Dilshot Khalmatov's podium finish at the 2023 European Judo Championships is "great motivation" for his Olympic aspirations. (in Ukrainian)

Elina Svitolina and Sergiy Stakhovsky help host a tennis awards ceremony...from a war shelter. (in Ukrainian)

Tokyo 2020 torch bearer Naomi Osaka looks set for a return to tennis competition in 2024 after her motherhood break.
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A key win in New Zealand has empowered teenaged Samoan golfer Faith Vui with thoughts of a turn on the pro circuit.

Will Team Canada's Mitch Bratt be able to add the Olympics in 2028 to his baseball resume alongside a possible stint in Major League Baseball?

Tokyo 2020 trampolinist Laura Gallagher still has that "desire to compete" despite a motherhood break.

Team USA veteran Diana Taurasi adjusts to a new-look basketball team as she aims for a sixth Olympics.

Soccer stars Kristie Mewis and Samantha Kerr confirm their wedding engagement to People.

Team Ireland athletes honored at the annual Olympic Ball included sprint hurdler Sarah Lavin, sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke, rower Aifric Keogh, canoeist Eioin Rheinisch, and race walker Ron Heffernan.

Team Australia's Aspen Anderson's triathlon success at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games has her as a rising athlete to watch.

News24: Swimmer Lara van Niekerk focus on her Paris 2024 ambitions despite worlds disappointment.

Retired swimmer Grant Hackett may be a Team Australia Olympic legend, but his new baby Olympia's name isn't a reference to his success.

Canoeist Jessica Fox is "still hungry" as she is set to make history with a fourth Olympic Games appearance for Team Australia.

Triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee leads the new European Olympic Committees Athletes' Commission, which also includes swimmer Alexandra Miskova-Longova, sport shooter Zorana Arunovic, and canoeist Ronald Rauhe.

And on the Pan American side, pole vaulter German Charaviglio, gymnast Danusia Francis, judoka Melissa Mojica, and karateka Valentina Toro are added to the Pan Am Sports Athlete Commission.

'Skillful timing' has been key to a very successful 2023 for Canadian hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg.

More CBC: Runners Moh Ahmed and Justyn Knight are sticking with Bowerman Track Club as a training center despite seeing others runners, well, run elsewhere.

After a marathon win in New York City, is Olympic gold at the distance next for Kenyan Hellen Obiri?

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson gets her own 'day' honor in Dallas.

'More races' might be the key to preparing for another Olympics for sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Speed skaterAlexandra Ianculescu has a...unique... self-funded plan to reach Paris 2024 in road cycling.

Olympics: Who are some of the 'breakout stars' to watch from the 2023 Pan American Games?

Laila Edwards made history as she made her Team USA debut with the women's ice hockey squad.

Olympic bobsledder Chris Kinney's return to Japan has been a way to banish past demons and torment.

​London 2012 champion boxer Katie Taylor has no design on retirement as she focuses on a key rematch.

Team Ukraine's Mykhailo Mudryk - star of its successful Olympic soccer qualifying run - has fun with fan art now that his pro season with Chelsea is settling in.

Caitlin Foord still can't bear watching repeats of Team Australia's Women's World Cup despite the soccer star's lead role.

Will being "practical and down to earth" be the key to gymnast Zuo Tong reaching Paris 2024?

Two-time Olympian Richard Murray still has the 'fire burning bright' for another triathlon at the Games.

Did you think abuse allegations against Olympic tennis champ Alexander Zverev were a done deal?

Tennis: Jessica Pegula's love for Buffalo sports teams helps bring a new fan base into tennis.

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal may not be fully recovered from injury, but the governing body definitely wants him at Paris 2024.

Sanoa Dempfle-Olin looks set to make her Olympic surfing debut next year, capping an "unreal experience" of qualification.

South African Olympic runner Caster Semenya: "I am a different woman".

Long sprinter Grace Conrad's "future is certainly very bright" despite missing out on a PanAm podium.

How is U23 European 10,000 meters running champion Rory Leonard pursuing Paris 2024 goals?

Who will be the men's and women's Rising Stars' in 2023 for World Athletics?

Calli Thackery reflects on her recent landmark marathon - the second fastest-ever by a British woman - for the Citius Mag podcast.

​Munich 1972 pentathlon champion Mary Peters reflects on the turmoil back home in Northern Ireland at the time of her championship.

Olympic steeplchaser Rosin McGettigan-Dumas is the new president of the Irish Olympians' Association.

"If I'm requested to service my country, I'm going to do it." NBA veteran Andre Drummond ponders a Team USA call for basketball at Paris 2024.

Tokyo 2020 Team USA 'Dream Teamer' Jayson Tatum reaches a "cool" landmark with the Boston Celtics.

