Sadly for this Olympic sports fan, the flame has gone out in Rio. But it’s worth noting that despite the debate over the sexist global coverage of female athletes at the games, there were a number of key female firsts from the event.
By now, we all know about the prowess of Simone Biles, who became the first American female gymnast to get four gold medals at one Olympics. Fellow Team USA member Kim Rhode also set a record in Rio by winning a medal in skeet shooting for the sixth straight Games.
Other history-makers include Jemima Sumgong, the first woman from Kenya to win the Olympic marathon, who tweeted that the day she became champion was the “best day” of her life. Three sisters from Estonia—Lily, Liina and Leila Luik—also ran the marathon, becoming the first set of triplets to compete together at the Games.
Then there’s Dipa Karmakar, the first woman from India to qualify for Olympic gymnastics. Karmakar came in fourth place in the vault competition, where she performed the difficult Produnova move, and made this sweet video after the competition to thank her supporters.
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