Would-be Olympic boxer and current mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko set to receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage from ESPN later this summer.

'Choose Courage': Tokyo 2020 boxer Ramla Ali honored with a mural in Bethnal Green.

Still wrongfully detained: Basketball star Brittney Griner's WNBA team takes a visible show of support in work for her release....which is definitely not soon.

Five-time Olympic basketball player Andre Gaze is officially a Team Australia 'legend'.

"It's something that has never left me...": Montreal 1976 gold medalist Wendy Boglioli remembers that 4x100 freestyle race.

Team USA's Claire Curzan enjoys a Croatian training camp as she 'fine-tunes' for the swimming worlds.

Breaststroke swimmer Arno Kamminga may be a favorite at the upcoming worlds, but he'd prefer his top competition be there to push him.

Olympians Chellsie Memmel and Alicia Sacramone Quinn settle in to their new roles as USA Gymnastics 'plots a way forward' with their direct help.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic road cyclist Antonio Bettiol has a forgettable celebration at the end of Monday's Tour de Suisse stage.

Meanwhile, double Olympic road cyclist Evelyn Stevens puts her sports experience to use as a new board member with Right to Play.

​Who is the greatest South Korean archer ever?

Take a look at a gallery of action from last weekend's Marca Sports Weekend in Malaga, featuring a collection of Olympic sports stars - including Gary Payton (basketball), Mireia Belmonte (swimming), Nikoloz Sherazadishvili (judo), Edwin Moses (track & field), and others - showcasing sports for the community.

The road to Paris 2024 has a kick off for 55 of Hong Kong's breakdancers.

More Hong Kong: Five-time Olympic track cyclist Wong Kam-po headlines a slate of sports personalities promoting a sports institute's roving exhibition.

Torino 2006 curler Jamie Korab has family support in his 'Shave for the Brave' charity campaign.

Outsports: Team USA's Kristie Mewis shares thoughts on being a publicly out athlete, the Olympics, and more on the 'Five Rings to Rule Them All' podcast.

One to watch? 25-year-old Tim van Rijthoven had a 'tournament to remember' as he defeats the top three seeds for a remarkable tennis win.

Tokyo 2020 tennis player Liam Broady 'opens up about LGBTQ+ allyship during Pride Month'.

Retired tennis star and Tokyo 2020 medalist Ashleigh Barty experiences a 'Big Freeze' for charity.

More Australian tennis: Sydney 2000 Olympian Jelena Dokic reveals a serious battle with mental health. "I will be back stronger than ever."

And even more tennis: Serena Williams teases a much-welcomed Wimbledon return.

Back to Barty, as she is included as one of four Australian Olympians in this year's Queen's Birthday Honors, alongside Jakara Anthony (freeskiing), Lee Naylor (track & field), and Colin Coates (speed skating).

Get to know Charlotte Hoing, Team Germany's high hope for this summer's Youth Equestrian Games.

Did Tokyo 2020 golfer Rory McIlroy cast shade at a golfing legend? (Yes)

As a 'Sustainability Ambassador' with the IBU, biathlete Jules Burnotte is 'finding ways to use his voice'.

Tokyo 2020 medalist rower Eimear Lambe talks role models in the 'Dare to Believe' school program.

24-year-old U.S. rhythmic gymnast Serena Lu is back in competition after five years.

Check out decathlete Kevin Mayer's journey onboard the Blue Panda with the World Wildlife Federation in the Mediterranean. (in French)

How is budding NFL player Devon Allen juggling his new career with sprint hurdling? (Very well)

Can Tokyo 2020 champion Peres Jepchirchir set a course record this year at the New York City Marathon?

French Open champion Iga Swiatek delivers an 'emotional peace plea' in support of Ukraine.

Olympic champion and 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal's 'domination' in numbers.

Salvadoran and Central American history for Marcelo Arevalo at the French Open as he wins the men's doubles title with Olympian (and UCLA Bruin) Jean-Julien Rojer.

Fans of Tokyo 2020 Olympic tennis player Liam Broady can now follow/stalk him on his new website.

Six Olympians, including basketball stars Kevin Durant and LeBron James, soccer superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and Lionel Messi, tennis player Roger Federer, make the list of Forbes's 'Highest-Paid Athletes' for 2022.

