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Black Girl Magic: Simone Biles, Coco Gauff and Brigid Kosegi make History

By Yakiri Thomas / October 14, 2019
Simone Biles, Coco Gauff and Brigid Kosegi made sports history this weekend.
Biles competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil • CC BY 2.0 , Coco Gauff 2019 Wimbledon Championship si.robi • CC BY-SA 2.0 ,Kosgei during the 2018 London Marathon ,Paul Hudson from United Kingdom • CC BY 2.0
Simone Biles has 25 World Championship medals, making her the most decorated gymnast in world championship history.

Biles has passed Vitaly Scherbo, who earned the previous record of 23 world medals. Scherbo’s record had stood since 1996.
Biles, 22,  is one of history’s greatest gymnast. She’s the GOAT on the balance beam, she has the stats to back it up.

Coco Gauff, 15 year-old tennis star, won her first professional title at the WTA tournament in Australia.

Gauff is the youngest player to accomplish such an achievement in 15 years. Prior to Gauff”s victory, Nicole Vaidisova had been the youngest WTA winner since 2004.

Brigid Kosegi shattered the world marathon record. Kosgei ran 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds, setting the women’s world record that once seemed impossible to break. No other woman had come close to breaking the record in the past 16 years.

At age 25, Kosegi’s world record is the fifth set at the Chicago Marathon.
These three women are ambitious, athletic and admirable.

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