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Rio gold medalists Shields, Johnson win Sportswoman award (The Associated Press)

Posted: October 20, 2016 at 5:22 pm   /   by   /   comments (0)

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2016, file photo, United States' Ashleigh Johnson makes a save during a women's water polo quarterfinal match against Brazil at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Johnson earned the Sportswoman of the Year award Wednesday, Oct. 19, in team competition. Johnson had 51 saves in Rio, including nine in the final against Italy, when the Americans won their second consecutive Olympic gold medal. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Claressa Shields did a cartwheel in the ring after winning her second Olympic boxing gold medal in Rio, and she’s not done celebrating. Shields and water polo goaltender Ashleigh Johnson were recognized as Sportswomen of the Year at the Women’s Sports Foundation’s annual dinner Wednesday night. The 21-year-old Shields will decide in the coming years if she wants to add ‘Tokyo’ for the 2020 Games to the tattoo of the Olympic rings with Rio and London on her right biceps.



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