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A Little Roundup 07.01.24

7/1/2024

 

Olympic Sports Athletes Are in The News

"I promise you will not be bored." Noah Lyles gets a featured treatment in Time.

“If you’re watching me, I promise you will not be bored”

It’s not every day that a magazine as prestigious as @TIME writes an article about you.
□ Photographs by Dana Scruggs
( insta @danascruggs ) for TIME https://t.co/AldCowGH4Z pic.twitter.com/g3GKyc8Osf

— Noah Lyles, OLY (@LylesNoah) June 27, 2024
"It's all good." Star heptathlete Katerina Johnson-Thompson feels fit enough to take on another Olympic run this summer to hopefully secure a long-awaited medal.

Athletics Weekly: Team New Zealand's 1500 meter-runner George Beamish 'isn't afraid of re-writing the history books'.

How was sprint hurdler / bobsledder Lolo Jones' return to the track Olympic trials? "Terrifying".

Canadian hammer thrower Camryn Rogers isn't backing away from medal expectations at Paris 2024 this summer.

Triple jumper Ana Peleteiro sometimes lets her mind jump ahead to having a second Olympic medal come Paris 2024. (in Spanish)

World Athletics looks back at long-dtaance running great - and Olympian - Ingrid Kristiansen's record-breaking 5,000 meter run.

The Athletic looks into discus thrower Valerie Allman's 'newfound energy' she heads to Paris 2024.

Biathlon great Johannes Thingnes Boe shares his 'Olympic mentality' with Esquire Middle East.

Paris 2024-bound wrestler Hannah Taylor gets hometown support celebrating her journey.

Team Slovakia biathlete Paulina Fialkova is readying for a return to the circuit after a maternity time-off.

Is swimmer Kate Douglass destined to have a breakthrough summer at Paris 2024?

How is a rubber chicken helping swimmer Matt Temple train for elite competition?

Team Great Britain swimmer Tom Dean has revamped Paris 2024 expectations with plans now including just one individual race.

Vogue Philippines: Weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz is 'looking for the next chapter of her life'.

Will surfer Tyler Wright be fully fit in time to compete in Tahiti at Paris 2024?

Who are Team New Zealand's 'top-ten medal hopes' at Paris 2024?

Golfer Jason Day acknowledges a 'selfish' sense in skipping Rio 2016, as he looks for a 'brag' opportunity at Paris 2024.

"I can't wait to face them." Team France basketball star Victor Wembanyama eyes a potential match-up against the vaunted Team USA's stars.

Team Japan's number one goal in gymnastics this summer at Paris 2024? Men's team gold...

Emily Ausmus caps a remarkable rise in water polo from the junior ranks to elite level with a spot on Team USA for Paris 2024.

Team Ecuador sports shooter Marina Perez's path to a third Olympics may have been the roughest afterbattling self-confidence doubts. (in Spanish)

Can sports shooer Kishmala Talat win Team Pakistan's first Olympic medal by a woman?

Even more sports shooting as Team Great Britain's Amber Rutter is "so happy" to reach Paris 2024 just a  few months after giving birth.

And more (!) as an 'administrative error' correction denies sports shooter Andrea Palafox a spot on Team Mexico she thought was hers. (in Spanish)

Can the memory of her father help track cyclist Sophie Caldwell lead Team Great Britain to a landmark team sprint medal at Paris 2024?

Is Dearica Hamby the 'perfect replacement' for Cameron Brink for Team USA's 3x3 basketball at Paris 2024?

Team Australia's all-time Olympic Opening Ceremony flag bearers receive special recognition from their prime minister.

British road cycling star Mark Cavendish gears up for a final Tour de France - really - as he strives for one  more stage win.

U.S. skateboarder Nyjah Huston is approaching his second Games with more maturity as he looks for a first medal.

Rio 2016 Olympic tennis player Sloane Stephens is up for a community award at the upcoming 'ESPYs'.

Jack Woolley is headed to his second Olympics, and looking forward to a having in-person support to help him feel 'happy and excited'.

USWMNT star Sam Mewis offers her thoughts on the Paris 2024 squad...er...Korbin Albert's inclusion.

"Waiting for that call was brutal." Team Ireland Jake Passmore relishes finally getting a green light for the Olympics this summer.

