Weightlifter Lisseth Ayovi finally will make her Olympic debut for Team Ecuador...after a retirement-provoking Tokyo 2020 disappointment. (in Spanish)

Team Palestine weightlifter Mohammed Hamada finds a training base in Qatar as he awaits Paris 2024 qualification.

World Triathlon: Who won the Triathlon 'New Flag' qualifications for the Paris Ollympics?

Olympian Adriana Diaz and Paralympian Martin Perry inaugurate the ITTF's 'Table Tennis Planet Ambassadors' program.

'Train, learn, and have fun' is the advice of Rio 2016 champion judoka Mashu Baker.

Team Refugee athlete Amir Rezanejad Hassanjani sees his Olympic debut in canoe slalom as an opportunity to thank his host nation of Germany.

Is Team Canada turning the corner from recent disarray after losing their longtime men's archery coach?

Marko Bijac and Team Croatia's men's water polo squad are feeling 'no stress' about Paris 2024, despite entering as world champions.

One more official Ranking Series event in wrestling may see last minute shifts in seeding for Paris 2024-bound athletes.

Badminton An Se Young took some time on the world circuit off, but is now seeing fitness 'fall into shape' at the right time.

The Canadian Olympic Committee looks back at rower Tricia Smith's 'journey from four-time Olympian to COC president'.

ITF: Get to know star Austrian junior tennis player Joel Schwaerzler.

Might tennis superstar Novak Djokovic miss Paris 2024?

FEI takes a look back at Team Mexico's surprise London 1948 equestrian jumping champions.

Can former world champion pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie recover past form in time to qualify for a home Summer Olympics?

"This year is probably the most challenging year that I've had." Shot putter Raven Saunders is still a fighter, as she details in the latest Out of the Blocks podcast.

Runner Guduf Tsegay sees 'purpose' through reaching for Olympic gold and inspiring those near her.

Irish long hurdler Thomas Barr isn't thinking about retirement yet, as he targets a busy summer with European Championships and another Olympics looming.

Multi-Olympian and current sportscaster Ato Boldon gets a high-profile engagement opportunity at the United Nations.

​Olympics: Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis talks shared collegiate background with sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, with both poised to be Paris 2024 stars.

Team Spain's qualification to Paris 2024's women's 3x3 basketball tournament was particularly satisfying for stars Sandra Ygueravide and Vega Gimeno.​

Olympics: Gymnast Skye Blakely sees herself as 'more determined' this year as she targets a place onTeam USA's Paris 2024 squad.

London 2012 gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas puts an end to her comeback try for Paris 2024...but eyes Los Angeles 2028?

Tadej Pogacar eyes a Grand Tour treble as a 'major goal' in his already brilliant road cycling career.

Meanwhile, Tokyo 2020 road cycling champion Richard Carapaz bemoans the "lack of transparency and fairness" behind him not being selected for Team Ecuador at Paris 2024.

'Seeking to win at the Olympics...is fundamental' to Team Italy water polo captain Francesco di Fulvio.

Who made the cut for Scandinavian Teams Norway, Sweden, and Finland for the upcoming cross-country skiing season?

More cross-country skiing as Team USA star Jessie Diggins wins the 2024 'Beck International Award' from U.S. Ski & Snowboard for her 'outstanding performance in international competition'.

Team handball Olympians Nodjielam Mayaro, Christophe Kempe, Cleopatre Darleux, and Daniel Narcisse are just some of the named Paris 2024 torchbearers this year.

Otgonbold Baatarkhuyag may be world-ranked # 46, but the Team Mongolia archer has high hopers for his second Olympics this summer.

Team Canada's Jessica Klimkait reflects on the 'dignity' of not making it to Paris 2024 despite being a number-two world ranked judoka.

A 'breakout' year sees Inger Seim Kavlie named the 'Rower of the Month' by World Rowing for May 2024.

Athlete to Watch: 17-year-old Bergros Bjornsdottir earns Team Iceland a first-ever weightlifting world medalist, just days after spraining an ankle.

How did the close of the Olympic qualifying window shake out for the elite triathletes?

