The woman, identified as Dusabe Nyiramahirwe, was admitted to the hospital on February 3, 2025, after suffering a leg fracture from a well. "I was injured while fetching water," Nyiramahirwe ...
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died ...
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died ...
AP Share Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Individual event winners for the final tryouts for the U.S. Olympic women’s track and field team pose in ...
At 92, Mabel "Dolly" Landry Staton remains an icon in the track and field world, a trailblazer who broke barriers for both women and African Americans in the sport. In 1952, she made history as ...