<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51873564.cms" />Twenty-two year old <keyword id="406835" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dipa-Karmakar">Dipa Karmakar</keyword>’s name will go down in history as she became the first ever <keyword id="3327265" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-woman-gymnast">Indian woman gymnast</keyword> to qualify for Olympics. 
 
Her strong performance at the qualifying game reserved her berth at the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=rio+olympics&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Rio Olympics.</a> 
 
Since Indian independence, 11 Indian male <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=gymnastics&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">gymnasts</a> have taken part in the Olympics and this will be the first for an Indian woman at the Olympics. 
 
Moreover, she will also be an Indian gymnast qualifying for the quadrennial extravaganza after 52 long years. 
 
"Following the Women's Qualification Competition at the Gymnastics Test Event in Rio, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) herewith confirms the list of nations and individual gymnasts that have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games," the International Federation of Gymnastics (Federation Internationale de Gymnastique) stated. 
 
The Tripura girl secured 13.366 and 12.566 points in beam and floor exercises. 
 Deepak Kagra, an international referee, said that after Dipa's strong performance it was certain that she would qualify for <keyword id="1151997" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rio-Olympics">Rio Olympics</keyword>. 
"It was a very good score from Dipa and we were certain that she would qualify. Now the world body has published the names of the gymnasts who have qualified for the Olympics and her name is there. The gymnastics community is proud of Dipa's achievements," he said. 
 Dipa had created history by becoming the first woman gymnast to win a medal -- a bronze -- in the <keyword id="6354367" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Commonwealth-Games">Commonwealth Games</keyword> in Glasgow in 2014. He then became the first Indian woman gymnast to feature in the finals of World Championships in November last. 
 
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22-year-old Dipa Karmakar scripts history yet again; becomes 1st Indian woman gymnast ever to qualify for Olympics

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 BBC's 100 <keyword id="624" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Women">Women</keyword> unveiled its chosen list of inspirational women for 2016 today. From amongst 100 globally chosen women, the list also includes five Indians- <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> actress <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Meet-Sunny-Leone-the-smart-businesswoman/articleshow/53193428.cms">Sunny Leone</a>, Mallika Srinivasan, Neha Singh, Saalumarada Thimmakka and Gouri Chindarkar. 
 
 Some of this year’s high profile women include singer-songwriter Alicia Keys; US gold medal winning gymnast <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=simone+biles&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Simone Biles</a>; French politician Rachida Dati and Chairman of Santander UK Dame Shriti Vadera. 
 
The women chosen this year are a mixture of female trailblazers – high-profile and influential women from all corners of the world, with more entrepreneurs, engineers, sportswomen, business women, fashion icons and artists than ever before. A third of nominees are aged 30 and below, while several of the inspiring women are over the age of 80, many of whom campaign for their causes whilst striving for a better world for themselves and their families. 
 
Needless to say, it's a proud moment for the country and also time to acquaint ourselves better with these Indian women doing extraordinary work. 
 
Here are the five Indians who made it to BBC's 100 Influential Woman 2016.

Sunny Leone and four Indians make it to BBC's 100 most Influential Women List

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/53809262.cms" />India had sent its largest contingent ever to <keyword id="1151997" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rio-Olympics">Rio Olympics</keyword> and the country won two medals-one silver, one bronze-at the sporting extravaganza. 
 As wrestler <keyword id="6356003" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sakshi-Malik">Sakshi Malik</keyword> and shuttler <keyword id="501707" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="PV-Sindhu">PV Sindhu</keyword> won bronze and silver medals, respectively, other sportspersons such as gymnast <keyword id="406835" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dipa-Karmakar">Dipa Karmakar</keyword>, marathon runner OP Jaisha, woman golfer <keyword id="546814" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aditi-Ashok">Aditi Ashok</keyword>, rower <keyword id="3336582" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dattu-Bhokanal">Dattu Bhokanal</keyword>, etc won hearts. 
 
Our sportspersons did perform well at the Rio Olympics considering the treatment and infrastructure given to the athletes in India. 
 
If our sportspersons can achieve this feat and represent India in Olympics with minimal push given to sports in India, imagine the medals we would bag if other games are taken seriously in the cricket-frenzy nation. 
 
