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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

Let's Get Social 06.21.24

6/21/2024

 

The Social Media Lives of Olympic Sports' Stars

Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils dress up.
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Giovanni Tocci caught a big one.
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Shane Brathwaite is enjoying summer.
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Kelly Harrington sings for a bit.
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Serena and Venus Williams (and family) step out in style.
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A Little Roundup 06.20.24

6/20/2024

 

A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The Week's News

World Athletics: Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega has 'defied the odds' to get to an elite level of competition.

□□'s @SelemonBarega will have the opportunity to add more medals to his collection this summer □

The reigning Olympic champion successfully qualified for @Paris2024 at the Ethiopian 10,000m Olympic trials.

Watch Defiance on Inside Track □ https://t.co/U1qr9hNsbG pic.twitter.com/coSMvSAsFE

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 15, 2024
Is Genevieve Janse van Rensburg the future of Team Australia modern pentathlon?

"It's quite nice to still be able to win." Mountain bike legend Nico Schurter isn't slowing down.

For Team Algeria badminton siblings Kocella and Tanina Mammeri, Paris 2024 might feel like a home Games.

Olympic sports shooter Vincent Hancock has thoughts on the mixed team skeet shooting event.

Vanity Fair: Fencer Tommaso Marini has 'imposed his rhythm' on his sport. (in Italian)

Is swim legend Katie Ledecky putting Stanford University history behind her?

Will exuberant swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers' shoulder be okay in time for Paris 2024?

Carson Foster conquered enough "inner negative voices" to finally make USA's Olympic swim team.

"For me to participate in the Olympic Games represents power." Judoka Barbari Zharfi Mahboubeh looks to also represent Team Refugee strongly as well.

Team Ukraine is out to 'cause more shockwaves' at Paris 2024's men's soccer tournament after it's surprise qualification.

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe and partner / basketball star Sue Bird are set to relaunch a popular podcast.

FEI: Team Switzerland's equestrian eventing is in an 'exciting new era' in time for Paris 2024.

Olympics: Team Refugee canoeist Saman Soltani doesn't "like to believe that something is impossible".

Tokyo 2020 champion archer Mete Gazoz certainly has respect from his competition.

With The Snow League, snowboarder Shaun White looks to cement his legacy in the sport with an opportunity for fellow athletes to secure more exposure and competition.

Who are the newest eight members of the World Curling Athlete Commission through 2026?

R.I.P. to Paris 2024-bound kite surfer JJ Rice, victim of 'suspected shallow water blackout'.

Outsports: Will boxer Cindy Ngamba be 'one of the most interesting stories' of Paris 2024?

The harrowing and inspiring story of Cindy Ngamba, an out LGBTQ boxer for Team Refugee at the Paris Summer Olympics. #TeamLGBTQhttps://t.co/IS2tYiC1Y0

— Outsports (@outsports) June 16, 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 06.03.24

6/3/2024

 

Recent News and Headlines Featuring Olympic Sports Stars

How did Team France's London 1948 rower Roger Lebranchu prepare for his part in the Paris 2024 Torch Relay? (in French)

Roger Lebranchu est le plus ancien athlète olympique français vivant et porteur de la flamme de @Paris2024 aujourd’hui ! □□□

□ À 101 ans, il s'entraîne depuis des semaines pour son relais. Comment ? Avec une bouteille d'eau qui pèse le même poids que la torche ! pic.twitter.com/jUwcsefOfc

— Jeux Olympiques (@jeuxolympiques) May 31, 2024
Team Ireland rugby sevens' Lucy Mulhall takes a break to encourage schoolchildren to 'Dare to Believe'.

Thanks to a push from her sister early in her sports cvareer, Alysha Koloi is now a surprise world champion diver, and an athlete to watch at Paris 2024 for Team Australia.

Carissa Moore was 'scared out of (her) pants' by the waves at Teahuo'o; can the Olympic champion surfer defend her title there?

How is Kirsty Gilmour approaching her third Olympics in badminton? Taking a deep breath....

Why didn't star Christian Pulisic make the possible Team USA men's soccer roster?

Aditi Ashok finished one stroke off the podium at Tokyo 2020's golf competition...can she breakthrough further in Paris despite a 'mixed' 2024 so far?

Making it from Derby to the Paris Olympics with a 'huge following' in breaking, meet 'Kid' Karam Singh.

Tennis: Superstar Novak Djokovic is 'on the brink of even more history' with his progress at the current French Open.

​Triathlete Javier Gomez gets back into shape with a matchup against London 2012 rival Alistair Brownlee looming next weekend.

Sailor Odysseas Spanaki has learned how to have'easier fights' with his sister Ariadne as they head to Paris 2024 as the mixed 470 crew for Team Greece. (in Greek)

CBS News: Team USA swim star Katie Ledecky has some thoughts on the state of anti-doping efforts.

Looking to experience more 'independence', swimmer Benedetta Pilato experiments with a training base change in an Olympic year.

Siblings Ron and Leah Polonsky may have started sport as ballroom dancers, but both are eyeing Paris 2024 as swimmers for Team Israel.

Meanwhile, Laura Stephens once 'hated' swimming...now she's a world champion in the sport and soon a double Olympian.

Brody Malone is back as a Team USA gymnastics star, after a 'catastrophic injury' over a year ago.

Dutch gymnast Eythora Thorsdottir is bringing a magical, spicy, and adventurous' routine to Paris 2024.

Basketball star and Olympic  champion Dwyane Wade gets a broadcast assignment for Paris 2024.

Will Team Canada make do without NBA basketball star Andrew Wiggins this summer in Paris?

The Athletic: Tokyo 2020 Olympian Luka Doncic is on 'the precipice of greatness' in pro basketball.

Kayaker Aly Bull is now 'relishing' the opportunity to be a veteran on Team Australia as she approaches her third Summer Games.

A 'common goal' of Olympic gold is what ties together an 'eclectic' group of Team Australia women's water polo teammates.

Tokyo 2020 champion wrestler Gable Stevenson set to give his NFL football ambitions a real try.

R.I.P. to equestrian event rider Georgie Campbell, as husband and Olympian equestrian Jesse Campbell mourns.

Team USA: How much better can Olympian Lee Keifer get at fencing?

One way that ski jumper Abigail Strate stays calm? Beekeeping...

Re: Drama for Team Australia women's marathon squad for Paris 2024....at least it's good to know much an Olympic opportunity means to athletes.

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh sees importance in giving 'happy moments' to people in Ukraine.

Team USA sprint star Noah Lyles sure seems to appreciate spending time in Jamaica.

World Athletics: What's the 'path to Paris' for race walker Perseus Karlstrom.

RTE: Remember whenIrishman John Treacy won a Los Angeles 1984 medal in his first marathon ever?

Citius investigates why hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 'doesn't race more' often.

Team Canada runners Charles Philibert-Thiboutot and Jean-Simone Desgagnes may not be 'inseparable' but you can find them paired up often off the track and in training.

Judoka Nekoda Smythe-Davis, sprinter Bianca Williams, rower Helen Glover, equestrian Charlotte Dujardin, and boxer Charley Davison are some of the athletes profiled by The Guardian as mothers returning to sport as Olympians.

Le Monde looks at Team France judoka Teddy Riner's 'extraordinary ambition'. (in French, subscription)
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