#ICYMI: U.S. Athlete Aims For Gender Equality 02/21/21
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Let Women Decathlon promotional poster. (Luckie & Co)
(ATR) Jordan Gray owns the U.S. record in the women s decathlon. But she can t compete at the Olympics because the event is not part of the Games.
So the native of Ball Ground, Georgia has launched “Let Women Decathlon”, a campaign petitioning the IOC to include women’s decathlon in the Paris 2024 sports program.
U.S. Athlete Aims For Gender Equality 02/15/21
(ATR) Jordan Gray owns the U.S. record in the women s decathlon. But she can t compete at the Olympics because the event is not part of the Games.
Let Women Decathlon promotional poster. (Luckie & Co)
So the native of Ball Ground, Georgia has launched “Let Women Decathlon”, a campaign petitioning the IOC to include women’s decathlon in the Paris 2024 sports program.
The effort began on February 3 to coincide with the 35th National Girls & Women In Sports Day.
At last check the petition on LetWomenDecathlon.org had collected more than 4,000 signatures.
In 2019, Gray obtained 7,921 points in a USATF affiliated decathlon. After breaking the American record, Gray says she was driven to create the campaign after meeting female athletes in decathlon who have fought for decades to be included in the Olympic program.