Tokyo 2020 triathlon champion Kristian Blummenfelt thinks he has figured out the secret to beating top rivals at Paris 2024.

Qualifying for Paris 2024 together has only made sailors - and sisters - Georgia and Antonia Lewin-LaFrance closer.

So...why exactly is Steven van de Velde's beach volleyball qualification to Paris 2024 making headlines?

How are Team Spain champion judokas Nikoloz Sheradishvili and Francisco Garrigos preparing for Paris 2024? (in Spanish)

□ Ya está en el aire el quinto programa de ❛+ □□□□□□ □□□...❜

¿Cómo afrontan @FranGarrigos1 & Niko Shera los JJ.OO. de @Paris2024?

⬇️ No te pierdas el programa completo ⬇️

— LALIGA+ (@LaLigaPlus) June 24, 2024

A Little Roundup 06.24.24

6/24/2024

 

Olympic Sports Athletes Are In The News

A Hawaiian wedding: Congrats to figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates!

Olympic Ice Dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates Marry in 'Magical' Hawaii Wedding (Exclusive) https://t.co/tbVPOQFell

— People (@people) June 22, 2024
French swimming star Leon Marchand eyes a unique competitive double at Paris 2024.

"I'm not as lonely as I thought." Swimmer Simone Manuel relishes a somewhat unexpected and celebrated return to the Olympics.

Engagement: Lily King's Paris 2024 qualification wasn't her only big news at Team USA's swimming trials.

(p.s.: Australian swimmer Kyle Chamlers has his own engagement news!)

Controversial Team China Sun Yang still generates drama, even when not competing.

NBC Olympics: Swim star Caeleb Dressel is 'conquering the unknown' at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

U.S. swim legend Dara Torres' next challenge? (Re)building Boston College's swim program...

Runner's World: Will sprint legend Michael Johnson's new track league venture 'succeed where others have failed'?

Hammer thrower Andriy Skvaruk recalls his frustrating Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 experiences with Sport24. (in Ukrainian)

Decathlete/long jumper Simon Ehammer is 'one who breaks down and breaks out boundaries', according to the Red Bulletin. (in German)

"Grace, gratitude, and appreciation' help middle-distance runner Athing Mu approach competition from a healthier mental space.

World Athletics looks back on the career of Team Poland's legendary sprinter Irena Szewinska.

Montreal 1976 champion sprint hurdler - and IOC member - Guy Drut leans right in today's French politics and causes some questions for Thomas Bach.

Race walker Magaly Bonilla's Tokyo 2020 qualification disappointment led her to doubly ensure she made the cut for Team Ecuador for Paris 2024. (in Spanish)

​Japanese track sprint sensation Abdul Hakim Sani Brown has bigger goals than just making the 100-meter final at Paris 2024.

While in Nigeria...Favour Ofili reveals a 'hunger' for more success after a key national sprint win ahead of the Olympics this summer.

Irish distance running great Sonia O'Sullivan wants to stop the drop in youth sports participation.

Outsports: Nico Young is the'first out gay male U.S. track & field Olympian in history'.

"These days, it feels like every major championship comes with an unprecedented heat wave." Track & field stars join World Athletics in concern on rising temperatures, with Paris 2024 in mind.

An ACL injury derails Cameron Brink's 3x3 basketball dreams at Paris 2024.

Triathlete Sam Dickinson credits the rival Brownlee brothers for inspiration in his competitive career.

Fellow triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown's 'challenging' last few years have been rewarded with her own Paris 2024 nomination.

​Diver Marg Erlam started the sport as a 'fearless four-year-old' and now is on the roster for Paris 2024.

Meanwhile, will a finger injury derail gymnastics star Daiki Hashimoto's Paris 2024 ambitions?

BBC has 'the story of a refugee Olympian' featuring Afghani-born taekwondo athlete Farzad Mansouri.

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal indicates a commitment to Paris 2024 with his on-going clay court training in Mallorca.

Will tennis' Andy Murray recover from surgery in time for an Olympic farewell at Paris 2024?

The Owl Post: Judoka Alice Bellandi is in a better place personally - and mentally - for this Olympic cycle.

Weightlifter Maude Charron chats with the CBC​ on her thoughts on another Olympic run this summer.

Is retirement looming for double Olympic medalist golfer Lydia Ko?

