A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
24-year-old high jumper Dmytro Nikitin is set for his World Championship debut after a late call-up and a scramble to train and prepare. (in Ukrainian)
Dmytro Nikitin (Dmytro Putintsev/FLAU)
"Our athletes need to be at the Olympics." Team Ukraine's Olympic Committee president Vadym Gutzeit opens the door to its Paris 2024 participation. Or...maybe not...
"I want to go out and do my best in Budapest." Middle-distance runner Perina Lokure Nakang has found a 'new lease on life' via the Refugee Team.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar talks 'mamba mindset', Rubik's Cubes, and much more with Sportstar.
Will sprinter Julien Alfred be St. Lucia's first Olympic medalist?
Runner Sifan Hassan talks role models, rivals, and more with retired great Paula Radcliffe in Split Times.
'Athletes have the power to change the world': Fellow sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce on using her voice in Laureus.
More from Kyodo...as Team Bulgaria's Tokyo 2020 rhythmic gymnastics champion 'Diamond Girls' made a recent special return visit to Japan.
Read up on 'a day in the life' of rising Team USA junior tennis player Cooper Williams.
Players' Tribune: Tennis champion Iga Swiatek offers 'a story of a Polish introvert'.
Wimbledon tennis finalist Ons Jabeur gets words of support from 'idol' Andy Roddick.
"It's hard not to blame myself." Team Australia star Samantha Kerr talks disappointment at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Busted: The accolades keep coming for Aleksandr Aamodt Kilde's strong 2022-23 Alpine skiing season.
Can Team Great Britain's equestrian eventing 'Dream Team' leverage last weekend's European success into Paris 2024 gold?
London 2012 triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee offers a defense of the worth of hosting a large multi-sport event.
Speaking of London 2012's triathlon...that was a "hugely inspiring moment" for Tokyo 2020 triathlon medalist Alex Yee, as told to Maurten.
"Excited to be able to watch the games on TV", retired field hockey star Martin Haener has some thoughts on Team Germany's prospects at the European Championships. (in German)
UIPM: What do some youth athletes think of modern pentathlon's new obstacle racing discipline?
IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' series catches up with Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Shohei Ono.
Champion snowboarder Chloe Kim feels ready to get back on the slopes...
Twins Djordje and Petar Ciuksa I Jelicic are burgeoning stars in handball for Team Spain.
FIBA: Can Luka Doncic carry Team Slovenia to its first FIBA Basketball World Cup podium?
Is politics a second career for retired Team USA and NBA basketball star Dwyane Wade?
And...keep an eye on budding basketball star, 6'11" 18-year-old Matas Buzelis.
Who are the top offensive players on the men's FIBA World Tour this season so far?
"Passion and a sense of urgency: I can see both of them, living inside of me." Swimmer Bruno Fratus gets real with The Owl Post.
South Korean swimming star Hang Sun-woo accused of being "naive" in not reporting a hit-and-run.
Queerty: What's once-potential-groundbreaking-Olympic swimmer Michael Gunning been up to since retirement?
What has the transition to coaching been like for Tokyo 2020 rowing medalist Marieke Keijser?
Can you name the ice hockey Olympians who have played for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks?
Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for Team Germany biathlete Hanna Kebinger.
Credit goes to road cycling star Tadej Pogacar for being an active team player for fellow Slovenians.
Meanwhile, a 'better work-life balance' was key to Team Belgium cyclist Lotte Kopecky's massive success at the World Cycling Championships.
Sport climbers Shauna Coxsey and Sean McColl help lead the 'first-ever IFSC Athletes' Forum'.
Dutchwoman Xandra Velzeboer had a 'dreamy' 2022-23 short track speed skating season; ISU asks her how she did it.
"I want to go out and do my best in Budapest." Middle-distance runner Perina Lokure Nakang has found a 'new lease on life' via the Refugee Team.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar talks 'mamba mindset', Rubik's Cubes, and much more with Sportstar.
Will sprinter Julien Alfred be St. Lucia's first Olympic medalist?
Runner Sifan Hassan talks role models, rivals, and more with retired great Paula Radcliffe in Split Times.
'Athletes have the power to change the world': Fellow sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce on using her voice in Laureus.
More from Kyodo...as Team Bulgaria's Tokyo 2020 rhythmic gymnastics champion 'Diamond Girls' made a recent special return visit to Japan.
Read up on 'a day in the life' of rising Team USA junior tennis player Cooper Williams.
Players' Tribune: Tennis champion Iga Swiatek offers 'a story of a Polish introvert'.
Wimbledon tennis finalist Ons Jabeur gets words of support from 'idol' Andy Roddick.
"It's hard not to blame myself." Team Australia star Samantha Kerr talks disappointment at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Busted: The accolades keep coming for Aleksandr Aamodt Kilde's strong 2022-23 Alpine skiing season.
Can Team Great Britain's equestrian eventing 'Dream Team' leverage last weekend's European success into Paris 2024 gold?
London 2012 triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee offers a defense of the worth of hosting a large multi-sport event.
Speaking of London 2012's triathlon...that was a "hugely inspiring moment" for Tokyo 2020 triathlon medalist Alex Yee, as told to Maurten.
"Excited to be able to watch the games on TV", retired field hockey star Martin Haener has some thoughts on Team Germany's prospects at the European Championships. (in German)
UIPM: What do some youth athletes think of modern pentathlon's new obstacle racing discipline?
IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' series catches up with Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Shohei Ono.
Champion snowboarder Chloe Kim feels ready to get back on the slopes...
Twins Djordje and Petar Ciuksa I Jelicic are burgeoning stars in handball for Team Spain.
FIBA: Can Luka Doncic carry Team Slovenia to its first FIBA Basketball World Cup podium?
Is politics a second career for retired Team USA and NBA basketball star Dwyane Wade?
And...keep an eye on budding basketball star, 6'11" 18-year-old Matas Buzelis.
Who are the top offensive players on the men's FIBA World Tour this season so far?
"Passion and a sense of urgency: I can see both of them, living inside of me." Swimmer Bruno Fratus gets real with The Owl Post.
South Korean swimming star Hang Sun-woo accused of being "naive" in not reporting a hit-and-run.
Queerty: What's once-potential-groundbreaking-Olympic swimmer Michael Gunning been up to since retirement?
What has the transition to coaching been like for Tokyo 2020 rowing medalist Marieke Keijser?
Can you name the ice hockey Olympians who have played for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks?
Biathlon World has 'five burning questions' for Team Germany biathlete Hanna Kebinger.
Credit goes to road cycling star Tadej Pogacar for being an active team player for fellow Slovenians.
Meanwhile, a 'better work-life balance' was key to Team Belgium cyclist Lotte Kopecky's massive success at the World Cycling Championships.
Sport climbers Shauna Coxsey and Sean McColl help lead the 'first-ever IFSC Athletes' Forum'.
Dutchwoman Xandra Velzeboer had a 'dreamy' 2022-23 short track speed skating season; ISU asks her how she did it.
Xandra Velzeboer (ISU)
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