This Spanish runner proved that sometimes, winning isn’t always the goal in sports. During the Burlada Cross Country Race in Navarra, Spain, in December 2012, Ivan Fernandez Anaya could have reached the finish line first, but he chose not to. Instead, he purposefully slowed down to tell his opponent—Kenyan Abel Kiprop Mutai, who had been …
Athletes
Two athletes from America and New Zealand who represented their country during the 2016 Olympics 5,000-meter qualifying race are winning the hearts of people across the globe. Not because they have earned a gold medal for their country during the prestigious sports fest, but because they have shown the world what true sportsmanship looks like. During …
Through a photo series shared on social media, this portrait photographer is sending an important message to young girls out there – that they can be whoever they want to be. You can be athletic or anything you want to be. Heather Mitchell was at her eight-year-old daughter’s softball practice chatting with other moms when …
A 103-year-old woman who participated in the National Senior Games in New Mexico just finished the event with flying colors. Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins completed the 50- and 100- meter dashes as the oldest woman to compete on an American track, according to the National Senior Games Association. The centenarian from Louisiana set a world record …