Douglas was the first African American to win the individual all-around gymnastics title. At the same Olympics, she also was the first American to win gold medals in the team and individual all ...

For the first time in history, three African-Americans topped the podium at the United States Gymnastics Championships in Tampa, Florida over the weekend. Konnor McClain took home the gold despite ...

She became the first African-American woman to claim the all-around title at the world gymnastics championships in 2013, and became the most-decorated gymnast in world championships history in 2019.

On how she would like to inspire young girls who look up to her: I’m hoping that after you saw your 2016 Olympic gymnastics team, you noticed that we had African-American, Hispanic and white people.

The trailblazer's performance surpassed her previous career high of 9.90 at the event.  Additionally, the junior achieved a ...

Six collegiate teams will participate, bringing together the only African-American women's head coaches in the country. The Iowa State University gymnastics programme will participate in a special ...