Will Tokyo 2020 star Rui Machida make it onto Team Japan's roster for Paris 2024 basketball?

"It would be an incredible privilege." French tennis star Gael Monfils thinks about a home Olympics this summer in Paris.

Can Matt Anderson finally lead Team USA volleyball to Olympic gold in his fourth try?

Air rifle sports shooters Jeannette Hegg Duestad, Jon-Hermann Hegg, and Mary Tucker feature in the latest Road to Paris preview from ISSF.

World Rugby looks at 'seven (rugby sevens) players set to reign' at the last 2024 HSBC SVNS Series stop.

​Who are the young hopes for Team South Korea in luge after a successful Gangwon 2024 showing?

Anush Agarwalla helped Team India to a remarkable equestrian dressage Asian Games title...what will happen now at Paris 2024 after a landmark qualification?

Thiago Braz: A Rio 2016 pole vault champion is set to miss Paris 2024 after a doping suspension.

Meanwhile, current Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis looks to enjoy the "good vibes" of Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships coming up.

Middle-distance runner Josh Kerr steps up his confidence in Team Great Britain's chances in the 1500 meters at Paris 2024.

Dazed: How did sprinter Noah Lyles become 'a titan of track & field'?

Team France's 21-year-old sprint hurdler Sasha Zhoya's 'big ambitions' include a world record.

Runner's World looks at how 800 meter-runner Alysia Montano is ready for a 'medal that is rightfully hers', delayed from London 2012.

How are the 12 women's Paris 2024 soccer teams 'fine-tuning' preparations for this summer?

BiathlonWorld: Get to know rising 'high-flyers' of Team Germany biathlon, Julia Tannheimer and Julia Kink, newcomers to the IBU Cup last season.

Speaking of Julia Tannheimer...she and Zak Carrick-Smith (Alpine skiing), Stephan Embacher (ski jumping), Antonin Guy (biathlon), and Minja Korhonen (Nordic combined) are the finalists for the 2024 Piotr Nurowski Prize as the 'Best Young European Athlete' in winter sports.

FIFA asks Team USA's Josh Wolff on memories of Sydney 2000 and his soccer outlook for Paris 2024.

Soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis star Venus Williams headline a group of eight Olympic sports stars honored as a 'Barbie Role Model'.

​Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic sure has Olympic memories: "heartbreaking losses", proud moments, flag bearing, and much more.

Modern pentathletes Elodie Clauvel, Mohanad Shaban, Ilke Ozyuksel, Kerenza Bryson, and Changwan Seo have a 'passion for Paris'.

Mete Gazoz has a key win to make history, holding Olympic, World, and European archery championships at the same time.

FIH looks at the 'legacy steeped in excellence' of Team Netherlands' women's Olympic field hockey.

Two-time Olympian Aisha Mohammed looks forward to seeing her fellow Team Nigeria basketball players make their home 'proud' with their play at Paris 2024.

Witness the 'everyday life and challenges' of luger Julia Taubitz in a new documentary.

And...ISSF takes aim at sports shooters Doreen Vennekamp's and Manu Bhaker's 25-meter pistol chances at Paris 2024.

My early vote for best athlete name at Paris 2024 is Team Madagascar's Fabio Rakotoarimanana.

Sports climber Brooke Raboutou's 'big dreams and big goals' include a second Olympic appearance.

BiathlonWorld recently got to know Team France siblings Gilonne and Antonin Guigonnat.

"These last few months have been terribly challenging." Fencer Ysaora Thibus set for a competition return after her 'abnormal doping test'.

What are some of the immediate thoughts of the most recent Olympic-qualifying rowers?

Curious about how beach volleyballer Andy Mol's foot injury rehab is going?

Who is Tim Elter, Team Germany's hope for a surfing medal at Paris 2024?

Can equestrian event specialist Caroline Powell be a podium contender again after London 2012 bronze?

Is Team Italy really on the rise in team handball?

​'Unafraid, unapologetic' judoka Odette Giuffra is finally a world champion after eight earlier tries.

