by flamealivepod | Jun 11, 2024 | Blog, Athletics
In Northeast Ohio, it’s rare to get an opportunity to see elite pole vaulters in action, but on June 8, that opportunity happened with the staging of the first Katie Moon Pole Vault Classic. Spearheaded by reigning world and Olympic champion and TKFLASTANI Katie... 
by flamealivepod | May 14, 2024 | Blog, Athletics
For the Paris 2024 Olympics, World Athletics and the IOC have chosen to eliminate the 50km race walk. Women did not compete at the 50km in the Olympics, only 20km. Men, on the other hand, competed at both 50km and 20km. As part of the initiative to achieve gender... by flamealivepod | Oct 24, 2023 | Blog, Amsterdam 1928, Athletics, History
Organizers of Paris 2024 have been touting gender parity, that an equal number of female and male athletes will be competing at the Summer Olympics for the first time in history. Women in sports still do not receive the same attention or support that men do, and the...