Meet 90-year-old track star Florence Meiler – MASHAHER

ISLAM GAMAL21 July 2024Last Update :
Meet 90-year-old track star Florence Meiler – MASHAHER


Meet 90-year-old track star Florence Meiler – CBS News

Watch CBS News


One Olympic sport that has not been open to women is the 10-event decathlon, whose winner is crowned “world’s greatest athlete.” (Women instead compete in the seven-event heptathlon.) But there are women athletes, young and older, who would like to see that changed. “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel meets Florence Meiler, a 90-year-old track star training for the USA Masters Combined Events Championship in Charlottesville, Va.; and with Lauren Kuntz and Sophie Knudson, decathletes who are part of a growing movement to overcome the one hurdle that keeps women from competing in the decathlon in international competition.

Be the first to know

Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.



Source Agencies

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


Comments Rules :

Breaking News