Olympic Sport Athletes Making Headlines
Pole vault legend and IOC member Sergey Bubka aims to help Ukrainian athletes still compete internationally during - and despite - the on-going Russian invasion.
Sergey Bubka (Getty Images)
How boxing's Klitschko brothers "signed up for the fight of their lives" for Ukraine.
20-year-old Yaroslava Mahuchikh slips out of Ukraine and overcomes "total panic" - and then some - with her World Indoor Athletics Championships high jump gold.
Olympian Sunisa Lee experienced "impostor syndrome" after her golden Tokyo 2020 gymnastic success.
Nimroy Turgott's journey to bobsledding for Jamaica at the Olympics is one of "overcoming adversity".
Team USA looks at the history of its women in Olympic bobsledding, a tradition of success bolstered by Elana Meyers Taylor and Kallie Humphries at Beijing 2022.
Olympic champion Kjeld Nuis speed skates his way to a new on-ice speed record.
New badminton stars? Doubles team Muhammad Shohibul Kifri & Bagas Mulana make a splash winning a "dream victory" this weekend.
Were figure skater Alysa Liu and her father targets of political intimidation before and during the recent Beijing 2022 Games?
Meanwhile, fellow Team USA figure skater Vincent Zhou looks to bounce back from a disappointing Beijing 2022 at the World Figure Skating Championships.
"New" but "experienced pairs figure skaters Vanessa James and Eric Radford reflect on their special Beijing 2022 Olympic experience with ISU.
Two-time Olympian Atanda Musa has thoughts on Team Nigeria's table tennis talent and looks to coach.
Retiring biathlete Erik Lesser caps off a career with a win and a meeting with royalty. (in German)
And in what should be a new tradition, all retiring biathletes get a lap of honor in their final weekend.
Kayla Blas looks to help Team USA field hockey continue to define its style of play at the upcoming Women's Junior World Cup.
Olympic silver medalists Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier raise objection to venue plans for Paris 2024's basketball competition.
Unlikely Australian Olympians Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill powered their way to Beijing 2022 with the help of curling legend John Morris.
Goalkeeper Drew Holland has been key to the resurgence of Team USA's men's water polo as the world championships approach.
IJF.org catches up with members of Team France's Tokyo 2020 gold medal-winning mixed judo team to hear reflections on their success.
Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams make a fashion statement at the Producer Guild Awards.
Swimmers Aliaksandra Herasimenia and Yauhen Tsurkin find themselves in deeper limbo as they continue to resist Belarusian autocracy.
Maggie Mac Neil is Canada's 'female swimmer of the year' after her three-time Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal success.
Olympian Tatjana Schoenmaker is a three-time winner at South Africa's SA Sports Awards.
Kaylee McKeown ponders a six-race schedule at this year's Commonwealth Games swimming schedule.
With a new world record, pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis doesn't offer complacency for fans of the sport.
Groomed in track & field after a start in parkour, Miltiadis Tentoglou is the reigning Olympic, European, and now World Indoor long jump champion.
Long-distance runner Hellen Obiri plans one more track race, reversing initial post-Tokyo 2020 thought.
The first Jamaican woman with a sprint hurdles Olympic medal, Megan Tapper wants to "keep blazing a trail" in the sport.
20-year-old Yaroslava Mahuchikh slips out of Ukraine and overcomes "total panic" - and then some - with her World Indoor Athletics Championships high jump gold.
Olympian Sunisa Lee experienced "impostor syndrome" after her golden Tokyo 2020 gymnastic success.
Nimroy Turgott's journey to bobsledding for Jamaica at the Olympics is one of "overcoming adversity".
Team USA looks at the history of its women in Olympic bobsledding, a tradition of success bolstered by Elana Meyers Taylor and Kallie Humphries at Beijing 2022.
Olympic champion Kjeld Nuis speed skates his way to a new on-ice speed record.
New badminton stars? Doubles team Muhammad Shohibul Kifri & Bagas Mulana make a splash winning a "dream victory" this weekend.
Were figure skater Alysa Liu and her father targets of political intimidation before and during the recent Beijing 2022 Games?
Meanwhile, fellow Team USA figure skater Vincent Zhou looks to bounce back from a disappointing Beijing 2022 at the World Figure Skating Championships.
"New" but "experienced pairs figure skaters Vanessa James and Eric Radford reflect on their special Beijing 2022 Olympic experience with ISU.
Two-time Olympian Atanda Musa has thoughts on Team Nigeria's table tennis talent and looks to coach.
Retiring biathlete Erik Lesser caps off a career with a win and a meeting with royalty. (in German)
And in what should be a new tradition, all retiring biathletes get a lap of honor in their final weekend.
Kayla Blas looks to help Team USA field hockey continue to define its style of play at the upcoming Women's Junior World Cup.
Olympic silver medalists Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier raise objection to venue plans for Paris 2024's basketball competition.
Unlikely Australian Olympians Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill powered their way to Beijing 2022 with the help of curling legend John Morris.
Goalkeeper Drew Holland has been key to the resurgence of Team USA's men's water polo as the world championships approach.
IJF.org catches up with members of Team France's Tokyo 2020 gold medal-winning mixed judo team to hear reflections on their success.
Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams make a fashion statement at the Producer Guild Awards.
Swimmers Aliaksandra Herasimenia and Yauhen Tsurkin find themselves in deeper limbo as they continue to resist Belarusian autocracy.
Maggie Mac Neil is Canada's 'female swimmer of the year' after her three-time Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal success.
Olympian Tatjana Schoenmaker is a three-time winner at South Africa's SA Sports Awards.
Kaylee McKeown ponders a six-race schedule at this year's Commonwealth Games swimming schedule.
With a new world record, pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis doesn't offer complacency for fans of the sport.
Groomed in track & field after a start in parkour, Miltiadis Tentoglou is the reigning Olympic, European, and now World Indoor long jump champion.
Long-distance runner Hellen Obiri plans one more track race, reversing initial post-Tokyo 2020 thought.
The first Jamaican woman with a sprint hurdles Olympic medal, Megan Tapper wants to "keep blazing a trail" in the sport.
Megan Tapper (Christel Saneh)
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