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Shamier Little, Olympic Gold Medalist And South Side Native, Hosting Meet-And-Greet Saturday
WASHINGTON PARK — Chicagoans will have the chance to meet an Olympic gold medalist and local hero Saturday. Two-time Olympic medal winner Shamier Little, 29, will be celebrated at a meet-and-greet 10:15 a.m.-noon Saturday at Washington Park, 5531 S. King Drive. The track star has deep ties to her hometown of Chicago, where she spent most of her childhood years.
Olympian Shamier Little to Host Meet-and-Greet at Washington Park
Chicago’s own U.S. Olympian Shamier Little, a 2024 Gold and Silver medalist in track and field, will engage with fans in a special meet-and-greet event this Saturday, Oct. 5, at Washington Park (5531 S. King Dr.). The event will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and all ages are welcome to attend.
Chicago Marathon announces massive additions to elite field for this year's event
Officials with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced several new entrants into the field this week, including a handful that have a real chance of crossing the line first next weekend. Highlighting the new entrants in the men’s open division is Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese, whose 2:02:48 in the 2019...
Ludmila scores in third straight game as Chicago Red Stars down Houston Dash 2-0
Ludmila scored a goal and earned a penalty shot as the Chicago Red Stars beat the Houston Dash 2-0 on Friday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Ludmila headed in Mallory Pugh’s free kick in the 8th minute to get things started. It was the third straight game she had scored a goal. Ally Schlegel scored […]
Pushing forward: Now that girls flag football is an IHSA sport, the work shifts to creating college programs for female athletes
The landscape of girls flag football in Illinois continues shifting as the foundation being built at the high school level now grows toward higher education. What started with 22 teams in Chicago Public Schools in 2021 spread like wildfire to become an Illinois High School Association-sanctioned sport in February. When the announcement was made, there were tears, hugs and applause for the ...
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