A minimum of good news in basketball star Brittney Griner's legal drama in Russia...as she is receiving written support from her friends and family.

Ever wonder how many training shoes an elite middle-distance runner may have? Clayton Murphy breaks his collection down for us.

Knowing that "sport is more than just records and medals", Team Great Britain runner Eilish McColgan looks to give back to her home community's potential athletes.

Fellow British runner Mara Yamauchi weighs in on the current hot topic of transgender athletes.

With new-found self belief, Canadian Will Paulson is finding the fun in racing again after the disappointment of missing Tokyo 2020.

Pride Month: Who are some of the 2SLGBTQI+ athletes of Team Canada 'proudly representing their communities'?

Team Great Britain Olympians making the Queen's Birthday Honors for 2022 include curlers Eve Murhead (OBE) and her teammates (Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff, Mili Smith, and Victoria Wright (MBEs), and swimmer Hannah Miley (MBE).

Don't count on another swimming showdown between Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky anytime soon.

More Australian swimming: Kyle Chalmers' 'strange marks' on his hands explained.

Jessica Siu Yue-pui - or, um, B-Gil-Mirage - looks to have fellow Hong Kong breakers be inspired by the success of Japan and South Korea in the sport.

Sydney 2000 Olympian Tasha Schwikert Moser looks to help reform USA Gymnastics from the inside, as a member of the board of directors.

The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame officially welcomed new members Catalina Ponor, Tatiana Gutsu, Chellsie Memmel, and Fabian Hambuchen.

With eyes on Paris 2024, European champion weightlifter Antonio Pizzolato has only taken one week off from the sport since Tokyo 2020. (in Italian)

Count wrestler Sakski Milak as back in form after her first international gold in almost five years.

Salt Lake City's bid to host another Olympics gets a boost from champion Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn.

'Atomic Ant': Rhythmic gymnast Sofia Raffaeli may be a "hard worker, humble, and kind", but she's a rising star in the sport with ambition.

Can road cyclist Chris Froome win the Tour de France again after his 2019 'horror crash'?

Meanwhile, fellow road cycling veteran Tom Domoulin announces an impending retirement, as 'the sacrifices he makes no longer bring the results he wants'.

Olympian Michael Conlan revels in compatriot Gabriel Dossen's recent European boxing success.

More Irish boxing: Champion Kellie Harrington's story 'is increasingly the story of Dublin itself'.

Olympic champion speed skater Irene Schouten is Netherlands' 'most beautiful sportswoman', according to FHM magazine. (in Dutch)

Ami x Tom Daley: The design shop partners with the Olympic diver to celebrate Pride Month and offer support to the Commonwealth's LGBTQ community.

Sweat with Pride: Diver Anton Down Jenkins dedicates his training for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to support for 'Rainbow Kiwis'.

Did you not catch Israeli Olympic judoka Peter Paltchik as a pitchman for Delta underwear?

Global DJ turned potential Olympic Alpine skier? Meet Jamaica's Benjamin Alexander.

Breaking "pioneer" Alexandra Kachanova - aka Bgirl Vavi - eagerly awaits her sport's Olympic debut.

Bosnian rhythmic gymnast Sara Becarevic embodies the notion of determination and perseverance bringing success against the odds.

After his hat trick leads Team France to a junior world title, field hockey captain Timothee Clement scores best player of the tournament honors.

Australian rising sprinter Rohan Browning takes on a racehorse...and...wins(?).

Sprinter CJ Ujah gets more unwanted scrutiny in the wake of the doping charge threatening his Tokyo 2020 4x100 relay medal.

More sprinting: Andre de Grasse gets the feature treatment in October's View the Vibe.

Can hurdler-turned-bobsledder Lolo Jones find Beijing redemption with an Olympic medal in 2022?

​The Sydney Morning Herald  checks in with BMX racer Saya Sakakibara, still suffering effects from the Tokyo 2020 semifinal crash that ended her gold pursuit.

Top ranked U.S. men's tennis player Reilly Opelka causes a stir with a frank interview ahead of the BNP Paribas Open. Journalists respond.

Need an ease into breaking as an upcoming Olympic sport at Paris 2024? Meet Bgirl Terra.

Ireland's women's field hockey team to get a set of twins on the roster, in Niamh and Michelle Carey.

