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Caitlyn Jenner to receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYS
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Posted: Mon Jun. 1, 2015 2:15PM
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Former Olympian Jenner to Vanity Fair: 'Call me Caitlyn'
Former Olympic decathlete Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce, has made her debut as a woman on the
cover of Vanity Fair.
Former Olympic decathlete Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce, will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPY awards,
Those Guys Have All the Fun author James Andrew Miller reported.
ESPN confirmed the news
to Brian Stelter of CNN.
Last month, Jenner announced that she was
transitioning to become a woman in an interview broadcast on ABC. Earlier Monday, Jenner
made her debut as Caitlyn on the cover of
Vanity Fair.
Jenner won the gold medal in the decathalon in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and also placed 10th in the decathalon in the 1972 Olympics in Munich. The Arthur Ashe Courage Award is given to individuals who transcend sports.
In the interview with ABC, Jenner disputed claims that she was transitioning for publicity.
"Do you have any idea what I've been going through my whole life?" she said.
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Former Olympian Jenner to Vanity Fair: 'Call me Caitlyn'
After the
Vanity Fair cover debuted online, Jenner
tweeted, "I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self."
Last year, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award was given to Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL. Other previous recipients of the award include Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Nelson Mandela and Dean Smith.
It was also announced on Monday that Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still and his daughter Leah will be
honored with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at
The 2015 ESPYS.
The 2015 ESPYS will be held in Los Angeles on July 15.
This is who the award was designed for!
CINCINNATI - The Division III basketball game between Mount St. Joseph's and Hiriam College on Sunday was far from ordinary, and it wasn't just because of the packed arena and the basketball luminary in attendance and the NCAA's decision to move the game forward ahead of schedule.
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The game was special because of one freshman forward, number 22, Lauren Hill, who made her college basketball debut while battling an inoperable brain tumor that has given her just months left to live.