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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: An Iron Man Purse With A Built In Arc Reactor

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 5:03 pm, August 10th, 2012

But can it power my iPhone and my Kindle? (via Neatorama.)

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While You Were Sleeping: Sarah Attar Makes History as First Saudi Woman to Compete in Athletics at the Olympics

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:01 am, August 8th, 2012

Saudi Arabia’s Sarah Attar made history in the 800m heats by becoming the first woman from her country to compete in athletics at the Olympics. She finished 43 seconds behind heat winner Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei of Kenya.

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While You Were Sleeping: Tiki Gelana Breaks Women’s Marathon World Record

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:01 am, August 6th, 2012

Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won the women’s marathon event in a record time of 2:23:07. Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya came in 2nd, and Russia’s Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova came in 3rd. (via NY Daily News.)

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While You Were Sleeping: Gabrielle Douglas Makes History With Gymnastic All-Around Gold

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:49 am, August 3rd, 2012

American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas clinched the women’s individual all-around gold, becoming the first African-American Olympic all-around champion. (via ABC News.)

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While You Were Sleeping: Gymnast Jennifer Pinches Flashes The Nerdfighter Sign

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:46 am, August 1st, 2012

British gymnast Jennifer Pinche was all smiles before her routine, and even found time to flash the Nerdfighter sign. Aw, it’s nice to know that when they’re not busy being the best athletes in the entire world, Olympians find time to watch the Vlog brothers too. (via Nerdfighters.)

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While You Were Sleeping: Dana Vollmer Breaks 100m Butterfly Record, and other Olympic Victories

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:54 am, July 30th, 2012

Are you enamored with this year’s Olympics, but lacking the cable subscription or 5,000 or so hours required to not miss a moment? Don’t worry, we have you covered. Hit the jump for a round-up of exciting results from the first two days of the 2012 London Olympics, with a particular focus on women athletes!

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Things We Saw Today: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Celebrates Their Victory Against France

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 5:01 pm, July 26th, 2012

Congrats, ladies! (via The New York Times.)

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Malaysia’s First Female Olympic Shooter Is 8-Months Pregnant and Gunning For Gold

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:44 am, July 20th, 2012

Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi is no stranger to being under pressure. As a first-time Olympian and 47th in the world in the 10-meter air rifle event, the 29-year-old Malaysian woman is used to shooting under a considerable amount of strain. After all, though the sport certainly looks easy, marksmanship depends on a delicate balance of breathing, timing, centering oneself, and shutting out the rest of the world in order to get that perfect shot. Even the smallest distraction can put a bullet off by scant millimeters, enough to change the entire competition. However, the prospect of competing in front of the entire world isn’t what’s most unnerving about the London Olympics — it’s that, at 8 months pregnant, she’ll have to step up to her rifle and will her baby not to kick while she’s making her decisive shot.

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Web Company Sponsors Olympic Weightlifter Sarah Robles

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 4:15 pm, July 17th, 2012

Remember Sarah Robles, the Olympic-bound weightlifter whose financial struggles shed light upon the politics of corporate sponsorship for athletically-shaped women and, broadly, all weightlifters? Thanks to a petition launched by ThinkProgress, Robles has partnered with Solve Media, an internet ad company that will make her Olympics trip, and the prospect of the US winning a gold medal in women’s weightlifting, possible.

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Meet Sarah Robles, America’s Strongest Woman and Body Image Activist

by Kellie Foxx-Gonzalez | 11:42 am, July 3rd, 2012

Sarah Robles isn’t your average athlete — for starters, on a good day she can lift 568 pounds, the equivalent of an adult male lion. At 23-years-old, she’s the highest ranked weightlifter in the United States, and is probably the country’s best shot at winning an Olympic weightlifting medal at the upcoming London Olympics. Unfortunately, she’s also impoverished – receiving only $400/month from U.S.A Weightlifting, she struggles to pay for food, often relying upon the kindness of her community to fuel her 4,000 calorie lifting diet. The cause of her struggle? Robles, who is 5 feet, 10.5 inches tall and 275 pounds, doesn’t qualify as conventionally attractive enough to net sponsorships and endorsement deals.

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