Figure skating champion Oksana Baiul doubles down her commitment to fellow Ukrainian athletes in conversations with Sport24. (in Ukrainian)

Long hurdler Anna Ryzhykova talks her 2023 season, plans toward Paris 2024, and more with Suspilne Sport. (in Ukrainian)

​Her "calling in (track & field)" may be "bigger than winning medals", but coming short of global podiums still pushes sprinter Marie-Josee Ta Lou.

World Athletics: Get to know middle-distance running star Mary Moraa, for whom athletics has been a path to being 'somebody'.

Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson has a "best moment" with the unveiling of a dedicated mural at her former school.

Sprinter / long jumper Tianna Madison embarks on a new path, coaching at San Jose State.

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad talks to Al Jazeera on faith, representation, and Islamophobia.

Will fencer Aron Szilagyi suceed fellow Hungarian Daniel Guyrta on the IOC Athletes' Commission?

Team Ireland canoeist Jenny Egan's belated honeymoon gets the VIP treatment.

"It is and always will be an honor to be at number one in  your sport..." offers equestrian eventing rider Oliver Townend as he regains the top ranking.

Freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu has 'winning tips' to offer in Vogue China. (in Chinese)

FIS checks in with freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury as he begins his preparations for the 2023/24 season.

More FIS...Victor Muffat-Jeandet, Atle Lie McGrath, and Lara Colturi, and Roni Remme are just some of the Alpine skiers celebrating a return to the slopes after injuries last season.

Ghanian Forrester Osei enjoyed a "privileged opportunity" to represent weightlifting at the recent International Athletes' Forum in Lausanne.

"My body is for wrestling." Asian Games champion Tulga Tumur Ochir sees his talent in the sport as a gift.

Star road cyclist Remco Evenepoel doesn't see 2023 as a 'completely successful' season, after not placing in a Grand Tour.

Get to know the Team USA 'dynasty' you may not realize exists...its women's water polo team.

Elena Micheli credits two Rottweilers, Amber and Rio, for helping her success as a modern pentathlete.

Who made the roster cut for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in tennis next month?

Diver Tom Daley's Made with Love weekend podcast has a special guest in Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Is Los Angeles 1984 champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton "fighting for her life"?

Surfer Owen Wright talks to The Guardian about his 'remarkable journey' back from brain injury.

Team USA: Paris 2024 is a quickly approaching 'unique opportunity' for Team USA men's soccer.

Soccer stars Leah Williamson and Chloe Kelly make Hello!'s cut as some of the 'best dressed' on the 2023 Pride of Britain Awards red carpet.

Beijing 2008 sport shooting champion Abhinav Bindra gives his approval of Team India's performance at this year's Asian Games.

Speaking of Asia...the Olympic Council of Asia's first-ever elections for its Athletes Committee result in wins for Julyana Al Sadeq (taekwondo), Husein Alireza (rowing), Ning Ding (table tennis), Lee Chun Ho (karate), Zulhumar Dashkinova (judo), Merdan Atayev (swimming), Saina Nehwal (badminton), Ng Sheyna (bowling), and Terry Tae (gymnastics).

p.s. Table tennis star Ning Ding aims to help others transition to post-competition life with that Olympic Council of Asia election post.

Which swimmers are in the lead after the first weekend of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup?

More from the Asian Games as swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang earn MVP honors and commit to 'ratifying their achievements' at Paris 2024.

Beckham (2023)
A Quick TV Review

No, soccer superstar David Beckham is not an Olympian. But he maybe almost was, and definitely was a visible presence for London 2012. So, there certainly exists an Olympic-related connection to inspire watching with interest the new Netflix documentary, Beckham​.

Unfortunately, Beckham doesn't address Beckham's Olympic ambitions - at all. On the other hand, though, the four-part series is still an enjoyable watch that covers all his other pertinent career highs and lows.

From his start as a Manchester United fan as a child to his joining and coming of age with the club...to his well-publicized relationship with Spice Girl Victoria 'Posh' Adams...to moves to subsequent clubs Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan, and Paris St. Germain...Beckham presents the Beckhams' own perspectives on all the key events.

There's an earnestness to Beckham's love for his childhood club and for the sport. Viewers who might be prejudiced against him due to his achingly distracting global popularity might find a surprisingly relatable and engaging Beckham here. Also shining through is a sincerity in the Beckhams' relationship, allaying any naysaying skepticism there, too.

So...what of Beckham's Olympic links? The former Team England captain and multiple club champion had been keen to play for Team Great Britain at those home Games in 2012, but was famously passed over. Yet his Olympic legacy lives in his prior bid participation and a memorable torch appearance at the Opening Ceremony. Perhaps these mentions ended on the cutting room floor*. Too bad. Regardless, Beckham provides both a quality retrospective on Beckham the star player and empathetic conversations with Beckham the man.

​*p.s. Atlanta 1996 medalist and former club teammate Ronaldo makes interview appearances, though!

16-year-old Albert Withen Philipsen was a double junior gold medalist at this summer's World Cycling Championships - in mountain biking and road racing.

