Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/athletics/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/athletics/ 144 144 The Latinx Athletes Competing for Team USA at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics https://remezcla.com/lists/sports/latinx-athletes-competing-team-usa-2021-tokyo-olympics/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:28:51 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=306938 The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are officially here. Starting today, the Tokyo Olympics will run until August 8, with preliminary games already underway. There are a projected 11,360 athletes scheduled to compete in over 41 different sports. Four of those — karate, skateboarding, surfing, and sport climbing — are new, while softball and baseball are sports

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]]> Olympic Hopeful Boxer Richard Torrez Jr Trains During Coronavirus Pandemic TULARE, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: Olympic hopeful boxer Richard Torrez Jr. poses for a portrait in his father's gym during a training session on June 06, 2020 in Tulare, California. Torrez Jr. was one of 13 boxers selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Boxing Qualifiers in Argentina, but the qualifier was canceled due to the coronavirus. The 20-year-old has won numerous international tournaments, and is currently ranked fifth in the world in the super heavyweight weight class. The training center in Colorado is currently closed so Torrez Jr. continues to train at home with his father, who is his coach. His father has implemented many different types of training methods, such as hitting cement rocks with a sledge hammer, filling up wheel barrels with sand, and flipping over tractor tires. Athletes across the globe are now training in isolation under strict policies in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Despite Neglect, Mexico’s Tarahumara Runners Triumph at the World Indigenous Games https://remezcla.com/sports/mexico-tarahumara-runners-world-indigenous-games/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:58:25 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=153702 The Tarahumara people of Northwestern Mexico are known across the globe for their extraordinary running abilities, so although it’s always positive when a Tarahumara runner triumphs somewhere around the world, it’s definitely not surprising. Despite suffering from poverty, violence, malnutrition, and severe government neglect, these warriors continue to prove they are simply made from something else than

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