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A Little Roundup 08.18.22

8/18/2022

 

Recent Headlines Featuring Olympic Spot Athletes

Despite unique challenges at home due to the invasion in Ukraine, champion U20 Artur Felfner maintains a firm look ahead on serious javelin goals.
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Artur Felfner (Marta Gorczynska)
Sporting News Australia: All you need to know about the upcoming heavyweight boxing match between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua?

Sprinter Ricardo dos Santos has another 'frustrating' run-in with London police.

How has long sprinter Cathy Freeman's historic Sydney 2000 win changed the landscape for Indigenous athletes as the Commonwealth looks ahead to Victoria 2026?

"I'm so grateful": Sprinter Israel Olatunde is 'amazed' to set the Irish national record in the 100 meters.

Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi and taekwondo athlete Ahmad Abasy are two of a handful of Afghans to receive Australian Olympic Committee support to escape oppression at home.

Taekwondo athlete Nahid Kiani targets an Olympic return - and a medal - at Paris 2024 after recent success at the Islamic Solidarity Games.

Can Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka-long & Lee Cheuk-yiu reach their "breakthrough moment" at this year's badminton world championships?

Sailing legend Russell Coutts ponders what is ailing Team United States in SailGP's third season.

Barcelona 1992 archery champion Sebastien Flute will 'close the loop' of his Olympic experience as manager of the Paris 2024 competition.

The Women's Sports Foundation's finalist for their Individual and Team Sport Sportswoman of the Year Awards are announced. I count 15 Olympians with 22 career gold medals spanning ice hockey, golf, snowboarding, swimming, water polo, field hockey, and more in the list.

Sport climber Alexandra Miroslaw gives up the 'secrets of speed cllmbing'.

Basketball star Brittney Griner's legal team files an appeal against her nine-year sentence in Russia.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Breanna Stewart is named The Associated Press 'WNBA Player of the Year' for the regular season, while Tokyo 2020 teammate A'ja Wilson wins the 'Defensive Player of the Year' title from the news organization.

Basketball superstars LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, and Klay Thompson make the guest list to fellow Olympian Draymond Green's wedding.

Speaking of LeBron James...he's now the highest-earning player in NBA history.

Will Nick Calathes finally get to the Olympics with Team Greece? It's what keeps the veteran going.

Fast Company looks at how Sue Bird (basketball), Simone Manuel (swimming), Alex Morgan (soccer), and Chloe Kim (snowboarding) have their Togethxr brand 'bullding community through compelling content'.

"Actions speak louder than words": Swimming legend Michael Phelps inspires U. of Alabama football.

Sarah Sjostrom is now officially the most-decorated European Championships swimmer of all-time.

Figure skater Nathan Chen is an 'icon' for Harper's Bazaar.

Rio 2016 rugby sevens gold medalist Ellia Green makes history as the first transgender male Olympian.

Can road cyclist Cees Bol end his 2022 run on a positive note after an 'unlucky' 2022 season?

Meanwhile, Egan Bernal is "super happy" to return to road cycling after his serious injury in January.

'Modern-day GOAT' triathlete Jan Frodeno has a season-ending injury...before his announced last one.

​Might veteran surfer Coco Ho get the 'the bug' to reach for Paris 2024? "The Olympics are so inspiring."

Team South Africa's men's field hockey team looks on the bright side of a fourth-place Commonwealth Games finish after the improvement from tenth four years ago.
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Team South Africa field hockey (Anton Geyser)

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