Therese Johaug on top of the world.
Mujinga Kambundji visits Ticino.
Johannes Klaebo and his flamingo...
Marcos Saurrate stares us down with some philosophy.
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Really wish I had a spare $200,000 USD to spend on souvenirs...  Biathlon World: Sebastian Samuelsson shared his recent training as he regroups from a subpar last season.  David Boudia opens up to Olympic.org on the difficulty balancing mental health while competing as an elite.  Figure skating icon Surya Bonaly chatted on her career with CBC Sports on their "Player's Own Voice" podcast.  Games veteran - and Rio 2016 medalist - Kei Nishikori relishes the Olympic experience and "playing for Japan".  On this date eight years ago, London 2012 officially opened. The Games featured 10,768 athletes from 204 countries, and represented the second time London hosted.  Fanny Blankers-Koen's exploits at London 1948 are the focus in the latest entry of the "Beyond the World War II We Know" series from The New York Times. Competing at the first post-war Games, Koen - who appeared 12 years earlier at Berlin 1936 - won four gold medals in track & field.  Stina Nilsson doubles down on her 2020 switch from cross-country star to biathlon. The International Skating Union has a roundup of short track stars' training during the Covid-19 lockdown. World Athletics: Darlan Romani pushes past Tokyo 2020 postponement disappointment to train for another podium.  Interested in knowing more about Rikako Ikee, the star of Tokyo 2020's one year-out celebration? Olympic Channel: Mai Murakami is recovering from injury and looking forward to lots more gymnastics. RTE shares a look at modern pentathlete Natalya Coyle as she pushes through the lockdown to reach Tokyo 2020 in top form.  The Associated Press has their own look at would be-Olympians' perspective of Tokyo 2020 at the would-be 2020 start. Phil Dalhausser wins his 100th career beach volleyball title, joining an exclusive club of top performers. Sanya Richards-Ross shares her Beijing 2008 heartbreak with The Players' Tribune in empathy with the frustrations of missing the Olympics this year for Tokyo 2020 athletes.  And...right on the heels of the one year-out celebration, here's a reality check. Whomp Whomp
Race Imboden hits the court.
Shane Ryan represents Ireland at the pool.
More Ireland: Ciara Mageean records the 1st sub-2 minutes for an Irishwoman in the 800 meters.
Luke Dawes and his bobsled teammates practice their entrance.
Ivona Dadic shines with a 6325 one-hour heptathlon, marking a world's best in the one-hour event and a second-best in the season's overall heptathlon books.
The Associated Press recaps the history of the Summer Games, starting this week with a look at Athens 1896. Perfect reading for the one-year-to-Tokyo 2020 commemorations!  CNN recaps a few of the moments we would have looked forward to at the original Tokyo 2020 staging. (I think Mo Farah's return would have been most likely in 2021 anyway, though...) NBC does it's own look-ahead, with its 21 storylines to watch. And, here's USA TODAY's look. The CBC checks in with Team Canada one year out, as does News.com with Team Australia. World Athletics continued its around-the-world coverage on Covid-19 impacts on athletes and training; here's South America.  Can Wayde van Niekirk set another world record at the Olympics? Out Tokyo 2020-bound swimmer Michael Gunning gets a spotlight on LGBTQ blog Queerty. Olympic.org caught up with diving trailblazer Pandelela Rinong, who's enjoying a reset ahead of Tokyo 2020.  Team USA profiles Olympic veteran gymnast Sam Mikulak as he looks to make a third Games at Tokyo 2020.  The Irish Times' interview with field hockey star Chloe Watkins gives a look at what is likely common frustrations for team sport athletes working through the Tokyo 2020 postponement.  July 24 is a special date for two of Olympic history's greatest runners. In 1931, Paavo Numri ran a world record 2 miles, and in 1952, at the Helsinki Games, Emil Zatopek ran an Olympic record 5,000 meters.
Finally, Airbnb's partnership with the International Olympic Committee gets into overdrive today with the launch of its "Summer Festival of Olympic and Paralympic Online Experiences", through July 29. Fans can connect with more than 100 athletes through virtual trainings, seminars, and more. Hmm...what to sign up for?? |
Above: Athens' Kallimarmaro, the site of the 1896 Summer Olympics
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