The infrastructure is lacklustre due to the apathy of the officials and this time the world saw it too at the Rio Olympics. 
 
Our officials who went along with the sportspersons acted as villains who did not even think twice about the athletes and had a gala time of their own. 
 
Here are the super villains from India who went to Rio Olympics and brought nothing to the country, but shame. They should learn something about sportsmanship from our athletes. 
 
Take a look

The super villains that accompanied India’s Olympians to party and click selfies in Rio

<ul><li> Star cricketer <keyword id="13937" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohit-Sharma">Rohit Sharma</keyword> and decorated woman wrestler <keyword id="2449644" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vinesh-Phogat">Vinesh Phogat</keyword> were among the four athletes recommended on Tuesday for this year's <keyword id="28214" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajiv-Gandhi-Khel-Ratna">Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna</keyword> award -- the country's highest sporting honour. </li><li>This is only the second time that four athletes have been recommended for the top sporting accolade.</li><li>In 2016, star shuttler P V Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai, and wrestler Sakshi Malik were collectively given this award. </li></ul>Star cricketer Rohit Sharma and decorated woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat were among the four athletes recommended on Tuesday for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- the country's highest sporting honour. Woman paddler Manika Batra and Rio Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Mariappan Thangavelu were the other two sportspersons recommended for the prestigious award by a 12-member selection committee of the Sports Ministry. This is only the second time that four athletes have been recommended for the top sporting accolade. In 2016, star shuttler P V Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai, and wrestler Sakshi Malik were collectively given this award. The 33-year-old Rohit will only be the fourth cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, just-retired <keyword id="10138" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni">Mahendra Singh Dhoni</keyword> and current skipper Virat Kohli to be conferred with the Khel Ratna. Tendulkar was the first Indian cricketer to get the Khel Ratna in 1998, followed by Dhoni in 2007 and Kohli in 2018, who won it jointly with weightlifter <keyword id="1512866" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mirabai-Chanu">Mirabai Chanu</keyword>. The committee, comprising the likes of Virender Sehwag and former hockey captain Sardar Singh, met at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters here. While Rohit has been recognised for his ever-rising accomplishments with the bat, Vinesh has been rewarded for her gold medals in the 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games besides a bronze in the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships. Thangavelu got the recognition for his gold medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the T42 high jump category. T42 applies to athletes with single above the knee amputations or a disability that is comparable. Star paddler Manika was recommended for her remarkable performance in 2018, a year during which she won the Commonwealth Games gold medal and Asian Games bronze in women's singles. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/latest-job-openings-at-google-microsoft-jp-morgan-goldman-sachs-ericsson-amazon-adobe-zomato-for-software-engineers/slidelist/77585263.cms">Google, Microsoft, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Ericsson and other companies hiring software engineers in India right now</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/barack-obama-has-privately-voiced-concerns-that-joe-biden-could-f-things-up-according-to-a-report/articleshow/77574349.cms">Barack Obama has privately voiced concerns that Joe Biden could 'f--- things up,' according to a report</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12989845" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lia-thomas" source="Orion">Lia Thomas</keyword> made history as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA national title.</li><li>Her win has sparked a debate about the role of testosterone levels in women's <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword> and who gets to dictate those policies.</li></ul>On March 17, Lia Thomas made history as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA national title in any sport.Her win reignited a debate that has loomed over women's sports over the past decade: what is the role of testosterone in determining whether a player is qualified to compete? What defines a woman and who gets to create that definition?Thomas has undergone intense scrutiny and accusations that she has an unfair advantage over her competitors because she spent a large portion of her life biologically male. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lord-coe-future-of-women-s-sport-is-very-fragile-h79qkhrw3">reportedly</a> defended the organization's testosterone regulations, saying that the future of female sports is "fragile." African female athletes, including <keyword id="11893858" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="caster-semenya" source="Orion">Caster Semenya</keyword>, have faced the same accusations for years.