"...the rules have to change because the world is changing." Fencer Olga Kharlan is resolute in her refusal to shake a Russian opponent's hand. Update: The IOC steps in and the FIE softens a bit.

Czech ice hockey star Dominik Hasek continues his outspoken support for Ukraine amidst the on-going Russian aggression.

German tennis player Noma Noha Akugue sees a career breakthrough at her home Hamburg Open.

So...what's next for surprise Wimbledon tennis champion Marketa Vondrousova?

American tennis player Jennifer Brady is ready 'to get back to work', and looking past foot trauma.

The New York Times: Soccer star Megan Rapinoe 'is not going quietly' despite relegation to the bench for Team USA at the World Cup.

Can new swimming star Sam Short pass key milestones set by former Team Australia swim legends?

50-meter freestyle swimming medalists Cameron McEvoy and Ben Proud show mutual appreciation.

USA TODAY: Swimmer Katie Ledecky 'shows why she's the greatest' at the world championships.

Alpine skiing legend Bode Miller has a near-miss with more tragedy in his family.

'Among the new generation of Muslim women in sports challenging stereotypes', Munirah Warsame Abdiwahid strives to represent Somalia at Paris 2024 in taekwondo.

"The hunger is fully back with me", insists taekwondo ace Jade Jones as she aims for a third Olympic title.

Team Japan curler Satsuki Fujisawa turns head with a 'shocking' body building transformation.

17-year-old Jaxon Bowshire is one of the latest young emerging stars for Team Australia diving.

Polish gymnast Marta Pihan-Kulesza ponders another run at an Olympics at age 36 and motherhood.

Basketball star LeBron James extends thanks to supporters as his son recovers from a cardiac event.

Meanwhile, fellow Team USA star Jimmy Butler wraps up an 11-day promotional tour of China.

Tess Madgen has fought her way back from knee injury to go for another Olympic run with Team Australia's women's basketball squad.

Judo greats Teddy Riner and Romane Dicko reiterate French ambitions in the mixed team event.

Road cyclist Jonas Vingegaard gets a hero's welcome back home in Denmark after his second Tour de France overall win.

Olympic field hockey player Nin Roberts gets a special chef de mission assignment for the Pacific Games.

Rowers Annabella McIntyre and Jess Morrison may have Olympic 4-woman gold, but have pairs success in mind for Paris 2024.

More rowing as Helen Glover hopes to be 'the first British mum-of-three to win an Olympic medal'.

Golfer Allisen Corpuz is the latest high-profile alumnus of Punahou School in Hawaii after her U.S. Women's Open win.

Two-time Olympic volleyball player Eda Erdem helps Turkey's national Olympic committee with outreach to the futiue generation of female athletes.

New Zealand's Hayden Wilde talks 'tragedy, brotherhood, and the road to triathlon greatness' with Tri247.

​Track star-turned-track announcer and realty TV star Sanya Richards Ross speaks to People about *both* her pregnancies.

World Athletics has an exclusive interview with track legend Usain Bolt, talking world records and more.

'Anything is possible' for marathoner Mohamed Reda El Aaraby as he targets a world championship medal in Budapest this summer.

Go behind-the-pre-meet-scenes with Team Ireland runner Ciara Mageean and Citius Magazine.

Long jumper Jazmin Sawyers sees an announced Netflix program centered on track & field as a 'brilliant' opportunity to help the sport grow.

"I'd like to get a medal. Absolutely, that's always the goal." Pole vaulter Chris Nilsen has his mind firmly on the upcoming worlds.

Rising middle-distance runner Niels Laros will 'one day try to beat' the great Jakob Ingebrigtsen, but still has U20 marks to chase in the meantime.

The Senior Fencing World Championships Milan 2023 concluded today after nine days of competition. This was the 69th edition of the official championships, and the first to be hosted by Milan, despite Italy hosting five times previously (Rome 1955 & 1982, Turin 1961 & 2006, and Catania 2011).

The full slate of fencing disciplines were contested - 12 medla events across separate men's and women's individual and team competition in foil, sabre, and epee. Teams Italy, France, and Hungary dominated the all-time medal table entering 2023.

In Milan, host Team Italy won the overall medal table with 10, including the most gold (4). 15 nations won at least one medal across the 12 events, including fencing stalwarts Hungary, United States, and France as well as Venezuela, Bulgaria, Greece, and Hong Kong.

Congratulations to all the champions! A quick photo gallery of the winners is below, and you can see complete results online at fie.org.

The World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 ended today after almost two weeks of competition in Japan. This 20th edition puts the biennial, odd-year rotation of the championships back on track after Covid-19 schedule adjustments. This was the second time Fukuoka, and Japan, has hosted the event (2001).

75 (!) world titles were offered for the 2,392 (!!) athletes registered, across the six main disciplines of aquatics: diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, swimming, and open water swimming. Spanning the history of the championships, Team United States is the all-time medal winner, followed by Team China.