Gunner Hammett scored three track titles at this summer's AAU Junior Olympics - at age 11.

The many sides of Tommaso Marini...

Theodores Iakovides gets a new friend.

Stiliana Nikolova floats away.

Lasha Bekauri leans out a window, ladies and gentlemen...

Lotte Kopecky has a beach day.

​"It's a hard time, so it's a very special medal." Gymnast Illia Kovtun hopes his world championship success highlights support for Ukraine.

Tennis star Elina Svitolina recently made a surprise visit to encourage fellow Ukrainians in their sport efforts while training in Poland.

Tennis.com: Will we see tennis star and Tokyo 2020 medalist Ashleigh Barty un-retire?

Simone Biles: When you're the GOAT of women's gymnastics, you can take a second to laugh at yourself.

NBA basketball legend and Olympic champion Shaquille O'Neal plans another appearance for his 'DJ Diesel' alter ego.

Meanwhile, Team USA basketball gets a big lift with NBA star Joel Embiid's commitment.

Could Rio 2016 Team USA basketball-er Klay Thompson play for Team Bahamas at Paris 2024?

Women's basketball legend Cheryl Miller visits the Knuckleheads podcast to talk Team USA, her brother Reggie, and much more.

Team Philippines brings 'joy and pride' to their basketball fans at home with a lndmark Asian Games title.

Will Team USA wrestling great Rulon Gardner complete a comeback for Paris 2024?

"It shouldn't be an undue burden for a victim to come forward." Fencer Kirsten Hawkes feels frustration in her allegations addressed to the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

Team Belgium's star road cyclist Lotte Kopecky name-drops Paris 2024 as a 'main target' for next season.

British road cycling great Mark Cavendish confirms one more year to try to get a Tour de France stage win record.

Biathlon World: 'How good is the chemistry' between Team Sweden star biathletes and partners Hanna Oeberg and Martin Ponsiluoma?

Aiming to be the 'first Mexican-American female gold medalist' at Paris 2024, boxer Yoseline Perez pens a letter to her younger self through Team USA.

Irish Independent: Boxer Dean Clancy's journey to Paris 2024 has had 'many twists and turns'.

Landmark triathlete Jack Bristow took to his first world championships with pride in Spain recently.
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The Athletics asks if Kelvin Kitum is now the GOAT of the marathon after his surprise world record. (And is there any long distance Sifan Hassan can't do?)

Track sprint legend Michael Johnson weighs in on how triathlon is 'a step ahead' of his own sport.

Anti-trans hysteria reaches an unfortunate level at the Asian Games with heptathletes Nadina Agasara and Swapna Barman.

'Medals and magazines' are two things that helped drive sprinter Annie Tagoe to her success today.

EJ Obiena's pole vault win at the Asian Games proves to be very rewarding.

Could a 10,000-meter run be the 'most fun ever had' by Team Great Britain's Jess Warner-Judd?

Team Ecuador's Pan American Games athletes get a welcome track & field legend in Jefferson Perez to accompany them to Chile.

Double world championships medalist long sprinter Sada Williams gets a billboard honor back home in Barbados.

Middle-distance runner Ollie Hoare talks running, and 'heavy topics that are arerly articulated by world class male athletes' on The Coffee Club with Kyle Merber.

'Loyalty' and 'love for the country' drove Team Kenya runner Peres Jepchirchir to commit to the recent World Road Running Championships.

Asian Games hurdlers Lin Yuwei and Wu Yanni unknowingly commit a historical reference sin, apparently to Chinese state media.

Olympians Peter Bol (track), Matthew Mitcham (diving), and Stephanie Rice (swimming) are set to be amongst the next victims of SAS Australia reality television premiering this week.

Congrats to swimmer Kuzey Tuncelli and rhythmic gymnast Darja Varfolomeev, joint winners of the European Olympic Committees' 2023 Piotr Nurowski Prize for 'best young summer athlete'.

Champion breaststroker Adam Peaty sees the emergence of a rival in Qin Haiyang as motivation.

Swimmer Shayna Jack reveals personal details of mental effects on her as she battled doping charges.

More Australia as field hockey star/runner Nova Perris, freestyle skier Lydia Lassila, and rower Kim Brennan join other sporting notables as Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees for 2023.

Olivia Price's and Evie Haseldine's 'unique partnership' has the sailors in prime shape for Paris 2024.

Olympians Kelly Rulon (water polo) and Erik Sullivan (volleyball) amongst eight new members of the UCLA Sports Hall of Fame this year.

Retiring soccer star Megan Rapinoe gets a hero's sendoff by her professional club and supporters.

Eduarda Lisboa and Ana Patricia Ramos may be the 'hottest team' in beach volleyball, but they know the road to a world championship this year will be tough.

Beach volleyballer Betsi Flint joins the Keep the Flame Alive podcast to talk Olympic goals and more.

Skateboarder Hayley Wilson makes a quick un-retirement as key event qualification heats up.

Team France's Chloe Aurard is 'just the kind of player the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)' needs.