<div type="image" title="Lia Thomas." height="1666" width="2222" msid="90505271" hostid="261"></div>After her reign as one of the top athletes in the world, winning gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, middle-distance runner Caster Semenya was barred from competing in any future games.In 2018, World Athletics — the international governing body responsible for the rules and regulations of sports such as <keyword id="11918848" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="track-and-field" source="Orion">track and field</keyword> — created a "protected" women's category, which disqualified Semenya from competing.The rule also impacted 45 other female athletes across three events, many of whom were from African countries."It's disgusting what is happening," Nana Brantuo, a Black Studies Scholar at the University of Maryland, told Insider. Former World Athletics Council member Steve Cornelius told Insider he did not believe this rule would exist if the athletes affected were European women. "If these athletes were blonde and Scandinavian, or Russian and they looked like supermodels, would we be having this debate? We're having this debate because they don't like the appearance of these athletes," Cornelius said.The "protected" women's category was created to exclude athletes who are considered DSD, which refers to differences in sexual development. After learning about the new policy, Cornelius stepped down from World Athletics in 2018. He isn't the only one questioning the legitimacy of the category. Brantuo called the "protected" category one of the most explicit forms of anti-Blackness she has ever seen, and said it speaks to the dehumanization and discrimination Black women athletes such as Simone Biles and Serena Williams face internationally.<div type="image" title="Caster Semenya" height="1000" width="1333" msid="90505272" hostid="261"></div><h2>Semenya continues to fight.</h2><a href="https://worldathletics.org/news/press-release/questions-answers-iaaf-female-eligibility-reg?type=press-release&amp;type=press-release&amp;type=press-release&amp;type=press-release&amp;urlslug=questions-answers-iaaf-female-eligibility-reg&amp;urlslug=questions-answers-iaaf-female-eligibility-reg&amp;urlslug=questions-answers-iaaf-female-eligibility-reg&amp;urlslug=questions-answers-iaaf-female-eligibility-reg&amp;urlslug=questions-answers-iaaf-female-eligibility-reg&amp;type=press-release">According</a> to World Athletics, a DSD athlete is a legally female or intersex athlete that has either an XY chromosome, testes, circulating testosterone in the male-specified range of7.7 to 29.4 nmol/L rather than the lower female-specified range of 0.06 to 1.68 nmol/L, or they are androgen sensitive. Over the past few years, Semenya has become the most prominent face of the DSD gender athlete category, but the rule has impacted other <a href="https://www.insider.com/intersex-olympic-athletes-barred-from-competing-in-preferred-olympic-event-2021-7">talented</a> African female <a href="https://www.insider.com/two-namibian-sprinters-banned-from-olympics-400-meter-event-at-olympics-2021-7">athletes</a>, as well. Semenya said she tried using the recommended hormonal drugs to reduce her natural testosterone levels in order to compete, but the medication made her "constantly <a href="https://www.insider.com/intersex-olympic-athletes-barred-from-competing-in-preferred-olympic-event-2021-7">sick</a>."In a press release, she wrote, "No other woman should be forced to go through this in order to have the same right that all women have — to do what we love and run the way we were born." The belief that testosterone is an athletic miracle potion is not supported by science, Katrina Karkazis, a cultural anthropologist at the University of Amherst and author of "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?asin=0674725328&amp;platform=browser&amp;postSource=bi%7C61044df8f1315a0ea4738d19&amp;postTag=biauto-40514-20&amp;sc=false&amp;type=AMAZON-AFFILIATE-LINK&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F0674725328%3Ftag%3Dbiauto-40514-20&amp;sessionid=1638541075796sjl09zya&amp;tag=bisafetynet2-20">Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-olympics-uses-testosterone-to-treat-trans-athletes-like-cheaters-2021-7">told</a> Insider earlier this year. "I don't see why you'd subject someone to medical treatment for non-medical reasons just because you don't like the fact that she fits into a category that you've created," Cornelius said.<h2>Anti-Blackness goes beyond one Black athlete's success.</h2>Supporters of the protected category have <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/sports/track-gender-rules.html">argued</a> the criteria is necessary because there are scientific and hormonal differences between male and females. They say the rules have <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/sports/track-gender-rules.html">nothing</a> to do with anti-Blackness. However, doctors have stated that testosterone doesn't impact an athlete's performance. In 2021, <a href="https://www.insider.com/caster-semenya-olympic-ban-based-on-misleading-report-authorities-say-2021-8">The Telegraph</a> reported that the evidence gathered by two World Athletics scientists that claimed to show increases in performance from females with high testosterone levels was found to be misleading. "To be explicit, there is no confirmatory evidence for causality in the observed relationships reported," Stephane Bermon, the current director of World Athletics' health and science department, said after the findings were made public. "We acknowledge that our 2017 study was exploratory."