There are Olympic stars, and then there are Olympians whose impact extends far beyond the world's biggest sporting event. Gymnast Simone Biles, tennis player Naomi Osaka, and sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson fall into the latter category (think: Biles' and Osaka's openness about their mental health challenges and Richardson's determination to compete again after she was banned, controversially, from the last Olympics for a positive marijuana test).

The Associated Press talked to Center for Race & Ethniticy in Sport director Ketra Armstrong to get her thoughts on these women's quests for redemption at this year's Paris Olympics. Here's the story.