A Little Roundup

Australian sprinter Steve Solomon sums up nicely - and poignantly - some of the under-reported effects of the Tokyo 2020 postponement on athletes, in an op-ed for The Guardian. "There will be people who were getting the timing right for 2020 who won't in 2021. Form in one year does not gurantee form in the next...There will be athletes in the community that should have become Olympians. Because of Covid-19, they will never get that opportunity." Agreed, "that is absolutely heartbreaking".

The Irish Independent checks in with Ciara Mageean as she completes a strong season on the track.

Two-time basketball gold medalist Angel McCoughtry tells the The New York Times her perspective on activism during the challenging environment of the season.

The International Weightlifting Federation announced its temporary Athletes Commission, comprised of 10 male and female athletes representing the breadth of geography.

Want to know more about Mondo Duplantis? The Olympic Channel is here to help!

World Athletics: Tobi Amusan may not have started out as a hurdler, but her future looks bright. (so does her present!)

Olympic medalist J'den Cox has only become a stronger wrestler since Rio 2016. He features in the latest interview with United World Wrestling as he continues toward Tokyo 2020.

Remember Eric "The Eel" Moussambani? Australia's News.com checks in with the fan favorite from Sydney 2000, as he continues to promote Equatorial Guinea swimming.

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