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A Little Roundup 09.08.22

9/8/2022

 

Olympic Sports Athletes In The News...

Ukrainian high jumper Kataryna Tabashnyk recounts losing her mother in a Russian airstrike.
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Katarina Tabashnyk (Sportsfile/Getty Images)
Survivors of Munich 1972's Black September massacre reflect on the moment on its 50th anniversary.

Speaking of...swimming legend Mark Spitz acknowledges an "out-of-body experience", winning seven gold at those Munich Games.

​Want to understand Yusra Mardini's backstory as an Olympic Refugee Team swimmer? Check out Netflix's "The Swimmers"...

And more swimming...Amanda Lim is another Singaporean facing scrutiny for 'possible' cannabis use.

And even more...star Caeleb Dressel reappears after his recent World Championship withdrawal: "I know I can have swimming and happiness".

Olympics.com: How Team Spain's Astou Ndour-Fall is giving back through her basketball platform.

Basketball star and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird has her last game.

Olympian Patty Mills takes his Unearthed conversation of basketball and politics on the road in Australia.

Was Team Turkey's Furkan Korkmaz 'attacked' by team opponents after a EuroBasket game?

Frances Tiafoe's "incredible U.S. Open ride" has brought highlight to the tennis player's stirring backstory.

Gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz is "recharged and ready to give it (her) all".

More Team South Africa...rugby sevens player Nadine Roos looking to 'make a statement' for family and nation at the 2022 World Cup.

Figure skater Bradie Tennell plans a comeback to competition, training in a surprising new location - the south of France.

The World Anti-Doping Agency announces its first two groups of its 2023 Athlete Council.

Wondering what biathlon star Johannes Hosflot Klaebo is up to on his altitude training trip in Park City?

Road cyclist Mark Cavendish reaches more closure post-robbery as a suspect pleads guilty.

With 'bravado and flair', Jens van't Wout is a short track speed skater to watch on Team Netherlands. 

Tokyo 2020 champion Sena Irie swaps boxing gloves for a 'leap into academia' to study amphibians.

National pride is what drives taekwondo champion cadet Guillermo Manuel Cortez Labastida as he looks ahead to more success at increasing levels of competition.

Despite 10 years of senior-level competition, taekwondo star Ruth Gbagbi still 'enjoys the challenge and the need to constantly adapt'.

What were the positive takeaways for each of the the 10 teams at last week's Women's Ice Hockey Women's World Championship?

Ice hockey star Sarah Nurse takes a turn in the guest judge seat on Canada's Drag Race!

"Life with a little regret is real life." Four-time Olympic table tennis quarterfinalist Yu Mengyu reflects on her career without an Olympic medal.

IJF: Get to know Lasha Bekauri, Tokyo 2020 champion and the latest in an impressive line of Georgian champion judokas.

Triple Olympic champion Pyrros Dimos and Greece brought into the fray of neighboring Albania's doping problems in weightlifting.

​Daria Atamanov may be taking things 'slow and steady',  but the rising rhythmic gymnast is a newcomer to watch at the upcoming worlds.

​With roots back to 2005, the Dutch HandbalAcademie can be credited for Team Netherlands' rise in team handball over the last years,.

More Dutch success: What's behind the rise of Team Netherlands in track & field?

Another assault incident in the Caribbean involving an Olympic athlete takes the life of Bahaman sprinter Shavez Hart.

After 'falling out of love' with high jumping in 2018, Eleanor Patterson is now a world and Commonwealth medalist in the event.

Runner Ciara Mageean is on "cloud nine" as she sets a national record in a big upset 1500 meter win.

Another Australian sprinting star in the making? "Cathy Freeman's daughter blitzes race."

A Spikes must-read: Junior runner Jiri Ceska may have Olympic dreams, but knows his platform offers impact opportunity beyond medals.

American runner Grant Fisher has had a remarkable season; Track & Field News caught up with him after his recent record run in Brussels.
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​Pawel Fajdek has five hammer throw world championships. He wants seven.
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Pawel Fajdek (Getty Images)

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