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Archives for May 2024

Thriving Through Sport

May 7, 2024 by Tara S

THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON GIRLS’ MENTAL HEALTH

Women’s Sports Foundation

This new report examines the relationship between girls’ sport participation and mental health. The data provides strong evidence that in high quality sport settings, playing sports can help lower depression and anxiety and enhance peer relationships and meaning and purpose. The study helps to identify the aspects of the sport setting that drive these outcomes, including levels of autonomy, coach relationships and more. The report also explores the unique qualities of sport relative to other extracurricular activities as well as the connection between them. Findings from the report are integrated into policy and practice recommendations that demonstrate how they can be applied in the field.

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Filed Under: Women in Sports, Women's Sports, Youth Sports

Bianca Bustamante finishes P2 at F1 Academy Miami Race 2

May 7, 2024 by Tara S

By: Hans Carbonilla – The inquirer

Filipino American and McLaren development driver Bianca Bustamante fought her way from the back of the grid to a points-scoring position despite encountering multiple setbacks during the F1 Academy Miami round, but her fighting spirit brought her to the podium finish at the end of Race 2.

The young racer’s bid for a podium finish in Race 1 was dashed when she fell victim to a late start due to a technical error, dropping her from a promising P4 qualifying result to P16.But the first Filipina driver at McLaren’s tenacity shone through as she clawed her way through the field, eventually breaking into the points territory by lap six of the intense 13-lap race.

In an Instagram post shared by McLaren, they wrote “She never backed down. She never gave up. Great comeback drive to the points, [Racer Bia],” to which the racer herself replied, “We were the fastest car on track. Sorry everyone for the mistake, we’ll fight for the win tomorrow.”

However, her hopes of further advancement were marred by a five-second penalty for cutting a chicane to gain an advantage, relegating her P7 finish to P9 post-penalties.

Nevertheless, her recovery drive from last position to the points-scoring field earned her the accolade of the fastest lap, adding an extra point to her tally. With three points garnered from the race, Bustamante currently sits seventh in the driver standings with a total of 21 points.

Meanwhile, Alpine-sponsored Abbi Pulling, who started on pole, clinched victory in Race 1.

Despite the setbacks faced in Race 1, Bustamante remained undeterred as she tackled Race 2 confidently and strongly, finishing at P2.

She posted a photo with Lando Norris on her social media account, with a caption, “Just absolutely speechless. Such a high.”

“An amazing weekend for the team @mclaren! Our very first @f1academy podium is finally a reality, mega thank you to @artgp_official for an amazing car,” she continued. “They were faultless this weekend, so much more to work and show for the rest of the season. Let’s keep growing.”

With her determination and resilience on full display, all eyes are on Bustamante as she continues her quest for success in the F1 Academy 2024 season.

Filed Under: Athlete Spotlight, Racing

Noelle Lambert Is Setting Records Less Than Three Months Into Her Long-Jumping Career

May 2, 2024 by Tara S

by Steve Drumwright | US Para TF

Noelle Lambert was already a world-class Para sprinter when she got the idea to try something new.

Before the start of the 2024 track season, Lambert decided to train as a long jumper. If all went well, she reasoned, maybe she could make her second Paralympics this summer as both a sprinter and a jumper.

So far, that’s looking good

When she participated in the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships in March, Lambert had only been training for the long jump for less than three months.

The 27-year-old from Manchester, New Hampshire, set an Americas record in the event’s T63 class with a jump of 4.75 meters — breaking the previous record by 0.65 meters.

Now imagine what she can do with a little more practice in a Paralympic year.

“I have a great coach, coach Kris Mack, out here in California,” Lambert said during nationals. “I knew if I was going to start long jumping, I needed to go to him because he’s the best. It’s been incredible to see my progress.”

Lambert went on to call coach Mack a “genius” for the way he’s been able to adapt her to the new event so quickly.

Lambert’s record-breaking jump would have been good enough for fourth place at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, just 0.27 meters away from the podium.

She is seeking a return to the Paralympics after finishing sixth in the 100-meter T63 in Tokyo. At nationals, Lindi Marcusen edged out Lambert in the 100 by three-hundredths of a second. While that would be a tough loss for some, the race pumped up Lambert.

“It was just really exciting to kind of get the competition aspect with her,” said Lambert, who still clocked a personal-best time of 15.25 seconds. “I PR’d and came home with silver. So that’s a good day in the office and I was separated by .03. That just makes it more exciting. It’s showing that the T63 women are growing and we’re ready for the competition.”

Lambert has embraced competition all her life. She grew up with three older brothers and wanted to beat them in everything.

“From a very early age, I was always competing with them, showing them who the boss in the family was, who the best athlete in the family was,” Lambert said. “I think I’ve taken that belt.”

That competitive drive helped her adapt after losing her left leg in a moped accident in 2016.

“I never went a day in my life without being active in some sort of way,” she said. “I’m the type of person that if I hit a roadblock, I typically just want to run right through it and to prove to people that it won’t slow me down and that you can do anything you put your mind to.”

Lambert didn’t get back into her active lifestyle alone, though. Before her amputation, she played lacrosse at  UMass Lowell. While Lambert was convinced her lacrosse career was over, she said her teammates and coaches were determined to get her back on the field.

Less than two years after losing her leg, Lambert became the first above-the-knee amputee to ever play Division I college lacrosse.

“I credit that solely to my teammates and coaches,” Lambert said. “Because if it was up to me, I would have quit day one. It just shows how special a whole community can be.”

Lambert has continued to make more history since then. In 2022, she was a contestant in season 43 of Survivor, making her the first above-the-knee amputee to appear on the show.

Lambert will continue her long jump training with her eyes set on the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Track & Field set for July 18-20 in Miramar, Florida, where she hopes to secure a spot in another Paralympics.

While Lambert had quick success in the long jump at nationals, Mack reminded her that she’s still very early into what could be a long journey.

“I wanted to jump 4.80, 4.90, and (Mack) was just like, ‘You’re still learning. You’re still very early (in this process),’” she said. “I’m a very impatient person. I want things done now, but you know, I’m trusting the process and really enjoying it as well.”

Filed Under: Paralympics, Track and Field

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