Rising road racing star Tao Geoghegan Hart looks forward to a Tour de France - Tokyo 2020 double in 2021 after winning the prestigious Giro d'Italia last year. Polish European Games medalist Natalia Bajor is a rising table tennis star, and eager to make her Olympic debut in Tokyo. USA handball has a new budding star in Pal Merkovszki, who's eager to make it to Los Angeles 2028. Josh Giddey is the youngest player selected for Australia's Olympic men's basketball team practice squad, and looking to make the most of the opportunity.
Anna Veith looks ahead.
Tamas Kenderesi is free.
Antoinette de Jong is happily redheaded.
Hi, Kjeld!
Venus Williams shows off her cap...and her legs.
Team USA's Kallie Humphries makes history as she wins a fourth women's world bobsled championship this weekend. Her brakewoman was Lolo Jones, who also has previous world titles of her own - as a track athlete, in indoor hurdling. And on the next day, Germany continued its dominance, sweeping the men's two-man event, after taking the silver and bronze in the women's. The German sweep was led by Francesco Friedrich's tenth world title, a new championship record. Natalie Geisenberger, with her eighth overall title, is the star of the show at the Luge World Cup's final stop in St. Moritz. "My last two Olympics have been horrible experiences and I would like this one to be joyful". Short track speed skaterElise Christie shares with The Times her view on her career struggles as Beijing 2022 nears. (paid access) Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons is the covergirl feature subject for Australia's Women's Health. Here's a look at five athletes looking to complete unique doubles, competing at both the Tokyo Summer Games and the Beijing Winter Games coming up, including taekwondo star Pita Taufatofua who's already contested cross-country at Pyeongchang 2018. Other combinations include across cycling & speed skating and track and field & bobsled. Sarah Davies: the chairwoman of the IWF's Athletes Commission details more governance problems for weightlifting. TL;DR: It's not good. Cat Osterman: a softball legend plans for Tokyo 2020 to be a key part of her swan song season in 2021. Tokyo 2020 also looks at Callum Hawkins, Team GB marathoner eager to upgrade his two fourth-place finishes at the world championships and put past race disappointment behind at the Tokyo Games. Meet the Gerken Schofield sibling trio that can make history for Team Great Britain as freestyle skiing teammates at Beijing 2022.
Can middle-distance stars Wesley Vazquez and Ryan Sanchez bring milestone glory for Puerto Rico in the 800 meters at Tokyo 2020? Could U.S. football star Tyreek Hill make it to the Olympics as a sprinter? The Olympic Channel gets to know Italian Dominik Paris...herdsman, father, heavy metal singer...and world-class alpine skier. Take a peek inside Serena Williams' Florida home. R.I.P. to boxing champion, and Team USA's Montreal 1976 light heavyweight gold medalist, Leon Spinks. The champ was 67. And more mourning for USA gymnastics great Dianne Durham who passed at 52 last week. Durham had made history in 1983 as the first African-American gymnastics national all-around champion.
Tai Tzu-Ying is all smiles.
Fabio Basile serves it Italian style.
Thomas Roehler enjoys a workout.
Race Imboden's feeling tough.
Francesco Bonsanto doubles up.
The AP looks at Shaun White, owner of "the most successful (snowboarding career) in history" as he looks ahead to Beijing 2022...and possibly Milano Cortina 2026. Masahiro Tanaka: Team Japan might get a huge boost in its baseball medal aspirations at Tokyo 2020 with the former New York Yankees star. Speaking of Japan...Yoshihide Kiryu pens a feature for Spikes offering a perspective on his career as he looks for more Olympic sprinting glory. Team GB heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson - already carrying huge expectations - has an injury setback in her Olympics preparations. USA long jumper Brittany Reese and sailor John Dane receive high-profile seats on the new Commission on the State of US Olympics and Paralympics. After multiple world and European championships, Irish rower Sanita Puspure has her eyes set on finally securing an Olympic medal to complete her collection. Congratulations to the 20 Olympians recently named as Athlete Friendly Education Centre (AFEC) Assessors! Including athletes from Los Angeles 1984 to Pyeongchang 2018 and representing the breadth of sports, assessors champion opportunities to continue education while competing.
Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito finds community support after falling victim to a house fire that destroyed her belongings, including three Olympic medals. The Olympic Channel's Nick McCarvel features Serena Williams, who at almost 40 years of age still has the fire for elite tennis and is on target for another Olympic appearance. Australia names its preliminary men's basketball team for Tokyo 2020. The pool of 24 players, including standouts Patty Mills, Ben Simmons, Matthew Dellavedova, and Joe Ingles, will be trimmed to 12 for the tournament. Ice hockey player Yu Baiwei is set to return to the Olympics 12 years after her debut at Vancouver 2010, but this time with additional responsibilities; she's helping to coach Team China in addition to playing. |
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