And Team USA took the overall medal table at Fukuoka 2023 as well, with 44 to Team China's 40 and Team Australia's 30. 30 national teams won at least one medal across all disciplines.

Some of the highlights along the way? Katie Ledecky breaking Michael Phelps' individual career gold record while winning a sixth straight 800-meter title, Sarah Sjostrom setting a new mark in individual total medals, Kaylee McKeown and Leon Marchand each winning three individual titles, the eight world records (* below) set in swimming in the finals, Germany sweeping the open water individual races, and the near-complete dominance of Team China in diving, with four of its divers winning two golds each.

Congratulations to all the 2023 champions! A quick recap of the winners is below, and complete results can be found online at worldaquatics.com.

Harry McNulty and the boys took to the water.

Loena Hendrickx hangs out in Nikko, with some skating friends.

Janine Flock offers some summer vibes.

Antoinette de Jong checks out Paris.

Ivona Dadic cools down.

Team Ukraine athletes remain conflicted on the prospect of facing Russians on an Olympic playing field.

"The fans pushed me to keep fighting." Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina found motivation from the stands in her remarkable Wimbledon run. (in Ukrainian)

Tennis' Taylor Fritz gets a Style interview: tennis pedigree, Italian rivals, and taking the U.S. Open one day at a time. (in Italian)

Sprint legend Usain Bolt pitches Paris 2024: "I'm excited to be in the stadium, to see it live".

Swimmer Federica Pellegrini has an announcement in response to her 200 meter freestyle record being broken...

Swim legend Michael Phelps was 'funny, upbeat, and full of life' as he spent some time poolside with World Aquatics Championships swimmers earlier in the week.

"I'm so lucky. I still do what I love." Team Chile swimmer Kristel Kobich makes history with her 11th appearance at a World Aquatics Championships.

"It's truly a beautiful experience." Uruguayan open water swimmer Maximiliano Paccot reflects back on his third World Championships.

BiathlonWorld: Team USA is 'getting filled with young guys who want to work hard and get to the top'.

Rising skeleton star Hallie Clake makes a u-turn and returns to compete for Team Canada.

The current crop of young players for Team Bulgaria's men's volleyball program get a high profile endorsement at home.

Ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen reflect on gender inequality within figure skating with the ISU.

Dutch-New Zealander Veerle ten Have may have 'hated' windsurfing early on, but she's now a star in the sport.

Vasco Vilaca may not have a world cup podium win this season, but the year has been 'amazing' so far for the Team Portugal star.

Surfer Italo Ferreira revives fans' concern for his health and Paris 2024 hopes with his medical update.

Refugee taekwondo athlete Marzieh Hamidi still has her heart back home as she seeks qualification for Paris 2024 to represent "all the women of Afghanistan".

Tokyo 2020 judo champions Hifumi Abe and Uta Abe have a 'head start' to Paris 2024, and they both intend to make the most of it.

Able to 'scramble up a massive wall in the blink of an eye', 19-year-old Ben Jennings targets a sports climbing spot at Los Angeles 2028.

"I just think it's really cool to push yourself to be as good as you can be possibly be." Rower Kristi Wagner looks past a Tokyo 2020 podium near-miss to focus on Paris 2024.

Team Australia's women's water polo team exhibits 'family spirit' as past greats of the sport dot their poolside contingent.

Where do Team USA's sports shooters stand on the road to Paris with one year to go until the Olympics?

"Honestly, it feels surreal." Harvard graduate Eli Dershwitz is just the second-ever individual men's fencing world champion for Team USA.

Boxer to watch? One sparring session sparked renewed interest in the sport for Canadian McKenzie Wright, who's aiming for the Pan American Games now.

USA TODAY: Team USA soccer star Alex Morgan is a 'powerful advocate and disruptor' in the game.

Soccer's Ary Borges' hat trick for Team Brazil capped an 'emotional' journey to the current World Cup.

"I tried to get into other sports, but I just wanted to play soccer." Khadija Rimchi and Team Morocco make history as the first North African and majority Arab national team to make to the women's World Cup.

Having ten siblings may helped Katie McCabe become a star for Team Ireland's women's soccer squad. (p.s. McCabe scored the Women's World Cup first-ever 'Olimpico' goal...)

Who are future equestrian dressage stars? Check out the news from the recent European Championship for Juniors and Children...

Team China gets a high profile addition to its men's basketball program in Kyle Anderson.

The IIHF looks at the development of the women's ice hockey team...in Oman (!).

Nordic combined athlete Ida Marie Hagen joins a 'Live Talk' with the FIS: world championship misses, making friends, and more.

"Now I just want to ride as long as possible." Team Great Britain BMX rider Declan Brooks puts his Cirque de Soleil past behind him.