Olympic Sport Athletes Are In The News
Karateka Stanislav Horuna auctions his Olympic kit to raise funds for his war-torn Ukraine.
Stanislav Horuna (l) (@iamhourna IG)
Art imitating life: Gymnast Anastasia Budiashkina is earning critical kudos in her "Olga" role as a gymnast fleeing Ukraine amidst war.
Which athletes will show up for a Tennis Plays for Peace fundraising exhibition ahead of the U.S. Open?
Figure skating great Yuzuru Hanyu's retirement is off to a great start with a successful YouTube channel launch.
Alec Yoder: A U.S. (pommel horse) gymnastics great calls it a career.
Champion gymnast Sunisa Lee goes viral with her unique twist on an opening pitch at a baseball game.
Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan aims for a return to 2018's form as he chases gold medals and titles.
Is Olympian and recent British Open champion Cameron Smith headed to the LIV golf tour?
800 meter runner Peter Bol reflects on his "bitter sweet" experience in the Commonwealth Games final that didn't quite go his way.
Middle-distance runner Jake Wightman adjusts to a new life after becoming a world champion.
Are Team New Zealand's sprinters at a disadvantage with strict qualification standards?
Race walker Dominic King calls out British Athletics' selection criteria as well.
Sprinter Jereem Richards' vow to honor his friend Deon Lendore's legacy continued with a strong 200 meters win at the Commonwealth Games.
What will be the 'next phase' of Allyson Felix's life, now that sprinting is over?
Arshad Nadeem's historic javelin win at the Commonwealth Games came well timed with Pakistan's independence celebrations.
Meanwhile, women's javelin champ Kelsey-Lee Barber shows a 'superhuman' side in overcoming a Covid-19 spell for Commonwealth success.
Curious about decathlon and pentathlon champion Jim Thorpe? Maybe check out David Maraniss' new biography, "Path Lit by Lightning".
Weightlifting champion Maria Isabel Urrutia has a mission in her role leading sport in Colombia: promoting women's sport in the nation.
More Commonwealth: What did Team England's field hockey gold mean to its players?
Can Pyeongchang 2018 skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong find a Milano Cortina 2026 partner?
Star Debinha pens a reflection on her soccer career with Team Brazil for The Players' Tribune.
Rio 2016 Olympian Son Heung-min is the latest soccer star to pitch underwear.
"All good things are happening at once" for track cyclists Mandy Marquardt and James Alvord III as their honeymoon period now overlaps withe the Pan American Championships.
'Singapore's most decorated Commonwealth athlete', table tennis player Feng Tianwei is given the Birmingham 2022's David Dixon Award.
"Not investible": Team Great Britain's Alpine skiers scramble for funding after UK Sport drops its support.
Olympic swimmer Michael Jamieson lauds the positive impact the National Lottery has had on funding for Scotland Swimming's athletes.
Swimmer Michael Andrew 'almost' loses his Olympic gold medal in a made-for-YouTube exhibit race.
Los Angeles 1984 swimmer Rob Woodhouse is the first Team Australia Olympian to swim the English Channel.
Would-be Tokyo 2020 swimmer Michael Gunning reveals how harrowing online abuse he's received affected his plans to visit Jamaica.
Speed skater Kim Min-seok gets a suspension after am alcohol-fueled incident at training camp.
Who are key athletes to watch in the upcoming World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series?
Team Sri Lanka's 'missing' athletes from the Commonwealth Games includes judokas, wrestlers, and beach volleyball players.
Basketball player Sue Bird wraps up her final season as one of the "most influential athletes in the history of Seattle sports".
Fellow Team USA basketball great Sylvia Fowles is also set for her last games. Why isn't the four-time gold medalist more known?
2022 Commonwealth Games medalist divers James Heatly and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix both can claim celebrity lineages.
Bianca Schanssema "could have been on a beach in Spain" but instead has spent her summer powering Netherlands in back-to-back global junior handball tournaments.
Bibi's Got Game: Are you aware that tennis star Bianca Andreescu has written a children's book?
Meanwhile, Maria Sakkari gets honest with the challenges of life as a Top 10 tennis player.
What have tennis greats Serena Williams and Roger Federer meant for the sport?
Speaking of Roger Federer...the tennis champion 'fulfills a pinky promise' with young Izyan Ahmad.
