Flo-Jo’s Legacy as the World’s Fastest Woman Lives On | Groundbreakers: Icons That Changed the Game

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee on her sister-in-law and teammate Florence Griffith Joyner’s remarkable career. She details how “Flo-Jo” became not only a pop culture icon, but the “Fastest Woman in the World.”

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Groundbreakers
Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King, the film weaves together eight athletes’ discussions of how their own struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports. Features Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim, Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee, Julie Foudy and Diana Flores.