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8/26/2020

 
Sha'Carri Richardson is a budding sprint star for the United States on the global stage, and shares thoughts with Team USA​.
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More athletics: Thea LaFond hopes to make a bigger Olympics impression in Tokyo for Dominica.
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Kimberley Woods opens up to the BBC on beating back self-doubt and bullying to reach Tokyo 2020.
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More canoeing: Jenny Egan's profile rises in Irish sport as she now features in a children's book.

WOW this gave me shivers down my spine, I am so excited to be in a Children's Book ❤
Thanks so much @jacquihurley for all your hard work promoting Women in Sport, you are some woman for one woman â–¡â–¡â–¡#WomeninSportIRE #20x20 #VisibilityisKey @20x20_ie pic.twitter.com/l23frQDbXb

— Jenny Egan (@Jenny_Egan) August 18, 2020
Jannick Bagge leads Denmark back into bobsledding after a 14-year absence on the international circuit.
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PILOT I BOBSLÆDEN DANMARK Efter weekendens DM-guld i trespring vil jeg nu afsløre, at det nok også var mit sidste DM, hvor atletik har været mit fokus. Jeg er nemlig med i et 100% seriøst projekt om, at vi i Danmark skal have en bobslæde på verdensklasseniveau – og jeg er mega spændt på at komme ”rigtigt” i gang! Selvom det kan lyde som et vanvittigt projekt (hvilket det måske også er), så er det faktisk mere reglen end undtagelsen, at atleter på højeste niveau i bobslædesporten kommer fra andre eksplosive idrætsgrene – og kan skifte i en relativt sen alder. Det kræver, at man er stærk, stor, eksplosiv, hurtig, og – især som pilot – motorisk dygtig. Jeg har altid været en ”tung” trespringer med for nem tendens til at tage muskelmasse på, og jeg er faktisk overbevist om, at bobslæde er et bedre fit for mig som atlet. Hvis alt går, som det skal, bliver det i hvert fald en større udgave af Jannick i fremtiden □□ Jeg er med i det her projekt, fordi jeg tror på, det kan give mig flere og større oplevelser med min sportskarriere. Det kommer til at kræve sindssygt meget – også af økonomiske aspekter – men når atletiksæsonen er helt færdig, starter vi i hvert fald op med at lære at køre bobslæde helt fra bunden. Jeg glæder mig til at dele rejsen og håber I vil følge BOBSLÆDEN DANMARK @bobslaeden her fra den spæde start. Hvor rejsen ender, er ikke til at vide, men én ting er sikkert: Vi gør det for DRØMMEN OM OL 2026 I MILANO-CORTINA □□□

A post shared by Jannick Bagge (@jannickbagge) on Aug 17, 2020 at 2:49am PDT

Kyra Edwards is World Rowing's Rising Star for August.
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A post shared by World Rowing (@worldrowingofficial) on Aug 20, 2020 at 2:39pm PDT


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