When skateboarder Bufoni won gold at the 2015 SLS World Championship, she proved her critics wrong and made history at the same time.

For Bassett, a Paralympic sprinter, the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a cathartic step on her mental health journey.

In a historic moment at Talladega Superspeedway, Wallace became the first Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series in 60 years.