And speaking of Serena Williams...the GOAT acknowledges in Vogue that the big "R" looms. "I've never liked the word 'retirement'".
Which athletes will show up for a Tennis Plays for Peace fundraising exhibition ahead of the U.S. Open?
Figure skating great Yuzuru Hanyu's retirement is off to a great start with a successful YouTube channel launch.
Alec Yoder: A U.S. (pommel horse) gymnastics great calls it a career.
Champion gymnast Sunisa Lee goes viral with her unique twist on an opening pitch at a baseball game.
Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan aims for a return to 2018's form as he chases gold medals and titles.
Is Olympian and recent British Open champion Cameron Smith headed to the LIV golf tour?
800 meter runner Peter Bol reflects on his "bitter sweet" experience in the Commonwealth Games final that didn't quite go his way.
Middle-distance runner Jake Wightman adjusts to a new life after becoming a world champion.
Are Team New Zealand's sprinters at a disadvantage with strict qualification standards?
Race walker Dominic King calls out British Athletics' selection criteria as well.
Sprinter Jereem Richards' vow to honor his friend Deon Lendore's legacy continued with a strong 200 meters win at the Commonwealth Games.
What will be the 'next phase' of Allyson Felix's life, now that sprinting is over?
Arshad Nadeem's historic javelin win at the Commonwealth Games came well timed with Pakistan's independence celebrations.
Meanwhile, women's javelin champ Kelsey-Lee Barber shows a 'superhuman' side in overcoming a Covid-19 spell for Commonwealth success.
Curious about decathlon and pentathlon champion Jim Thorpe? Maybe check out David Maraniss' new biography, "Path Lit by Lightning".
Weightlifting champion Maria Isabel Urrutia has a mission in her role leading sport in Colombia: promoting women's sport in the nation.
More Commonwealth: What did Team England's field hockey gold mean to its players?
Can Pyeongchang 2018 skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong find a Milano Cortina 2026 partner?
Star Debinha pens a reflection on her soccer career with Team Brazil for The Players' Tribune.
Rio 2016 Olympian Son Heung-min is the latest soccer star to pitch underwear.
"All good things are happening at once" for track cyclists Mandy Marquardt and James Alvord III as their honeymoon period now overlaps withe the Pan American Championships.
'Singapore's most decorated Commonwealth athlete', table tennis player Feng Tianwei is given the Birmingham 2022's David Dixon Award.
"Not investible": Team Great Britain's Alpine skiers scramble for funding after UK Sport drops its support.
Olympic swimmer Michael Jamieson lauds the positive impact the National Lottery has had on funding for Scotland Swimming's athletes.
Swimmer Michael Andrew 'almost' loses his Olympic gold medal in a made-for-YouTube exhibit race.
Los Angeles 1984 swimmer Rob Woodhouse is the first Team Australia Olympian to swim the English Channel.
Would-be Tokyo 2020 swimmer Michael Gunning reveals how harrowing online abuse he's received affected his plans to visit Jamaica.
Speed skater Kim Min-seok gets a suspension after am alcohol-fueled incident at training camp.
Who are key athletes to watch in the upcoming World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series?
Team Sri Lanka's 'missing' athletes from the Commonwealth Games includes judokas, wrestlers, and beach volleyball players.
Basketball player Sue Bird wraps up her final season as one of the "most influential athletes in the history of Seattle sports".
Fellow Team USA basketball great Sylvia Fowles is also set for her last games. Why isn't the four-time gold medalist more known?
2022 Commonwealth Games medalist divers James Heatly and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix both can claim celebrity lineages.
Bianca Schanssema "could have been on a beach in Spain" but instead has spent her summer powering Netherlands in back-to-back global junior handball tournaments.
Bibi's Got Game: Are you aware that tennis star Bianca Andreescu has written a children's book?
Meanwhile, Maria Sakkari gets honest with the challenges of life as a Top 10 tennis player.
What have tennis greats Serena Williams and Roger Federer meant for the sport?
Speaking of Roger Federer...the tennis champion 'fulfills a pinky promise' with young Izyan Ahmad.
And speaking of Serena Williams...the GOAT acknowledges in Vogue that the big "R" looms. "I've never liked the word 'retirement'".
Serena Williams (Annie Liebowitz/Vogue)
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