Team France fencer Ysaora Thibus makes another magazine feature cover with a spotlight by Stylist. (page 44, in French)

Olympics: Mijain Lopez aims for a ffith wrestling gold medal...will he succeed at Paris 2024?

Swimswam: Is Team USA swimming legend Michael Phelps the 'Jack Nicholson' of baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks? (LOL)

​Australian swimming star Kyle Chalmers is also known for his tattoos...which he now seems to regret.

Skating: Team USA's Isabeau Levito has 'a new mindset' as she tackles the 2023-24 figure skating season.

From 'demotivation' to having a 'sharper mental focus' has propelled Kate Shortman to new artistic swimming heights in 2023.

Team France archer Lisa Barbelin sees the home competition in Paris next year as a "time to feel indestructible".

​Could archer Trenton Cowles really reach the Olympiocs after a 'Wii Sports' start in the sport?

Deadspin: Retired Team Canada ice hockey star Joe Thornton's 'legacy is what you want it to be'.

'Known for his creativity', Philip (B-Boy Phil Wizard) Kim heads to Paris 2024's breaking competition with a goal to make history.

Diver Molly Carlson did not make it to Rio 2016. That'saved' her from further eating disorder trauma.

Olympic diver Mathew Helm is now a New South Wales Hall of Champions member, joining other sports star inductees in 2023.

Road cycling star Tadej Pgacar reflects on the 'cost' of racing both the Tour de France and Classic events.

Team Ecuador's Miryam Nunez had thoughts of her recently passed grandmother as she powered to the Pan American Games road cycling podium. (in Spanish)

FIG: What are 'six things to look out for' at the upcoming Trampoline World Championships?

Marie Claire: What do the Paris Games mean for sport climber Oriane Bertone? (in French)

Team Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev sees strategic value in a return to gymnastics club competition in Germany. (in Ukrainian)

Team Ukraine's Tokyo 2020 medalist karateka Stanislav Horuna sees "hypocrisy" in the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes into the world championships.

Ukrainian Alexsandr Shaparenko talks rowing success, life after the Olympics, and more with Sport24. (in Ukrainian)

Team Great Britain: What are 'five things that shaped gymnast Courtney Tulloch'?

Is Paris 2024 next for 2023 Pan American champion gymnast Kayla DiCello?

'Psychological issues' are a major reflection point for Team China gymnast Zhang Jin after a mixed Asian Games performance.

The Alpine ski season will be a 'less colorful and less competitive' following the unexpected retirement of 23-year-old star Lucas Braathen.

Road cycling star Tadej Pogacar finds the 2024 Tour de France route "pleasant", despite a planned 'brutally diffiicult final week'...

...but fellow road cycling star Mark Cavendish is "shocked" at the route.

​New track cycling champion Emma Finucane is hoping her new fame doesn't impact her Olympic plans.

Speed skater Martina Sablikova has a career end in mind...which includes a sixth Winter Games, in 2026.

Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson and middle-distance runner Josh Kerr headline the latest nominees list for UK Athletics' World Class Olympic Podium funding program.

Running in the Pan American Games' marathon was the catalyst for a family reunion of sorts for Team Chile's Hugo Catrileo.

Congrats to shot putter Valerie Adams and the new slate of the World Athletics Athletes' Commission!

Long-distance runner Nadia Battocletti can see the end of her dual academic & track lifestyle as she eyes running fulltime just ahead of the next Olympics.

Beijing 2008 sprinter Mechelle Lewis Freeman talks with ESPN on how she's fulfilling further Olympic dreams through coaching.

Olympic champions Tania Lamarca (rhythmic gymnastics) and Angela Pumariega (sailing) help pitch the importance of female athletes' training allowance within their professional lives. (in Spanish)

Tension is set to high as sailing legends Ben Ainslie and Blair Tuke gear up for the next leg of SailGP.

Team USA's Erica Sullivan is 'outspoken, funny, and knows where she is going', including post-swimming.

South Korean swimmer Hwang Sunwoo eyes even more success in 2024 after a successful 2023 season.

Maggie Mac Neil joins 'swimming legends' with a standout performance at the Pan American Games.

Meanwhile, fellow Team Canada swimmer Sydney Pickerem had to navigate depression and anxiety hurdles en route to her own PanAm success.

What keeps 38-year-old Kristel Kobrich going? Olympics.com checked in with the veteran swimmer ahead of the Pan American Games.

Get a peak at 'a day in the life at a swim meet' with Team Ireland twins Daniel and Nathan Wiffen.

Open water swimmer Chelsea Gubecka gets the honor of being the first named selection to Team Australia's Paris 2024 contingent.

Tennis player Jenson Brooksby's 'mental health' takes a hit amidst a suspension announcment.

Embattled WNBA star Brittney Griner is set to make a return to Team USA basketball next month.

