…sociologist Jennifer Lee explains her research on “stereotype promise,” the idea that being viewed through the lens of a positive stereotype can act as a performance booster and enhance outcome. You can imagine how it might be applied to African Americans and certain sports like track or basketball, or how it might facilitate men’s acquisition of math ability…It can also, however, have harmful effects.
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Nine world leading results were set on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meet, which…[included] seven reigning Olympic champions and 9 defending world titlists.
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‘One chance is all you need.’ — Jesse Owens.
He died on this day in 1980.
“I saw Bianca coming, and all I was thinking was Bring me the stick. I started to run, threw my hand back, and she put the baton in my hand and I lit up like a firecracker. I ran with every emotion, every drive, every ounce of confidence I had. I was moving so fast I felt like I was running on air. Coming down the stretch, I looked at the clock and saw “:34,” and I thought, If it’s at thirty-four seconds, we’re about to the break the world record. So I tried to run faster. I was watching the clock. It was at 35. Then 36. Then 37. As soon as I crossed the finish line, I just pointed…”
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Track and field hasn’t dealt with this issue before. Two runners are not supposed to finish a race at exactly the same time. But that’s what happened this weekend in the United States Olympic trials. In the women’s one hundred metres, training partners Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh stretched, leaned, lurched, and lunged across the line at the exact moment.
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