Rusty Kanogi's Fight for Women's Judo
March is Women's History Month so for this blog I will post something to celebrate. I read an article about someone whose name is Rusty Kanogi. Kanogi was a woman martial artist in the 60s and 70s. At a competition, women were not allowed to compete. Kanogi though had to sub for an injured teammate. Although she was a woman, she dressed as a man and won the competition. Once the judges realized this she got her medal taken away from her. As a result, she made it her mission to fix this problem. Kanogi had a good legacy and helped women’s sports get recognized in the Olympics. In the 2000s she got her medal mailed back to her right before she died. I would feel angry if a medal got taken away from me because I earned it and I should deserve it then. I would not do what Kanokogi did because I would just only try to get my own medal back and not go through all that trouble to make everyone get one. Kanogi did it for a good cause. I think Kanogi helped make men’s league and women’s lea...