Rio 2016 basketball champion Klay Thompson lends his talents to Team Bahamas in training for its upcoming Olympic qualifier tournament.

Team USA soccer stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press get back onto YouTube​.

London 2012 soccer medalist Danilo has a 'letter to Brazilian fans' in The Player's Tribune.

Team Canada's Natalie Spooner and Team Czechia's Roman Cervenka are named the ice hockey 'Players of the Year' by the IIHF.

Track cyclist Katie Archibald: A 'freak accident' claims the goals of another Paris 2024-bound Olympian.

"I want to use that moment to  create something." Tam USA's Jeffrey 'B-boy Jeffro' Louis sees awareness opportunity with Paris 2024's inclusion of breaking.

Rugby (sevens) star Antoine Dupont turns advocate for 'no more taboo or shame' in the fight for LGBT inclusion in sport. (in French)

Ashleigh Johnson (water polo), Sunny Choi (breaking), Jess Savner (modern pentathlon), Ilona Maher (rugby sevens), and Jajaira Gonzalez (boxing) join para-triathlete Haiely Danz to share with Women's Heatlth the 'hurdles they overcame' to make it to Paris 2024.

What Does It Take To Be An Olympian? 6 Athletes Describe The Struggles And Glory https://t.co/rwL8ykk9Hz

— Women's Health (@WomensHealthMag) June 19, 2024

A Little Roundup 06.10.24

6/10/2024

 

A Quick Roundup of Olympic Sports Athletes In The News

Chase Budinger: From an NBA basketball career to a beach volleyball Olympian for Paris 2024.

Chase Budinger used to play in the NBA. Now, he's an Olympian in beach volleyball. https://t.co/2pB5hjkmjn

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) June 6, 2024
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss shared a Paris 2024 beach volleyball dream...but weren't even playing professionally three years ago.

How did young star Cameron Brink feel when she found out she made Team USA's 3x3 basketball squad for Paris 2024?

Speaking of 3x3...Olympians Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier announce a new Unrivaled basketball league to help provide professional WNBA-off-season opportunities for women.

So...what's up with WNBA rookie phenom Caitlin Clark not making Team USA's basketball final roster?

GQ Sports wants to know if Slovenian NBA star Luka Doncic 'the best in the world'?

Tennis star Jannik Sinner reflects on the emerging highlight rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz after a tight French Open loss.

Meanwhile...is tennis champion Iga Swiatek the 'new Rafael Nadal' at the French Open?

Team USA swim legend Rowdy Gaines sees great strength in this year's possible Team Australia squad for the Olympics...with medal table win potential.

"I finally feel like old me again." Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga finds form after a down post-Tokyo 2020 period just ahead of Paris 2024.

Who are the youngest and oldest swimmers to qualify for Team USA's Olympic Swimming Trials?

KTVU: Get to now twin sisters Annie and Kerry Xu, headed to Paris 2024 for Team USA in badminton.

Triathlon legends Alistair and Jonny Brownlee aim to have youth engaged in the sport through their Brownlee Foundation.

With a second Olympics appearance looming, Emily Campbell is poised to inspire the next Team Great Britain women's weightlifting medalist.

What were race walker's Lyudmila Olyanovska thoughts as he pipped her Spanish competitor for a podium finish at the European Championships? "I understood that I would get her." (in Ukrainian)

Who is Paul McGrath, Team Spain's 22-year-old race walker with Scottish and Irish heritage...and a new continental medal.

Will managing his toilet breaks properly be the key to Paris 2024 success for high jumper Hamish 'The Flying Kiwi' Kerr this summer?

"I don't know how can can separate sport and real life." Team Ukraine high jumper Yuilya Levchenko heads to a third Olympics while acknowledging the surreality of life at home.

Sydney 2000 champion long sprinter Cathy Freeman has some regret at not having run even faster.

2022 world champion runner Jake Wightman knows making Team Great Britain's squad for the men's 1500 meters isn't guaranteed...while seeing possible Olympic gold worth more than that world title.

World Athletics: 800-meter running legend David Rudisha is 'ready to inspire younger generation'.

Fellow 800-meter runner Shafiqua Maloney thinks she's on the right track to improve her Olympic placement from the heats at Tokyo 2020.

The Irish Times: Long hurdler Thomas Barr is 'looking to go out with a bang' at the European Championships and Olympics this summer. (p.s. that's off to a good start...)

