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Olympics 2012

London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Gabby Douglas once called 'slave' by fellow gymnast

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theGRIO REPORT - In her highly anticipated sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey on Oprah's Next Chapter, Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas spoke candidly about the bullying, taunts and racism she endured from her fellow gymnasts on her historic rise to the top...
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Venus and Serena Williams on the cover of The New York Times

Venus and Serena Williams cover 'The New York Times Magazine'

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
“Belief and training" is the mantra for success recited by Venus Williams in the latest The New York Times Magazine cover story featuring the Williams sisters, tennis stars fresh off their Olympic medal wins.
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Olympian Clarissa Shields (C) presents her coaches Jason Crutchfield (L) and Ed Kendall with the Order of Ikkos medal during their visit to the USA House at the Royal College of Art on August 10, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOC)

Gold medalist returns to Flint, Michigan a hero

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - For the last 10 days, whenever Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields enters a room, she’s greeted like a conquering hero all the while insisting on being treated just like everyone else...
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Samia Yusuf Omar of Somalia competes in the Women's 200m Heats held at the National Stadium on Day 11 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Somali Olympic runner drowns off Libya coast

Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - An official says one of Somalia's best female athletes drowned after the small boat she was riding in capsized off the Libyan coast during an attempted crossing to Italy for training a month ago...
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Greeted and accompanied by friends and family, 2012 Olympic gymnast and Gold medal winner Gabby Douglas arrives at the Norfolk, Va. Airport on Thursday evening, Aug. 16, 2012, on a visit to hometown of Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor)

Gabby Douglas enjoys celeb spotlight

Samantha Crtichell, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - She's been on a whirlwind tour since the Olympics — from 'Late Night With David Letterman'" to the Empire State Building and the New York Stock Exchange...
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Weynay Ghebresilasie of the Eritrea Olympic athletics team carries his country's flag during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

'Missing' African Olympians may be after new life

Sylvia Hui, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Thousands of Olympians have returned to their homelands with the end of the London Games — but more than a dozen African competitors have not...
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Silver medalist Abel Kirui of Kenya, gold medalist Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda and bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich of Kenya pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Marathon during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ugandans celebrate first medal in 40 years

Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda's only medal winner at the London Olympics cried tears of joy as he was welcomed home by hundreds of people delighted by the African country's first gold since the 1972 games in Munich...
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Valorie Burton (center) discusses Allyson Felix and Gabrielle Douglas

Black women at the 2012 Olympics: A cure for reality television

Valorie Burton
OPINION - Sometimes I feel bombarded by the negative images of women who look like me on reality television. But two weeks of Olympics coverage was like a breath of fresh air complete with a cast of beautiful, triumphant black women...
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Gabby, Sanya and Maya

Black hair and the Olympics: Musing on the good, the fab and the pretty

Kirsten West-Savali
OPINION - Our sisters came, they saw and they conquered. And they looked damn good while they were doing it...
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Bolt

Bruce Jenner: Usain Bolt is 'delusional'

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - Usain Bolt's recent comment about being a living legend has raised eyebrows and is not making him friends...
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