"...We will work calmly and prepare for the last Olympics in my career." Landmark Team Ukraine wrestler Zhan Beleniuk contemplates his tough road to Paris 2024 qualification. (in Ukrainian)

From curling to speed skating and bobsled to skiing, 11 Olympic sports stars have been named as 'Athlete Role Models' for the Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Winter Games.

Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens Olympian-turned media celebrity Greg O'Shea ups his fitness, Ironman-ly.

Snow Magazine and photographer David Yarrow present Alpine star Mikaela Shiffrin: 'the racer, the explorer, the woman'.

Can its mix of 'young and experienced players' lead Team Sweden to a landmark global medal as it co-hosts the upcoming World Women's Handball Championship later this year?

NHL star Tyler Myers 'cherishes' the special Team Canada ice hockey titles club he's in. (Will he get Olympic gold, too in 2026?)

"Anger" is what helped drive Tokyo 2020 Olympian and star golfer Rory McIlroy - and Team Europe - to an emphatic Ryder Cup victory.

Freestyle skier Ollie Davies takes us on a training tour of the skicross course in Corralco, Chile.

Team Italy volleyball star Simone Anzani is 'grit and passion personified'.

Tokyo 2020 gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee 'finds her balance' in a feature with Self magazine.

More FIVB Athletes' Commission: Egyptian Doaa Elghobashy is a 'history maker defying the odds' in beach volleyball.

Can Vittoria Bussi reclaim the track cycling one hour record on October 11?

Second Chances: Team Ireland's Matthew Bell recounts his 'extraordinary comeback' to field hockey after battling cancer.

Triple Olympic tennis medalist Conchita Martinez takes her promotion of the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup Finals to the people in Seville.

How is the transition from obstacle specialist to modern pentathlete going for junior Kian O'Bolyle?

It's now judoka Clarisse Agbegnenou's turn in the IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' interview series.

Badminton star Tony Gunawan contemplates the current state of Team USA juniors.

Who are 'five female swimmers to watch' at the upcoming World Aquatics World Cup events?

World champion Darja Varfolomeev acknowledges "things to improve" in her rhythmic gymnastics.

The Athletic asks if Tokyo 2020 Olympic basketball player Jrue Holiday is the 'missing piece' for the NBA's Boston Celtics after a key trade.

How will time on the court as new teammates work out for Team USA basketball stars Chris Paul and Draymond Green?

Team Greece star Vasilis Spanoulis sees "a dream come true" as he is named head coach of the national team ahead of key qualifying tournaments.

FEI looks at how Team China secured momentous equestrian eventing gold at the current Asian Games.

Biathlon World: How well do retired biathlon stars Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, Tiril Eckhoff, and Denise Herrmann-Wick know each other?

Get to know Team Greece's sports shooter Emmanuela Katzouraki, who only started in the sport "to see what a gun was". (in Greek)

Olympic track & field legend Carl Lewis gets a special Pan American 'Guest of Honor' invitation.

London 2012 long jump champion Greg Rutherford set to contest Dancing on Ice for the kids.

Untitled: The Noah Lyles Project (2023)
A Quick TV Review

"Noah Lyles runs from his soul. That's who Noah Lyles is." So says the track sprint star's sports therapist Diana McNab. And it's how Untitled: The Noah Lyles Project begins, setting the stage for a documentary aiming to speak on what powers Lyles from within.

Although Untitled was released this summer on streaming service Peacock ahead of the World Athletics Championships, and despite me being a track & field fan, I had been hesitant to start watching. I had been watchful that Lyles might have a record-breaking season, and I was curious that this was released ahead of season's end...with an unknown climax. It certainly felt during Part 1 that marketing strategy was hinging on that potential record being a key element of the show's conclusion.

Of course, "that potential record" is track legend Usain Bolt's 200-meter world record of 19.19 seconds from 2009, a mark that Lyles has publicly manifested as a goal. In fact, it's the goal...as in the eponymous 'Noah Lyles Project'. And, rather than Noah's 'soul', it's what Untitled is really about as it covers the handful of races ahead of the U.S. Championships and then the worlds.

Untitled doesn't really give a track fan any particularly new insight into who Lyles is. We've seen him as showman, we've heard of his childhood asthma and ailments, his mental health heading into Tokyo 2020, and his interest in driving attention to the sport through somewhat calculated and choreographed new means.

Perhaps the only real revelation is a brief introduction of his team, including McNab and his coach, trainer, chiropractor, agent, and family that serves as a reminder of the village it takes to create an elite athlete today. Lyles sure is engaging, though, and good on camera. Which makes Untitled an easy watch for casual fans...surely a key market as Peacock and NBC drum up viewing interest for Paris 2024.

As we knew before Part II's debut in September, Lyle doesn't get that world record by season's end. But Untitled's arc is certainly saved with Lyles' 100-meter and 200-meter double gold performance at the worlds in Budapest. And, in the process, Lyles doubles down on his personable persona and momentum.

And, in his own words, it "sets up for a sequel". The record chase continues, and Paris 2024 beckons.

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.

Big George Foreman (2023)
A Quick Film Review

There is a lot to enjoy about George Foreman - Olympic gold medalist boxer, heavyweight champion (twice!), his rise from a disadvantaged childhood, personable purveyor of healthy-cooking grills - so it's not a surprise that fitting all that depth into two hours or so would be a tall order.

Unfortunately, bio-pic Big George Foreman (subtitled with the mouthful, The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World) doesn't deliver much punch as it presents an overview of his remarkable career.

Sure, it's all there, from his underprivileged upbringing and struggle to fit in, to his turn to Job Corps for direction and finding boxing as a way to a straight life, through his up and down career, and his turn as a preacher, and back in the ring again (and again) while juggling entrepreneurship.

Iconic moments along the way, though, just aren't delivered with the drama of the actual moments. His surprise Mexico City 1968 championship at just 19-years-old over the more highly regarded Jonas Čepulis, not to mention the road in the ring to the Games, is only given a few minutes.

Two other signature ring moments - the 'Sunshine Showdown' in Kingston, Jamaica against Joe Frazier that brought Foreman his first professional heavyweight title and the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in Kinshasa, Zaire against Muhammad Ali in which he would lose that crown - may get slightly more screen time, but not any more heft suitable for their momentous occasions.

Big George Foreman's breeziness settles down best when Foreman, faced with mounting financial trouble, returns to the ring after . Showcasing the remarkable, or, um, miraculous, fight to not only get back into shape after ten years of retirement but find success in the ring again is the emotional tug of the film, and the payoff for the first hour and a half.

It's a shame the bulk of Big George Foreman doesn't present the same engagement in its earlier stages. Perhaps that's emblematic, though, of Foreman himself - a champion who maybe didn't find his own heart in the ring until later in his boxing career. His journey really is a compelling story...I just wish Big George Foreman  delivered that more.

Sarah Lavin and friends wrap up vacation. (Who do you spy?)

Laura Nolte wraps up her own days away.

Sophie Becker is another vacationer...

Boryana Kaleyn gives us a spot of autumnal color.

Viktoriia Tkachuk takes in a sunset.