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  • Summer camps on HBCU campuses are ushering in a new generation of Black and Brown gymnasts

    Alexis Wray

    July 17, 2024 |

    Reckon |

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    Response Location: United States

    Brown Girls Do Gymnastics welcomes Black and Brown youth to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for summer camps that hone their skills and give them the HBCU campus experience. The organization also supports schools working to develop their own gymnastics programs as a part of its efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in the sport.

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  • Bucking tradition at the gay rodeo

    Orion Rummler

    July 08, 2024 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    Queer cowboys, cowgirls, and cowfolx attend gay rodeos across the United States to compete and partake in community events that are more welcoming than traditional rodeos. The International Gay Rodeo Association was founded in 1985 and continued to host events that anyone is welcome to join without judgment ever since.

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  • Volleyball Was for Girls. Now It's Booming With Boys.

    Rachel Bachman

    June 11, 2024 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Accelerated by the First Point Foundation, a growing movement is working to increase the number of high school and college men's volleyball programs, a sport dominated by women's programs.

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  • This Birmingham group points children to careers in sports: 'Hope and purpose'

    Alaina Bookman

    June 08, 2024 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    The ZeroZero Foundation works to support youth with an interest in sports through athletic training, summer programming, counseling, field trips, scholarship opportunities, and connections to internships and job opportunities in the sports industry. The organization currently serves more than 100 children in the Birmingham area.

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  • St. Louis Fills a Downtown Void With Soccer

    Mark Byrnes

    May 16, 2024 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    In an effort to restore a sense of urbanism and community to the city, CityPark repurposed an old manufacturing plant to develop a 32-acre soccer campus, attracting sports teams, fans and other patrons to the city for games, shopping, dining and other festivities. During CityPark’s first season, it brought in an extra $73 million in revenue for the city.

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  • Can soccer help El Salvador turn from terror to trust?

    Whitney Eulich Nelson Rauda

    February 14, 2024 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

    In an effort to foster community amidst divisive gang violence, locals formed the group Unifying Las Cañas to host soccer tournaments with teams from the upper and lower sides of the city. The soccer tournaments connect residents from both sides and build a sense of community over sports.

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  • The para-cyclists delivering aid to displaced Gazans against all odds

    Mohamed Soleimane

    February 14, 2024 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Palestine, Rafah, Gaza Strip

    The Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling team shifted from preparing to compete in tournaments, like the 2024 Paralympics, to distributing food and aid packages to displaced people in Gaza on their bikes.

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  • At Utah State, women climbers are ascending on their own terms

    Hannah Teasdale

    November 30, 2023 |

    Amplify Utah |

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    Response Location: United States, Logan, Utah

    Utah State University’s Women’s Climb Night is a designated two-and-a-half hours per week when the climbing walls are cleared for women to practice the male-dominated sport with other women. This way, they can spend time in an accessible, non-intimidating, and non-judgmental space.

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  • Zero Waste Athletics at Georgia Soccer Score Goal

    Sophie Ralph

    November 10, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The University of Georgia soccer program held a Journey to Zero Waste Soccer Season in which it aimed for every home game to divert at least 90% of its waste from the landfill. The stadium crew set up recycling and composting bins with explanatory signage, and students volunteered to educate attendees about how to properly dispose of their waste.

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  • A gentle push gets adaptive athletes into Fort Collins running club and races

    Dan England

    October 06, 2023 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    The Fort Collins Run Club began hosting adaptive running nights, devoted to engaging runners who use wheelchairs, are blind, deaf or have some other kind of challenge that may have prevented them from joining social running clubs or participating in races. Adaptive running offers a sense of community for runners with disabilities and even helps break down barriers by providing blind runners aids to help guide them through races. Currently, The Fort Collins Run Club has 1,000 members.

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