Shadows of a Dynasty: Claressa Shields’ Olympic Boxing Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight
Outside the Rio Spotlight, #7
Nonfiction, Sports, Olympics, Boxing
| Author: | Maria Kaj | ISBN: | 9781386991670 |
| Publisher: | Maria Kaj | Publication: | November 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Maria Kaj |
| ISBN: | 9781386991670 |
| Publisher: | Maria Kaj |
| Publication: | November 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Coming out of Flint, Michigan might mean bleak prospects for some, but boxer Claressa Shields planned to bring glory to her hometown from the time she was a little girl. After winning a gold medal at the London Olympics, she intended to win a second in Rio, even though no American boxer had ever done so. In a sport where the U.S. glory has, for the moment, passed its prime, Shields brought bravado and intensity back to American Boxing on the biggest stage of all. This account of her struggle just to make it to Rio, and how she faced her challengers in the ring, will have you hopeful for her future and the future of the sport. (7500 words)
Coming out of Flint, Michigan might mean bleak prospects for some, but boxer Claressa Shields planned to bring glory to her hometown from the time she was a little girl. After winning a gold medal at the London Olympics, she intended to win a second in Rio, even though no American boxer had ever done so. In a sport where the U.S. glory has, for the moment, passed its prime, Shields brought bravado and intensity back to American Boxing on the biggest stage of all. This account of her struggle just to make it to Rio, and how she faced her challengers in the ring, will have you hopeful for her future and the future of the sport. (7500 words)