Long jumper Jazmin Sawyers won't be at Paris 2024 due to injury, but she's trying to keep bigger perspective through her artistic passion hobbies.

Long jumper Nikki Xanthou...er, Xanthos...reflects on her start in the sport, a frustrating Atlanta 1996 experience, and more. (in Greek)

Is 'Hollywood' next for Team Ukraine boxing superstar Oleksandr Usyk? (in Ukrainian)

Gerlon Congo is "still dreaming" after finally securing qualification for Paris 2024 in boxing for Team Ecuador. (in Spanish)

Get to know Paris 2024-bound Mexican-American breaker Victor Montalvo with Team USA.

Pan Am Sports looks at the 'importance of Paris for women in the world Olympic movement'.

Nordic combined athlete Minja Korhonen, sports shooter Jessica Rossi, and judoka Lasha Bekauri named top honorees at the European Olympic Committees' Gala Dinner.

Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan's "challenging and ambitious" pommel horse routine will highlight his second Olympics appearance.

Gymnast Rifda Irfanaluthfi sees her Olympic debut at Paris 2024 as a chance for "the world to get to know Indonesia better".

Might we see gymnastics legend Oksana Chusovitina at Los Angeles 2028...at age 52?

A singular focus on reaching Paris 2024 saw Belgian gymnast Maellyse Brassart remain calm through a successful qualification.

Team Canada's men's gymnastics has 'one big goal' in making it to the Paris 2024 team final, and doing so at the last Worlds gives them the confidence.

Add Emiliano Martinez (Team Argentina) and Mykhailo Mudryk (Team Ukraine) (in Ukrainian) as more soccer stars blocked from playing at Paris 2024.

Is star player Zhu Ting's slow wrist injury recovery impacting Team China's struggles to secure Paris 2024 women's volleyball qualification?

Rower Kathleen Noble looks ahead to helping 'develop the sport' in Uganda after her second Olympics this summer.

Thomas Mackintosh's 'body wasn't built for a desk' so the Tokyo 2020 champion rower saw an end to a corporate job to try for Paris 2024.

Get to know Paris 2024-bound Refugee Team wrestler Jamal Valizadeh ashe details his arduous journey from Iran through Turkey to France and Germany to keep his dreams alive. (in Spanish)

Brazilian Brunna Alexandre set to become the second table tennis athlete to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics.

Bruna Alexandre was on edge when she got a late Sunday night phone call from the Brazilian national table tennis coach. https://t.co/amsq0xY4Db https://t.co/amsq0xY4Db

— Reuters Sports (@ReutersSports) June 7, 2024

A Little Roundup 05.30.24

5/30/2024

 

A Look At Olympic Sports Stars In The News

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

Hace una semana cumplimos un sueño que llevábamos años persiguiendo, que se nos escapó la primera vez y que ahora no podíamos dejar ir.
Un deporte que me cambió la vida y por el que decidí alargar mi carrera deportiva.
Sólo había una oportunidad y la aprovechamos. pic.twitter.com/xFrDT5Q6NC

— Sandra Ygueravide (@sygueravide13) May 26, 2024
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.

The #EOC has revealed the 5 finalists for the 9th Winter Piotr Nurowski Best Young European Athlete Prize! □ The winner will be crowned on June 6 at the 53rd EOC General Assembly in Bucharest.
Check below to meet the nominees: https://t.co/1bEmzudF81

— The EOC: home of the European Games & EYOF (@The_EOC) May 28, 2024

A Little Roundup 05.23.24

5/23/2024

 

Linking Off To News Items on Olympic Sports Stars...

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

My latest for @FIFAcom. Really enjoyed this one. Sat down with @AustinFC coach Josh Wolff to get his memories of playing at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It was a special time for him, and especially playing for the late great Clive Charles. https://t.co/JveM84tj94 pic.twitter.com/qUPyKo4Ssh

— Arch Bell (@ArchBell) May 21, 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.
​

"I feel more relaxed now. I'm enjoying the process." Irish taekwondo star Jack Woolley is 'seeking calm' ahead of his second Olympics.

"When I'm fighting the best I can possibly fight, there's no reason why I can't come away with an Olympic gold medal" - Jack Woolley is targeting the taekwondo podium in Paris this year #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/Rw4I827SA0

— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 16, 2024
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