Janine Tessarzik, fighting patriarchy one throw and one post at a time

Janine Tessarzik is proud of being a powerful woman.

At age 40, she was named world champion at the Scottish Masters Athletics International World Championships held last month in Moncton, New Brunswick in Canada.

Tessarzik is using her fame to help strong women feel good about themselves — through social media. At the same time that she is controlling the image of at least one woman in sports, she is also earning money from her posts that allow her to travel to far-flung competitions — and to support her as an athlete.

Tessarzik, who now lives in Ohio, grew up in Guilderland and remembers playing football, basketball, and pond hockey with “a bunch of boys” in the neighborhood.

Being tall and strong, she said, “I definitely didn’t get picked last, that’s for sure.”

Every year, her family would go to the Capital District Scottish Games, held at the Altamont fairgrounds. This year, she’ll be competing in those games on Labor Day weekend.

Read the full story at https://altamontenterprise.com/07292022/fighting-patriarchy-one-throw-and-one-post-time

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