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Olympian Lee Evans Dies at 74
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An athlete who participated in the 1968 Olympics and raised his fist in protest on the podium as he received his medal has died at the age of 74.
According to Deadline, Olympian Lee Evans died at a hospital in Nigeria last week. He won two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City that year and was an integral part of the Black protests against perceived United States racism. No cause of death was reported by the USA Track and Field organization.
He was inducted into the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame in Manhattan in 1983 and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs in 1989.
Marthaâs Vineyard Marathon and Half-Marathon results
On Saturday, the Marthaâs Vineyard marathon and half-marathon was held. The race was sponsored by Cape Cod 5 Bank. COVID safety regulations were enforced, such as staggered starts to the race. The race was a USA Track & Field sanctioned event, with a maximum of 50 entrants. A smaller field was allowed for this race, because the state had allowed races only recently, and the finish was at Waban Park in Oak Bluffs.
According to a Facebook post in the group Marthaâs Vineyard Running written by Robert Rippcondi, three racers secured qualifying times for the Boston Marathon, to be held in April 2022. These racers were Chris Langlais, Abby Hotaling, and Donna Creighton. Langlais was the marathon winner, Abby Hotaling was the womenâs marathon winner, and Donna Creighton won third place in the womenâs marathon category.Â
Published May 26, 2021, 7:07 PM
In this file photo, Filipino-American Natalie Uy shatters the Philippine-record and Southeast Asian Games mark of 4.25 meters after tying her personal best of 4.30 mark and placing sixth at the Acadia Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina. (YouTube screengrab / ESPN)
Fil-American Natalie Uy matched her national record in women’s pole vault after placing fifth in the USA Track & Field Invitational (USATF) in Prairie View, Texas on Tuesday, May 25.
Uy, the reigning Southeast Asian Games champion, cleared 4.30 meters on her first attempt to equal her PH mark set at the Acadia Invitational in Greenville, North Carolina in 2020.
Though settling behind four others including winner Morgann LeLeux of the United States (4.60m), Uy posted her season best to date following a major wrist injury that required surgery.