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A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
Can Danish canoe marathon champion Mads Brandt Pedersen successfully make a switch to Olympic canoe sprinting?
Is an Olympic medal on tennis star Coco Gauff's vision board, er...note? You bet.
What are some of Team Canada's favorite Team Canada moments? World Aquatics goes 'inside the minds' of Martina Terre and Unai Aguirre to learn more about top water polo goalkeeping philosophies. Former junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki's breakthrough senior-level world tour win has the badminton rising star hopeful for bigger things to come. Meanwhile, Spanish badminton champion Carolina Marin is still 'a force to be reckoned with' despite recent injury setbacks. Could NBA star Donte di Vincenzo suit up for Team Italy basketball? Check out Team Brazil gymnast Rebeca Andrade in miniature form! Get to know open water swimmer Marc-Antoine Olivier in the latest Extraterrien podcast. (in French) Seven straight Olympics isn't in the cards for star sports shooter Kim Rhodes, but does Los Angeles 2028 beckon for 'the most successful female shooter in Olympic history'? American cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins sees an "incredible" end to the world cup season with two Crystal Globes. Jose Larocca may be 55-years-old, but the 'honored equestrian athlete' still has Olympic ambitions. Fiji-born Eileen Cikamatana is Team Australia's 'new Olympic Amazon'. Team Ireland's long sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley missed out on Tokyo 2020...which just spurred 'resilience'. "The Olympics is basically an expression of who you are as an athlete." Triathlete Kenji Nener has hopes to breakthrough with Paris 2024 qualification for Team Japan. Who are the current leading skateboarders in the Olympic Qualifier Series rankings before the last two stops later this spring? Can Sofia Raffaeli withstand the 'intriguing challenge' from a slew of fellow elite rhythmic gymnasts at the first real Olympic season test? Play True Award: Triple skeleton Olympian Ben Sandford honored for his career 'contributions to the anti-doping movement'. Which PanAmerican rowers found success at the latest Olympic regatta last week? IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' series returns with a look at Moscow 1980 champion judoka Robert Van De Walle of Belgium. How have recent weeks affected the current world rankings in field hockey? Road and mountain bike cyclist Peter Sagan's road to Paris 2024 gets trickier after more heart concerns. How is Cody Simpson balancing the demands of elite swimming Paris 2024 hopes with a music career? Team Zimbabwe's retired Rio 2016 swimmer Sean Gunn talks Olympics, competition, and coming out as LGBT with Outsports.
A Look At Olympic Sports' Stars In The News
Judoka Nikoloz Sherazadishvili talks more comfort at his new weight class with JudoTVâ.
Rio 2016 Team USA Olympic basketball player DeMar DeRozan is having 'complicated conversations with friend and peers'.
Alysha Koloi's diving exploits at the recent worlds earned her 'emerging athlete' honors as well. Will equestrian star Shane Rose recover from concussion in time to make the Summer Games? It takes a champion to know...field hockey star Eddie Ockenden thinks Team Australia has a real chance for gold this summer at Paris 2024. Double Olympian Ryan Getzlaf is set to make a third Winter Games...this time on Team Canada's ice hockey management team. Say it isn't so...track cycling champion Christos Volikakis sees his Rio 2016 results in upheaval. Hong Kong's Ceci Lee Sze-wing may get her preferred track cycling event at Paris 2024...all due to a uniform color mixup. Alex Ferreira might have quit freestyle skiing a year ago, but now has had a perfect 2024 World Cup run. Team USA goes 'woman to woman' with surfer Carissa Moore in an exclusive interview. Vitaly Mandzin's biathlon season had ups and downs, which gave him pointers "on what needs to be worked on further". (in Ukrainian) Who's been making a move up the Olympic qualification rankings for beach volleyball lately? Marathoners Connor Mantz and Cooper Young may be 'typical friends', but they're friends headed to Paris 2024 together. It just might have been an direct message on Instagram that spurred runner James Preston to a remarkable 800-meter personal record. 2023 might have been a tough season, but long-distance runner Eilish McColgan still has medal hopes for Paris 2024. Citius Mag: Is high school long sprinter Quincy Wilson 'the next big thing'? A key recent marathon win has Team Zimbabwe's Tendai Zimuto hopeful for momentum toward Olympic qualification. World Athletics: Get to know Dutch sprinter - and social media star - Lieke Klaver. ISU pays respect to outgoing Team Norway speed skating stars Sverre Pedersen and Havard Lorentzen. Olympics: Swimmer Rikako Ikee is hoping for a 'happy ending' to her return from leukemia this summer. Rio 2016 champion wrestler Erica Wiebe says goodbye to her championship career. Champion wrestler Iryna Kolyadenko recounts an escape from Kyiv with her family to Sport24. (in Ukrainian) Briane Harris: A champion's doping suspension 'rocks curling'. "I felt my heart skip a beat." Team Mexico gymnast Ahtziri Sandoval relishes Olympic qualification. New African Games triathlon champion Nick Quenet is right back at training, with Paris 2024 in mind. Star triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee share some of their 'swim mishaps' for Tri247. Kayaker Luuka Jones' Paris 2024 experience - her fifth Olympics - will be more special now that she's recovered from a long Covid spell. 41-year-old âSharath Kamal is still king of Indian table tennis...and just might make it to a fifth Olympics. "It's a pretty incredible feeling." Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrrin picks up where she left off with a successful return from injury. âGet an early look at Team Great Britain's Paris 2024-qualified boxers. Around the Rings: Get to know history-making Cameroonian Refugee Team boxer Cindy Ngamba, now headed to Paris 2024. Olympic Sports Stars Making News...