Retired NBA star and triple Olympian Yao Ming takes a seat courtside, at the expense of some other fans.

Team USA's Beijing 2008 soccer Olympian Robbie Rogers opens up to Queerty on 'fatherhood, marriage, and Fellow Travelers'.

Soccer star Samantha Kerr gets a naming honor in Western Australia for her career accolades.

Taekwondo athlete Caden Cunningham wants to have a lasting legacy of his own after Paris 2024.

​Could we see soccer superstar Lionel Messi at a second Olympics for Team Argentina? Thomas Bach hopes so...

Triathlete Beth Potter's championship 2023 season has her in the running as Scotland's 'Female Athlete of the Year'.

Triple Olympic medalist Luka Spik may not miss rowing, but his life in England is full of physical activity.

Daria Bilodid shines in b&w.

Olga Kharlan does Vogue.

Well, hello, Anastasia Nichita!

Tiaan Whelpton works hard (in a photoshoot).

Kelly Sildaru is a runway model.

Elina Svitolina (tennis), Yaroslava Maruchickh (track & field), and Olga Kharlan (fencing) grace the cover(s) of Vogue Ukraine's Fall 2023 edition.

Tajikistani-Ukrainian And Atlanta 1996 champion Rustam Sharipov talks with Sport24 on his gymnastics career, ties to Ukraine, and his now life in the U.S. (in Ukrainian)

Can Mana Okamura turn "regrets into motivations" for a strong showing at Paris 2024's gymnastics?

Team USA Los Angeles 1984 gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton struggles against pneumonnia face a "scary setback".

Former world championship team member Kara Eaker announces a retirement and abuse allegations in her collegiate gymnastics career.

Tennis great Serena Williams' new book deal with Random House publisher promises reflections on her 'life and career'.

Newly 26-years-old, tennis champion Naomi Osaka reflects on her birthday.

Team USA luger Chris Mazdzer has strong thoughts on where Milano Cortina 2026's sliding competitions should be held...

Janeth Jepkosgei reflects on her 'rare' move from a middle-distance running star for Team Kenya to coaching.

Middle-distance runner Caster Semenya's The Race to Myself autobiography is due October 31st.

Long hurdler Femke Bol and runner Jakob Ingebrigsten lead European Athletics' end-of-season awards.

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson gets a unique honor with a track memorialized in her name.

Speaking of Jakob Ingebrigsten...abuse allegations from him and his running brothers against their former coach - and father - rock Norway.

​Open water swimming champion Florian Wellbrock talks 'becoming water' in The Owl Post.

Team Lithuania's other star breaststroker Kotryna Teterevkova makes a big training decision in her path to Paris 2024.

Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir earn 'Order of Sports' honors in Canada after their record five Olympic medals.

Illia Malinin has "no words" for his record performance at Skate America, reaffirming his status as a star in figure skating.

Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham opens up about the 'lowest pount in his life' in a special SAS Australia moment.

Will the Native American inventors of lacross be represented as the sport makes its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028?

Equestrian show jumper Harry Charles opines on the current state of big money spending in the sport...and almost wearing a suit while competing.

Surfing 'prodigy' Erin Brooks gets a setback for her Team Canada citizenship plans for Paris 2024.

Los Angeles 2028: Count Major League Baseball superstar Bryce Harper as an Olympic hopeful...

Double soccer Olympian and Team South Africa legend Janine van Wyk set for a special career send-off this month.

Rio 2016 Olympic soccer player Ali Krieger inspires gossip curiousity over her split with Ashlyn Harris.

Team Canada soccer legend Christine Sinclair's 'storied career' gets a reflection by CBC.

What was a 'last supper' with key club teammates like for retiring soccer star Megan Rapinoe?

The Guardian: How does Team England's Mary Earp make soccer goalkeeping 'cool'?

Cycling star Tom Pidcock reiterates road race and mountain bike plans for the Olympics nbext year.

Chilean 3x3 basketball star Daniel Arcos makes a statement of inclusivity at the Pan American Games.

Olympics: The Grimalt cousins look to defend their Pan American Games beach volleyball title in the "most important sports event in the history of Chile".

Beach volleyball's Melissa Humana-Paredes and taekwondo siblings Skylar, Tae-ku , and Braven Park have special ties to Chile as they embark on a special Pan American Games experience for Team Canada.

Gwen Jorgensen hopes a late-season schedule change now powers her path to Paris 2024 next year.

Native South African canoeist Pierre Van Der Westhuyzen is one of a few foreign-born athletes that look set to compete for Team Australia's in Paris 2024.

AthleteStories has '10 rare clicks' documenting the career of weightlifting legend Pyrros Dimas. (in Greek)

​Can Team Austria's Lisa Hauser rebound in the 2023-24 biathlon season after a subpar 2022-23?