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A Little Roundup 06.24.24

6/24/2024

 

Olympic Sports Athletes Are In The News

A Hawaiian wedding: Congrats to figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates!

Olympic Ice Dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates Marry in 'Magical' Hawaii Wedding (Exclusive) https://t.co/tbVPOQFell

— People (@people) June 22, 2024
French swimming star Leon Marchand eyes a unique competitive double at Paris 2024.

"I'm not as lonely as I thought." Swimmer Simone Manuel relishes a somewhat unexpected and celebrated return to the Olympics.

Engagement: Lily King's Paris 2024 qualification wasn't her only big news at Team USA's swimming trials.

(p.s.: Australian swimmer Kyle Chamlers has his own engagement news!)

Controversial Team China Sun Yang still generates drama, even when not competing.

NBC Olympics: Swim star Caeleb Dressel is 'conquering the unknown' at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

U.S. swim legend Dara Torres' next challenge? (Re)building Boston College's swim program...

Runner's World: Will sprint legend Michael Johnson's new track league venture 'succeed where others have failed'?

Hammer thrower Andriy Skvaruk recalls his frustrating Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 experiences with Sport24. (in Ukrainian)

Decathlete/long jumper Simon Ehammer is 'one who breaks down and breaks out boundaries', according to the Red Bulletin. (in German)

"Grace, gratitude, and appreciation' help middle-distance runner Athing Mu approach competition from a healthier mental space.

World Athletics looks back on the career of Team Poland's legendary sprinter Irena Szewinska.

Montreal 1976 champion sprint hurdler - and IOC member - Guy Drut leans right in today's French politics and causes some questions for Thomas Bach.

Race walker Magaly Bonilla's Tokyo 2020 qualification disappointment led her to doubly ensure she made the cut for Team Ecuador for Paris 2024. (in Spanish)

​Japanese track sprint sensation Abdul Hakim Sani Brown has bigger goals than just making the 100-meter final at Paris 2024.

While in Nigeria...Favour Ofili reveals a 'hunger' for more success after a key national sprint win ahead of the Olympics this summer.

Irish distance running great Sonia O'Sullivan wants to stop the drop in youth sports participation.

Outsports: Nico Young is the'first out gay male U.S. track & field Olympian in history'.

"These days, it feels like every major championship comes with an unprecedented heat wave." Track & field stars join World Athletics in concern on rising temperatures, with Paris 2024 in mind.

An ACL injury derails Cameron Brink's 3x3 basketball dreams at Paris 2024.

Triathlete Sam Dickinson credits the rival Brownlee brothers for inspiration in his competitive career.

Fellow triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown's 'challenging' last few years have been rewarded with her own Paris 2024 nomination.

​Diver Marg Erlam started the sport as a 'fearless four-year-old' and now is on the roster for Paris 2024.

Meanwhile, will a finger injury derail gymnastics star Daiki Hashimoto's Paris 2024 ambitions?

BBC has 'the story of a refugee Olympian' featuring Afghani-born taekwondo athlete Farzad Mansouri.

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal indicates a commitment to Paris 2024 with his on-going clay court training in Mallorca.

Will tennis' Andy Murray recover from surgery in time for an Olympic farewell at Paris 2024?

The Owl Post: Judoka Alice Bellandi is in a better place personally - and mentally - for this Olympic cycle.

Weightlifter Maude Charron chats with the CBC​ on her thoughts on another Olympic run this summer.

Is retirement looming for double Olympic medalist golfer Lydia Ko?

Rio 2016 basketball champion Klay Thompson lends his talents to Team Bahamas in training for its upcoming Olympic qualifier tournament.

Team USA soccer stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press get back onto YouTube​.

London 2012 soccer medalist Danilo has a 'letter to Brazilian fans' in The Player's Tribune.

Team Canada's Natalie Spooner and Team Czechia's Roman Cervenka are named the ice hockey 'Players of the Year' by the IIHF.

Track cyclist Katie Archibald: A 'freak accident' claims the goals of another Paris 2024-bound Olympian.

"I want to use that moment to  create something." Tam USA's Jeffrey 'B-boy Jeffro' Louis sees awareness opportunity with Paris 2024's inclusion of breaking.

Rugby (sevens) star Antoine Dupont turns advocate for 'no more taboo or shame' in the fight for LGBT inclusion in sport. (in French)

Ashleigh Johnson (water polo), Sunny Choi (breaking), Jess Savner (modern pentathlon), Ilona Maher (rugby sevens), and Jajaira Gonzalez (boxing) join para-triathlete Haiely Danz to share with Women's Heatlth the 'hurdles they overcame' to make it to Paris 2024.

What Does It Take To Be An Olympian? 6 Athletes Describe The Struggles And Glory https://t.co/rwL8ykk9Hz

— Women's Health (@WomensHealthMag) June 19, 2024

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