More field hockey: Will veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh stay with Team India through Paris 2024?

Triathlon Olympic champion Flora Duffy finally gets a hero's welcome in Bermuda.

"It's an honor." Seth Jones looks forward to an Olympic debut with Team USA at Beijing 2022's ice hockey tournament.

Skateboarder Rayssa Leal selects 'a positive contribution to the lives of socioeconomically vulnerable children and adolescents in Brazil' as her VISA Award donation.

Skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin planning a returned attention to speed to start the Olympic season.

Speed skater Shim Suk-Hee dropped (temporarily?) from South Korea's vaunted short track team after abusive text messages revealed.

Ariarne Titmus recognizes her enhanced profile after Tokyo 2020 success, and as she looks toward the next Games.

​Meanwhile, Team Canada plans a program review after rugby sevens women highlight complaints.

Team Great Britain's first world snowboarding champion, Charlotte Bankes, had almost retired before her championship breakthrough this year.

​After a World Championship medal in 2019, boxer Julio Castillo had high hopes for Tokyo 2020. But the pandemic dampened his preparations. He's still training in the sport, though, for more. (in Spanish)

Team India field hockey player Navneet Kaur "will leave no stone unturned to make (the Tokyo 2020 experience) wonderful."

Argentina's veteran Olympic sailor Santiago Lange recognizes the special importance of Tokyo 2020, as he navigates exhausting health protocols.

​Will Australian BMXer Logan Martin translate his "gymnastics on a bike" into Tokyo 2020 gold?

Shooter Derek Burnett joins an exclusive club with his fifth Olympic Games selection for Team Ireland.

Can Katie Talpa and Holly Lloyd Peate make it from Dublin's House of Swag to Paris 2024 in breaking?

Get to know Team USA wrestler Kyle Snyder, For the Win's latest profile in its '23 in 23' series.
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After a friendship across 14 years, Lee So-Hee and Shin Seung-Chan get an Olympic chance together as badminton doubles partners.

With teammate Elise Christie's help, Team Great Britain's Kyle Ross-Waddell bounces back from mental health struggles in short track speedskating.

What will Norwegian rower Olaf Tufte do in his "absurd" seventh Olympics?

Need an inspirational athlete story? Meet Naomi Graham, Tokyo-bound boxer who fought homelessness on her way to the U.S. army and the Olympics.

Just two weeks before her Olympic qualification in a personal best score, heptathlete Annie Kunz was at a low point in her training confidence.

Spanish decathlete Jorge Urena has followed his father into the discipline, and stays close to family as he trains. (in Spanish)

Australian Tokyo-bound discus thrower Matthew Denny knows firsthand how one can turn failure into motivation toward success.

"Strong and resilient" Habitam Alemu shares her countryside-to-elite running background with Spikes.

Can runner Amel Tuka win Bosnia & Herzegovina's first Olympic medal? A nation awaits the answer.

Canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe wins Team Canada selection after a, um, unique suspension reprieve.

Team Russia's Andrei Vasilevski joins an elite club for European goalies with the NHL Stanley Cup win.

'A childhood dream': Incoming Bruin Brooklyn Moors will be the eighth Canadian gymnastics Olympian from UCLA since 1984.

At Rio 2016, Kanak Jha was the youngest member of Team USA. Now he's set for a return to Olympic table tennis competition.

Naomi Osaka debits as a Barbie Role Model!

Can 'badass' Skylar Park win Canada's first Olympic title in taekwondo?

Wu Jiaxin takes a remarkable trials qualification score into Tokyo 2020 as the best woman archer for Team China.

Meanwhile, archer Sylwia Zyzsanska enters the record books?

"It's a rad opportunity for me," says surfer Kolohe Andino about competing in the Olympics.

Artistic swimmers Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe take on body shamers as they train for Tokyo 2020.

​Team USA's skateboarding team for Tokyo 2020 includes Leo Baker and Alexis Sablone, both making marks for LGBTQ representation in the sport.

The duo are part of the largest-ever number of publicly out athletes at an Olympics this summer.

Lasha Shavdatuashvili just loves judo, and is ready to fight for more after medaling in the last two Games.

Loena Hendrickx is targeting Beijing 2022 after a fifth place World Championship finish, despite two years of injuries.