Los Alamos’ Chase Jackson is a TRUE, classical Olympian–she competes early Thursday morning

” Jackson holds the American record in the [shot put] and is a two-time Diamond League winner, in addition to her silver and bronze medals at the 2022 and 2024 indoor championships.”

Source: Oklahoma State University Athletics (Photo: Courtesy)

A Las Cruces Digest Editorial Report:

Competing naked is widely accepted as the only way the Greeks would perform in the original Olympic games. Lore has it that Orsippus, winner of the Stadion race in 720 BC, tore free of his loin cloth because he believed the garb to be a distraction. 5th Century BC historian, Thucydides, credited the Spartans with the inspiration for running in the raw.

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It is only fitting that USA Track & Field would bestow this honor on New Mexico’s very own Chase Jackson, but when Jackson arrived in Paris with nothing to wear, she did not understand the honor bestowed upon her. The Daily Mail reports: “As tears filled her eyes, she admitted that she had been flooded with sadness for the past ‘hour’ because they didn’t have anything in [her] size.”

Jackson was ready for Paris, and having missed the Tokyo games due to long COVID, she boarded the plane in America with her eyes firmly set on medals. When she landed in Paris and discovered she had nothing to wear to the Opening Ceremonies, that gleam in her eyes turned to tears. The public outcry was fierce as Americans took collective umbrage at the “administrative error” that caused hurt to one of our own.

Proper-fitting attire has since been afforded Jackson–in time for her competitive debut, early Thursday morning. We are confident she will be wearing a uniform, proud in its red, white and blue.

However she is attired, Las Cruces Digest is rooting for Chase Jackson. If we were entrepreneurially-minded, we would launch a new athletic wear company with only plus sizes. The logo would read:

Shot Put Naked

It would be fitting (pun intended) of such a classical Olympian. Regardless the outcome of today’s competition, we are so very proud of you, Chase Jackson.

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Levi Gwaltney

Levi Gwaltney is the Editor In Chief of Las Cruces Digest. The Editor makes editorial and posting decisions regarding content published on this site. In most cases, the Editor makes little if any contribution to content published, and takes no credit for the content of republished posts. If available, the source or author of posts is provided at the top of the article.

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