Which Olympic sport athlete will win the 94th AAU James E. Sullivan award as the 'most oustanding athlete at the collegiate or Olympic level in the United States'?
Alyson Annan, Savita, and Luciana Aymar are just some of the stars recognized by International Hockey Federation for International Women's Day.
'Ferocious, relentless, and unyieldling', basketball star Rudy Gobert has something to prove this year. Team Turkey's volleyball star Eden Erdem gets honored with a statue in Istanbul. Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for Team Austria's Anna Gandler. What 'advice for women in leadership' does Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry offer? Archer Ane Marcelle dos Santos hopes to continue representing her community through another Olympics appearance. Get 'face to face' with short track speed skater Park Ji Won with ISU. Weightlifter Mattie Rogers' "soul-crushing injury" sees her Paris 2024 hopes die. Meanwhile, Cook Islands' Luisa Peters recounts her start in weightlifting through two Olympics for IWF. Congrats to gymnasts Nina Derwael, Valentina Georgieva, An Chang Ok, Charlize Moerz, and Ryu Sunghyun on their Paris 2024 qualification! Are future women's beach volleyball stars from Qatar? Mexico's Kenia Lechuga is World Rowing's 'rower of the month' for March 2024. Team France's Laetitia Guapo has big hopes for the future of 3x3 basketball post-Paris 2024. Lindsey Horan talks with FIFA about her hopes for Team USA soccer at this summer's Olympics. "It feels amazing." Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo relishes a 'landmark' mass start cross-country skiing win. More from FIS as freestyle skier Brittany Phelan has "big goals" following a first World Cup ski cross win. Marten Luiten is a rising equestrian dressage star for Team Netherlands, starting in the sport working alongside his parents in the sport. How does goalkeeper Andreas Wolff size up Team Germany's Paris 2024 qualification chances? Who are some of the 'Olympic heroes' of women's sailing? Petra Klingler is the next sports climber to be featured on IFSC Lounge live stream. Badminton star Loh Kean Yew talks with Olympics.com on Cristiano Ronaldo, marriage, and more. Call him 'mailman': Runner Josh Kerr delivers when it counts, and he's eyeing a big delivery in Paris. What's on the mind of long sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke for the fast-approaching Olympics? Gold.
A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
Tennis champion Andy Murray reiterates a this summer-timed retirement...might it be after Paris 2024?
Olympics: How did Australian Jack Robinson become part of 'rock surfing's elite'? French gymnast Thomas Bouhail recounts that surprise Beijing 2008 podium finish for FIG. Joscelyn Roberson's "long journey" to return to fitness is the subject of a International Gymnast interview. Sailor J.J. Fetter calls out officials in a Team USA Olympic 'slump'. Australian Matt Wearn's 'fight through setbacks' has only strengthened his preparations for Paris 2024's sailing competition. Kristen Nuss contemplates how a breakthrough 2023 season has put her and beach volleyball partner Taryn Kloth in prime Paris 2024 position. Team Lithuania's female Olympic stars get honored at the highest levels back home for International Women's Day. Judo star Clarisse Agbegnenou applauds the opportunity for athlete mothers to provide for their breastfeeding children during the upcoming Games. Team USA soccer stars Alex Morgan and Jaedyn Shaw chat over a nail salon session. One of the "adventures ahead" for retired sprinter Dafne Schippers is apparently in sports management. A "commitment to consistency" has been key to Tara Davis-Woodhall's rise up the long jump leaderboard this season. A world indoor championship this season may be portending good things for shot putter Sarah Mitton. Mary Keitany's marathon world record may be 'under serious threat' with the likes of fellow Kenyans Peres Jepchichir and Ruth Chepngetich, and Brigid Kosgei entered in the London Marathon. Can Yulia Loban bring Team Ukraine back to Olympic heptathlon competition this summer? (in Ukrainian) Citius: Who were the 'biggest winners and losers of the World (Athletics) Indoor Championships'? Count champion Militadis Tentoglou as a critic of proposed long jump rule changes. Get to know new world indoor pole vault champion Molly Caudery. Runner Ciara Mageean contemplates the impact of her female role models on her career. Alpine skier Lucas Braathen: Can Team Brazil now win a Winter Olympics medal? Star swimmer Katie Ledecky wrote a book! Torri Huske's dry land training may be the key to 'swimming like she's rested'? Will a coaching drama derail star swimmer's Kyle Chalmers' Paris 2024 ambitions? How did Jack Alexy sprint 'to the top of U.S. swimming'? And...how do Team Great Britain become 'a force on the track' in cycling? Meanwhile...is track cycling legend Laura Kenny's Olympic career over? Count retired track cyclist Anna Meares as a fan of Team Australia's Paris 2024 uniform. Track cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-Sze has a 'new life' after a 20-year career that taught her 'toughness'. Fellow track cyclist Ellese Andrews and kayaker Max Brown team up to help inspire Team New Zealand with an "Ain't Just Dreaming' anthem. Finally on the cusp of an Olympics appearance, wrestler Justina di Stasio leans on her 'indigenous roots'. What does Team Ecuador wrestler Genesis Reasco hope from officials in return for success? Real estate... (in Spanish) More than 70 Team Germany athletes - including multiple Olympians and world champions - are awarded the 'Silver Laurel Leaf' for their sporting success. (in German)
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