Nico Echavarria has a constant reminder of his Olympic golf dreams - on his phone. Can he join fellow Colombian golfer Camillo Villlegas at Paris 2024.

Olympic canoe champion - and Paris 2024 president - Tony Estanguet gets a special day with the Olympic torch.

Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King are a rising pair in badminton while fighting stiff competition in Malaysia.

Queerty looks at the consistent positivity of Team Spain race walker Marc Tur.

"This has been my dream, to be an Olympic medalist." Trinidad & Tobago's veteran sprinter Jereem Richards hopes for a first Olympic medal this summer.

Olympics: Can long hurdler Dylan Beard make it to Paris 2024 from behind a Walmart deli countyer?

Here's a recap of all the qualified teams for Paris 2024's 3x3 basketball tournament this summer.

Nordic combined athlete Jens Luraas Oftebro has a 'Tuesday Talk' with FIS.

​Agnese Campeol's monobob Gangwon 2024 exploits earned the Thai athlete Olympic Museum honors.
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"I feel more relaxed now. I'm enjoying the process." Irish taekwondo star Jack Woolley is 'seeking calm' ahead of his second Olympics.

Artistic swimmers Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe find a themselves much better poised for a podium run in Paris 2024 than at Tokyo 2020 after a key recent win.

Alpine skier Guglielmo Bosca takes FIS 'from the beginning to (his) first World Cup podium'.

Was Race Imboden to blame for his partner and fellow fencer Ysaora Thibus' failed rug test?

The New York Times dissects a new Skims ad campaign featuring, amongst others, Olympians Skylar Diggins-Clark, Kelsey Plum, and Candace Parker.

​Will Paris 2024's be the 'greatest Olympic basketball tournament ever'?

Siblings Hifumi and Uta Abe's 'mutual determination' just may well see them repeat as Olympic judo champions this summer.

"We can not wait to begin our Olympic journey." Team leaders Hardik Singh and Harmanpreet Singh see hope in Indian men's field hockey squad's buildup in confidence.

Figure skater Shoma Uno 'is ready to open a new chapter in his life'.

What does a 'day in the life' of diver Sam Fricker look like?

Just because London 2012 track Olympian Oscar Pistorius is out of prison doesn't mean the drama of his murder charge hasn't diminished.

Middle-distance runner Emmanuel Wanyonyi talks Olympic pressure, and a rising championship career with Inside Track.

Sport shooting legend Kim Rhodes reflects on her three Olympic championships for ISSF.

Olympics: Can Yuto Horigome make it back to the Games to defend his Olympic skateboarding title?

Athlete to Watch: 24-year-old Felicitas Hendricks is a good bet to lead Team Germany equestrian dressage into the future.

Tommaso Giacomel, Johan-Olav Botn, and Campbell Wright are just three of the rising biathletes to watch in the future.

Archer Anastasia Pavlova hasn't given up on securing Team Ukraine a Paris 2024 qualification spot despite unusual hardships and 'near misses'.

How did 'heroic' Aguibou Camara lead Team Guinea to a landmark Paris 2024 qualification in soccer?

'Inspirational' Estavana Polman looks to put injury woes behind her and lead Team Netherlands to Paris 2024 success this summer.

The Sun takes a look at speed skater Jutta Leerdam's romance with fighter Jake Paul.

Canoeist Alyce Wood and water polo player Keesja Gofers both aim for a third Olympics after both experiencing 'conception, pregnancy, and giving birth' in between Games.

Team Australis swimmers take to unique Paris 'simulations' as they train for this summer's Games.

CBC: How does 3x3 basketball player Paige Crozon balance motherhood and sport?

​Meanwhile, who are the top men and the top women to watch at the last chance qualification tournament in 3x3 basketball?

Gymnast Nestor Abad shares his journey battling back from a second major knee injury to make his third Olympic team. (in Spanish)

R.I.P. to baseball little league legend and Sydney 2000 champion Sean Burroughs.

The Athletic​: American Ben Shelton is a tennis player 'who wants to be different'.

Is it a water bottle that can put a dent in tennis great Novak Djokovic's momentum?

Fellow tennis star Coco Gauff sees an Olympic medal as a 'priority' for her career.