<div type="image" title="Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the Women's 100 Meter final on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track &amp; Field Team Trials" height="2661" width="3992" msid="90505273" hostid="261"></div>Black athletes are <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/02/brianna-mcneal-doping-ban-tokyo-olympics/">over-tested</a>, villainized, and dehumanized routinely, Brantuo said, so even if they are able to compete, they are still dealing with other forms of systemic anti-Blackness. In February, 15-year-old Russian phenom Kamila Valieva <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-skater-kamila-valieva-tested-positive-for-banned-substance-2022-2">failed her drug test</a> at the Winter <keyword id="11896183" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="olympics" source="Orion">Olympics</keyword> in Beijing but was still able to compete, drawing criticism. Just seven months earlier, prior to the Tokyo Summer Games, American track star <a href="https://www.insider.com/shacarri-richardson-kamila-valieva-Olympics-race-doping-2022-2">Sha'Carri Richardson</a> failed a drug test and Nigerian sprinter <a href="https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/32353421/nigerian-sprinter-blessing-okagbare-facing-3-charges-doping-case">Blessing Okagbare</a> failed a doping test. Both Black athletes were not allowed to compete in the Olympic games. Brantuo said the banning of Semenya, Richardson, and Okagbare is tightly linked to the villainization Black female athletes face internationally. Whether it's Serena Williams facing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/serena-williams-responds-to-accusations-she-was-born-a-man-2018-5">internet conspiracies</a> that she was born a man, or Simone Biles receiving lower <a href="https://www.vox.com/22575301/simone-biles-olympics-scoring-explained-gymnastics-yurchenko-double-pike">scores</a> after performing moves that few other female gymnasts have been able to successfully execute, Black female athletes have fought countless forms of misogyny and racism worldwide."The idea that us saying that [these policies] only impacts one group of specific people makes it any less anti-Black is very wrong," Brantuo said.<h2>A former member of World Athletics said the organization still has a "colonial view."</h2>Over the last few years, Semenya has taken the fight against World Athletic's head on. Her lawsuits were tried at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court. So far, they've been unsuccessful. A representative at World Athletics told Insider in an email that they stand by the "protected" women's category because their criteria has been dictated by medical experts. They referenced the challenging of the rule during Semenya's legal battle in 2019 with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Its executive summary reads: "A necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the legitimate objective of ensuring fair competition in female athletics in certain events and protecting the "protected class" of female athletes in those events."However, Cornelius said World Athletics has tried to "regulate" women's competition since 2010. The first athlete to challenge the criteria was Indian runner <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/sports/sprinter-dutee-chand-fights-ban-over-her-testosterone-level.html">Dutee Chand</a>. She has hyperandrogenism — a condition that places her natural testosterone levels outside the specified female range — and, in 2014, won her lawsuit in court. As a South African, Cornelius' decision to step down from the World Athletics' body in 2018 was a matter of fairness, he tells Insider. As a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal, he said he couldn't enforce the "protected" women's category criteria on Semenya or any other woman because he said the World Athletics suffers from the vestiges of colonialism. World Athletics was born during the height of global colonialism in 1912. Moreover, most people who <a href="https://www.worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/structure/council">decided</a> the protected criteria a few years ago were white European men. "That colonial view is still there,'' Cornelius said. "It's still pretty much Europe dictating to the world in most sports. They tolerate the US and others simply because of the power they have in sport. You can't really ignore the US or Australia."<div type="image" title="Namibia's Christine Mboma celebrates silver medal at Tokyo 2020." height="1263" width="1684" msid="90505274" hostid="261"></div><h2>Black female athletes from African nations will continue to be targets, advocates say.</h2><a href="https://time.com/5942286/caster-semenya-women-sports-european-court-human-rights/#:~:text=South%20African%20athlete%20Caster%20Semenya,two%2Dtime%20Olympic%20champion%20challenges">Semenya</a> and Athletic South Africa, the sports international governing body for South Africa, escalated the matter to the European Court of Justice.As for now, the "protected" women's category only applies to three events — the 800m, 400m, and 1500m — because the World Athletic body stated that's when the higher testosterone levels create the largest advantage. However, people on both sides of the debate suspect that with Namibia's Christine Mboma's second-place finish in the women's 200m at the 2020 Olympics, the "protected" criteria will spread to other women's events. Because of Mboma's high testosterone count, she is not able to compete in the 800m, 400m, and 1500m events."For African women, there is a particular pathologizing that is just ages old that we know to be based in othering Black women," Brantuo said. "It's undeniable whether from Ghana, Jamaica or South Africa there are different circumstances that many of these athletes face and are subjected to throughout international sporting events that just don't match up to their white peers."

