Richson Simeon Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Richson’s Olympic dream run

By Journal on August 18, 2016 100m, Colleen Ferguson, Giordan Harris, Katy Atkinson, Kenneth Kramer, Olympics, Richson Simeon, Sarah Stepchew, Simon Thompson, Terry Sasser, Usain Bolt News Archive

KATY ATKINSON and SIMON THOMPSON, The Reporters’ Academy Richson Simeon, 18, broke his personal best sprint time as he recorded a time of 11.81 seconds in the Men’s 100m at the Olympic Stadium in Rio last week. After his moment under the spotlight, Simeon mulled over his race: “There weren’t many expectations on me today, […]

Mattie: Ranked #11 globally

By Journal on August 11, 2016 Collleen Furgeson, Giordan Harris, Janeth Arcain, Mack Capelle, Mariana Cress, Mattie Sasser, Olympics, Richson Simeon, Tony Muller, weightlifter News Archive

Marshall Islands elite weightlifter Mattie Sasser just keeps getting better, with her latest impressive effort at the Olympic Games in Brazil putting the Marshall Islands on the global sports map. She placed second in her pool of eight lifters from around the world, one KG behind a German lifter and five ahead of a Swedish […]