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina reminds us of the impact on mothers of the Russian war in Ukraine. (in Ukrainian)

French superstar Kylian Mbappe's Olympic soccer ambitions get presidential support.

Gymnasts Freed Richard and Casikmir Schmidt set to join Simone Biles and others on the revamped G.O.A.T. gymnastics post-Olympics tour.

Manifesting "I'm that girl" is what is motivating gymnast Jordan Chiles as she looks to Paris 2024.

Gymnast Emma Spence has an 'extra glow of self-confidence' as she eyes Paris 2024, after a visit to Paris.

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Mariia Vysochanska gets a show of support for Ukraine with an Olympic flame moment in France.

​Is Team India finally ready for a breakthrough Olympic medal in archery at Paris 2024?

Will Joel Embiid really be injury-free and be able to play for Team USA basketball - for his son - in Paris?

Team Australia's Lauren Jackson is '43 and free' as she tries for a fifth Olympic basketball team.

GQ Sports​ checks in with Olympic basketball star Jimmy Butler at the Miami Grand Prix race.

Just call Team USA women's water polo members 'Swifties'...and, thanks to rapper Flavor Flav, that's not the only pop culture news the team found itself mixed up in lately.

Zoe Arancini's Olympic journey in water polo has special meaning in her family as she fulfills her mother's own ambitions pre-sufficient gender equality at the Games.

Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam goes her own way for training in the run up to Milano Cortina 2026.

Citius: New world record-holding discus thrower Myklos Alekna reflects on that special day.

Track & field legend Jesse Owens' 'day of days' recognized with a World Athletics Heritage Plaque.

Long hurdler Rushell Clayton's 'ambitious goals' for 2024 certainly include an Olympic medal.

Athlete to watch: Rising Austrian long-distance runner Sebastian Frey turns focus onto the track after finishing university studies.

Retired pole vaulter Aphrodite Safida reflects on motherhood, parenthood, and more for Athlete Stories. 
(in Greek)

"I try to stay as level as I can", says Team Ireland golfer Leona Maguire as she reflects on how a pro career can be a frantic life.

Ana Kuwai is set to become the first Olympic rugby sevens player to also referee in an Olympics.

CBC​: Is track cyclist Dylan Bibic 'destined for greatness' at Paris 2024?

Meanwhile, fellow track cyclist Ellesse Andrews is again a Paris 2024 top prospect after surprising herself with her quick injury recovery.

Can the memory of her father help propel surfer Saffi Vette to Paris 2024 gold in Tahiti?

And...will memories of brother Owen's medal at Tokyo 2020 propel surfer Tyler Wright to her own this summer?

Zhu Ting returns to Team China volleyball after a long absence to help Paris 2024 qualifying efforts.

Meanwhile, fellow player Brie O'Reilly sees a 'really special moment' happening now for Team Canada's chances of making it to Paris 2024 themselves.

Rowers Evaldo Becker and Piedro Tuchtenhagen make an Olympic-sized sacrifice in light of historic flooding at home in Brazil. (And swimmer Vivianne Jungblut makes her own...)
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Swim superstar Michael Phelps stopped by The Tonight Show to chat family, Olympics, mental health, and more with host Jimmy Fallon.

Swimmer to watch: Can William Yang make Team Australia's Paris 2024 squad after successful treatment for a tumor?

Maggie Mac Neil doesn't see herself "doing anything differently" as she plans for another Olympic star turn this summer at Paris 2024.

The Sydney Morning Herald looks at how Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh just may 'break Australian hearts' in the Paris 2024 pool.

Single-Minded​: Get to know Irish-Ugandan single scull rower - and Olympian - Kathleen Noble.

Get to know 'adrenaline junkie' Zak Perzamanos as he prepares for his Olympic debut in trampolining.

Headed to his second Olympics, ILLCA 7 sailor Vishnu Saravanan hopes to promote his sport within India.

Is the NFL a future option for Tokyo 2020 wrestler Gable Stevenson?

Champion wrestler David Taylor switches campus allegiance with a coaching role at Oklahoma State.