Minority athletes hope their Olympic journeys will sway intolerant hearts and minds
Voice of America
FILE - United States Logan Edra, known as B-Girl Logistx, left, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. FILE - Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Brentford at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Aug. 25, 2024. FILE - Simone Biles of the United States competes on the floor exercise in the women’s gymnastics all-around during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena in Paris, Aug. 1, 2024. FILE - Hezly Rivera, of United States, competes on the balance beam during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France.
Before she cut the air on the world’s biggest sporting stage with head-spinning, gravity-defying moves, Logan Edra, aka B-Girl Logistx, held herself with a razor-sharp focus.
Musalia Piti, a herder, looks after his camels in Lekiji Village, Laikipia county, Kenya, on July 26, 2024. His family lost 50 cattle during a drought and decided to invest in camels. Lesian Ole Sempere, a Samburu elder, poses for a photograph outside his house in Lekiji Village, Laikipia county, Kenya, on July 26, 2024.