On August 3rd, 2021, during the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Tamyra Mensah-Stock became the first Black woman to win the gold medal in women’s freestyle wrestling. Mensah-Stock's feat was ...
Few contrasts are greater than the one presented by two black American athletes who recently made news as much for their politics and demeanor as for their sports achievements. Wrestler Tamyra ...
On August 3rd, 2021 during the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Tamyra Mensah-Stock became the first Black woman to win the gold medal in women’s freestyle wrestling. And though her crowning athletic ...
As Tamyra Mensah-Stock celebrated winning her Olympic gold medal, she hoped her victory would encourage Black girls in the United States to consider wrestling. When she defeated Nigeria’s Blessing ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - One Wayland Baptist University alumna traded the blue and gold for Olympic gold. Tuesday, wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock won the Women’s 68 Kg Freestyle. She went viral after her ...