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While we all should be celebrating woman and womanhood every day, we all do it wholeheartedly on 8th March—the date which is marked as the International Women’s Day in all calendars. Maybe, it is just our way of reminding ourselves again and again that every home, every heart, every feeling, every moment of happiness is incomplete without her presence. Saying that every field is incomplete without ‘her’ won’t be an exaggeration. 
 So, as the Women’s Day nears, we decided to celebrate this special occasion with <keyword id="69300" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="nike">Nike</keyword>’s <keyword id="6356028" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sports">sports</keyword> divas, and share their <keyword id="2754483" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bleed-blue-stories">bleed blue stories</keyword> with you. Here we go! 
 
1. Anisha Padukone, Golfer 
<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/46477796.cms" /> The 24-year-old golfer, and younger sister of Bollywood actress <keyword id="598" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Deepika-Padukone">Deepika Padukone</keyword>, is working hard to bag an Olympic gold medal. Hailing from a family of sports persons, Anisha chose sports as her career when she was only ten. She says, ““I decided I was going to be an athlete when I was ten. And after playing multiple sports at various levels, I knew golf was the one I would play for the rest of my life. It made me want to prove myself today and then go out and prove myself tomorrow, the next day and the next. That is how I #bleedblue.” 
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2. Jyoti Ann Burrett, Footballer 
<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/46477799.cms" /> This Delhi girl holds a Masters degree in Sports and Health Science from England’s <keyword id="172203" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="University-of-Exeter">University of Exeter</keyword>, but the 25-year-old chose to represent India in football over a lucrative corporate career. Her reasons were simple: the feeling of pride and joy of representing India. “I remember clearly when I scored my first goal for India. That was a moment of personal triumph. Triumph and winning have taught me to enjoy the high, but also that it is temporary. It’s easy to reach a high and then vanish. Being consistent is what’s hard. That is how I’m going to #bleedblue,” she revealed. 
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3. Nengneihat Kom, Boxer 
 <img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/46477801.cms" /> The 19-year-old boxer is a product of five-time world champion MC <keyword id="47387" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mary-Kom">Mary Kom</keyword>'s academy in Manipur. This young woman has shown great potential and hopes to follow in the footsteps of her idol and coach and believes there are no shortcuts to success. She says, “There are no shortcuts. You have to work very hard to succeed. I give my 100% for my country whenever I am in the ring. The same as what our cricketers do when they’re on the field. The opportunities are immense. Sport can give you the chance to represent your country internationally and make your country proud. The fact that I am representing my country drives me. Representing my country - that’s what #BleedBlue means to me.” 
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4. Shubhlakshmi Sharma, Cricketer 
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Born in 1989, Shubhlakshmi Sharma is an all-rounder Indian cicketer. This right-hand batswoman and right-arm medium bowler love for cricket has no bounds and says, “When I wear the India national team jersey, I feel happy. I step onto the pitch feeling proud. There is pressure, but when I take the ball and begin bowling, it all just disappears. That is how I #bleedblue.” 
 
5.Dhanu Saini, Dentist &amp; Sportswoman 
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A student of Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Dhanu is a gymnast and a volley ball player. While she is someone who corrects people’s smiles, her own face lightens up only when she indulges into her favourite sports. She says, “I’ve been a gymnast and volley ball player since I was a child. Being a female athlete all through my life has always had its share of struggles and challenges, but sport taught me to deal with them, on and off the field. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sport has given me the strength to face it all. That’s how I #bleedblue.”

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