Diversity in the Olympics

Diversity means differences. People are different in many ways. They come from different races and cultures. Some people have disabilities. Some people love people who are the same gender [identity as a man or woman]. There are many diverse athletes in the Olympics!

These teams play basketball in their wheelchairs. People with many disabilities play in games. The games are called the Paralympics.

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Diversity means differences. People are different in many ways. They come from different races and cultures. Some people have disabilities. Some people love people who are the same gender [identity as a man or woman]. There are many diverse athletes in the Olympics!

Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes in history. She has won more medals than any other gymnast. She is the first gymnast to win three world titles in a row.

In this Olympics, she did not feel right. She decided not to compete. When she felt better, she participated. She won a bronze medal on the balance beam. She people showed that mental health (the way we think and feel about ourselves and the world) is important.

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Diversity means differences. People are different in many ways. They come from different races and cultures. Some people have disabilities. Some people love people who are the same gender [identity as a man or woman]. There are many diverse athletes in the Olympics!

Megan Rapinoe
plays for the U.S. women’s national soccer team. She helped her team win the
World Cup in 2015 and 2019. Her team won gold at the 2012 London Olympics. She
is engaged to marry Sue Bird. Sue Bird plays on the U.S. women’s basketball
team.

What Do You Think? Why is diversity in the Olympics important?

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