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In July and August, espnWs weekly essay series will focus on body image.When I was younger, I used to have the same recurring daydream in gym class.If we were playing softball, I would dream I hit the ball and sprinted to home plate because I deserve to be there, not because my classmates let me slide -- like the puck that glided past the goalie and into the net. I won the game, and everything faded away as a single tear rolled down my cheek -- the way athletes cry after a championship win in the movies.Me, midrun, a smile on my face, because I couldnt believe I was quickly moving.I have a milder form of cerebral palsy. I walk with a limp. I had given up on the idea of running after surgeries on the right side of my body left me too afraid to relearn how to run.These reveries left me waiting for a special talent, which I assumed all disabled kids had, to make up for their disability.Im a terrible singer, so I figured Id find a hidden gift in a sport we played in physical education class.I never did, and I yearn for representation of people of color with disabilities in sports. So until the work that disabled black women do is recognized, I will continue to champion and celebrate the able-bodied black women.I cried when I learned that Misty Copeland would be American Ballets first black female principal dancer. My weeping was not because I had dreams of being a ballet dancer -- although I would twirl from the kitchen table to the fridge in my socks, convinced I could pirouette with the best of ballerinas.I was emotional because ballet, at its core, is both raw and feminine, two things that black women are often not allowed to be.Then come gymnasts Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles and Laurie Hernandez. Not only did they help secure a team gold medal, but Biles is the new Olympic all-around champion and is leaving Rio with five medals.At 24, Im older than they are, but I feel a sense of pride when I see them swinging on uneven bars or sticking dismounts on vaults.I hold my breath with them as they await their scores and cheer when I feel they received the ones they deserved.The Olympics are the ultimate dream.Our bodies are in no way identical, and we are on opposite ends of the spectrum.Though Ive been told that the way my smile spreads across my face during moments of triumph is similar to Gabbys and Simones happy grins.They all have dealt with?criticism, from some people saying Gabby isnt patriotic, to a dance instructor telling a 13-year-old Copeland she was too old to be a ballerina.I havent had the same amount of vitriol thrown at me, but I was told by a teacher in high school that I would never make it as a successful journalist. Ive had my writing abilities questioned and racist comments sent to me frequently online. Like them, I feel I have persevered.?For Lena Dunham and Jenni Konners Lenny Letter, I wrote about one of my biggest triumphs so far, putting my hair up into a ponytail, unassisted. This might not be a medaling event at the Olympics, but it made me feel as proud and as wonderful as I imagine Misty, Laurie, Gabby and Simone feel with each of their completed goals.There is an expectation for black women in sports to be better than the best, show no emotion and maintain a level of superhuman strength.When Copeland steps out on the stage next month at the Opera de Paris to star in The Sleeping Beauty, I hope she reminds herself of all the work shes put in to get there.Simply?seeing all of these women succeed in their fields is something akin to witnessing a miracle that isnt really a miracle but rather a result of fate putting the world in the right order.Representation matters, and even as I live in a disabled body that was never lucky enough to be good at any sport, when I see these women in commercials and on TV screens, I am reminded of all of the things I can achieve with hard work and talent. These athletes prove that every black body is beautiful, even the ones that dont look like theirs.The bodies of people with disabilities, the tall, thick and tired bodies that could only ever dream of doing what they do, the short and chubby bodies. These black women make every black body feel special and worthy.Even mine.Keah Brown work has appeared in Lenny Letter, Catapult, The Establishment and Femsplain among other publications. She loves TV, good music and cheesecake. Follow her @Keah_Maria Nike Air Max 270 React Nederland . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Nike Air Max 180 Nederland . The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope. http://www.airmaxkopennederland.com/ . 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Team Sky is confident it will be cleared of any wrongdoing when UK Anti-Doping completes its investigation into a possible anti-doping rule violation.On Monday, Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford and former coach Shane Sutton were among witnesses to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport select committee in Westminster as part of its long-running inquiry into the fight against doping.During his testimony to MPs, Brailsford said he believed a mystery package delivered to the teams doctor?at the end of the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine contained the decongestant Fluimucil -- a drug that is not banned in sport.And Sutton confirmed that this drug was administered to Sir Bradley Wiggins, who had just won that race and was three weeks away from asking for a medical exemption so he could use a far more powerful drug, triamcinolone, before the Tour de France -- his main goal for the season.In an emailed statement Tuesday, Team Sky said: Dave [Brailsford] gave public evidence to the select committee [on Monday] for an hour as part of its inquiry into anti-doping..ddddddddddddAs we have always said, we believe what is most important is for UKAD to establish the truth independently. We are confident that when it reports it will be clear that there has been no wrongdoing.During the committee session, Dave acknowledged once again his own mistakes in handling the issue over recent months. We are continuing to co-operate fully with UKAD and we look forward to its report.Shortly after Mondays hearing, UKAD issued a statement to say its extensive and detailed investigation was ongoing and following a number of lines of enquiry.Despite earlier indications that it was almost finished, Press Association Sport understands the investigation will continue for some time into the new year.Every stage of this investigation has been in the pursuit of determining whether an anti-doping rule violation has been committed. All actions and activity has been in the pursuit of this goal, the UKAD statement added. ' ' '