East Jakarta- -honing her skills on an old balance beam and worn-out mats while managing her knee injury. Rifda admits she is nervous to be up against other gymnasts, but for her, going for gold isn't the point. "Other athletes are brilliant, and I'm not. I do still think like that sometimes, but I tell myself that I can do it too, I'm also capable. For this Olympics, my target isn't a gold medal, so I should just relax."4 hours ago
- 8:36Freestylin' with The Roots: Paris Olympics, Vacationing in New YorkNBCJimmy chats with members of the audience and asks The Roots to improv songs about them on the spot.8 hours ago
- 1:23Paris 2024 shows the almost-finished Olympic swimming poolNBC Sports Bay AreaParis 2024 officials unveiled their almost-finished swimming pool for the Olympic Games on Wednesday. Paris 2024 shows the almost-finished Olympic swimming pool originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area10 hours ago
- 0:52Illinois high jump NCAA champ Rose Yeboah headed to OlympicsWCIA ChampaignCHAMPAIGN (WCIA) -- The smile hasn't come off Rose Yeboah's face all week. The Illinois redshirt junior won the NCAA high jump championship on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, setting a new NCAA meet and school record in the process clearing 1.97m (6-5 1/2 feet). The leap qualified her for this summer's Olympics in Paris, where she will represent her home country of Ghana.10 hours ago
- 5:39Rachel Nichols on why Caitlin Clark: 'The US Women's team is hardest to make in all of sports' | The HerdFOX News VideosRachel Nichols joins Colin Cowherd to discuss Caitlin Clark being snubbed from the Olympics team. 'The US Women's team is hardest to make in all of sports'12 hours ago
- 0:50Infamous Tonya Harding costume up for auctionKOIN PortlandThe attire Portland-born figure skater Tonya Harding wore the day after the notorious attack on Nancy Kerrigan, and at the ensuing U.S. Olympics, is now up for auction.12 hours ago
- 0:59For sport climber Brooke Raboutou, climbing is a family affairNBC Sports Bay AreaU.S. sport climber Brooke Raboutou learned how to climb with her parents, who also competed in the sport. For sport climber Brooke Raboutou, climbing is a family affair originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area14 hours ago