Olympic Sports Athletes Away From Competition...
Ancuta Bodnar has some fake friends.
Birk Ruud works - and plays - on the beach.
Liudmilla Luzan reboots.
Mihai Pacioianu gets pensive on a rock...
Taylor Fritz works the catwalk.
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Atlanta 1996 boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko joins his brother Vitali and other sports stars - including skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, weightlifter Matthias Steiner, and fencer Britta Heidemann - and at the BILD 100 event supporting Ukraine. (in German)
Boxer Kellie Harrington offers apologies for 'controversial immigration comments' through social media.
Now the 'world's strongest man' for longer than anyone else in history, will Lasha Talakhadze also win a (shared) record of Olympic weightlifting titles? Diver Tom Daley went asymmetrical on the red carpet at the Vogue World event in London. Get a sneak peek at pole vaulter's fall/winter 2023 style with Eton...and click the link for an interview on his training, fashion sense, and more. Wayne Pinnock, Tajay Gayle, and Carey McLeod are carrying an unprecedented flag for Team Jamaica in the long jump. Heptathletes Anna Hall and Jackie Joyner-Kersee have a conversation through Citius. Retired sprinter Daniel Bailey looks to push forward a new generation through a new track club back home in Antigua. âTeam Australia long sprinting great Cathy Freeman gets a unique honor at Sydney Olympic Park. Tennis great Andy Murray has an emotional win for his grandmother in Davis Cup competition. Yorick de Groot wants 'to go as far as possible' in the beach volleyball worlds next month with partner Stefan Boermans after injury derailed his potential championship debut last year. Deadspin: Beijing 2008 basketball gold medalist Dwight Howard 'is still salty as hell' as he entertains Team USA (pipe) dreams. NBC Sportsâ: Team USA basketball star Elena Delle Donne 'is back and better than ever'. Team Canada's men 'cashed in on its promise' with its FIBA Basketball World Cup bronze medal performance this summer. Meanwhile, Rose Gold looks at how Patty Mills motivated his teammates to finally win an Olympic medal for Team Australia's men in Tokyo. More Team Australia as retired Andrew Bogut has thoughts on whether current NBA star Ben Simmons should again 'tease' a national basketball team return. Team Lithuania's Mindaugas Kuzminskas used a basketball to drive funding support for Ukraine. (in Ukrainian) Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins opens up on mental struggles and healthy eating challenges. Road cycling great Mark Cavendish has been making the training rounds in preparation for his return to tour competition in his last (?) season. Team Ecuador checks in with Pan American Games-bound sport shooter Marina Perez, who sees herself as her "strongest rival". (in Spanish) Swimming champion Ariarne Titmus reveals recent treatment for benign tumors. Meanwhile, fellow Aussie swimmer has given herself a 'Shrek' of a nickname during pregnancy. Swimmer Chad le Clos makes the cover of GQ South Africa's latest 'wealth' edition. "I definitely paid a heavy price for the success I've had in my skiing career". Alpine star Lindsey Vonn recounts the injuries she still reckons with after retirement. The resignation of Team Spain's soccer chief? 'Not enough', says the World Cup champion women. Can Anuoluwapo Opeyori break Team Nigeria's 'jinx' in Olympic badminton qualifying? Ashley Sessa is a field hockey player to watch as she dedicates a year away from school to help Team USA make it to Paris 2024. â Olympics: Wrestler Chance Marsteller 'is back on track towards an Olympic dream' after fighting against drug addiction. With a possible Paris 2024 berth on the horizon, is two-time Olympic medalist Helen Maroulis "just getting started"? Get to know Iris Hajda, a 10-year-old BMX racer with Olympic-sized dreams for Team Great Britain. "I am there to be prepared and do my best." Team Canada's Ava Stewart is ready for her World Artistics Gymnastics Championships debut next month. Never Stop: Federica Cesarini and Valentina Rodini's rowing 'story of a boat and a gold medal' gets the comic art treatment. (in Italian) How well did the recent rowing world championships show Team Great Britain's Paris 2024 strength? Snowboarder Eva Adamcykova gears up for a turn on the dance floor. (In Czech) A Look At Some New Names in Olympic SportsAre Team New Zealand's Erice van Leuven, Poppy Lane, and Sacha Earnest the future of women's mountain biking? Hong Kong fencer Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan's University Games success has her targeting both the Asian Games and Paris 2024.
The Stars Of Olympic Sports Are Active On Social...
Maja Dahlqvist and friends take over a lake...
Eileen Gu celebrates Victoria's Secret.
Miguel Tudela and friends enjoy a bit of paradise.
Darja Varfolomeev gets bendy on vacation.
Katie Mullan dives in harmony.
Feature News On Olympic Sports Athletes
Olympic Talk: How did canoeist Evy Leibfarth;s family guide her Olympic journey?
Ran Takahashi adjusts to quick fame tied to Team Japan's recent rise in men's volleyball rankings. Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir top the list of inductees into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Will Team USA's track & field stars ride their World Championships momentum to Paris next year? Sprinter Noah Lyle sparks some 'world champion' backlash within NBA basketball circles. World champion marathoner Victor Kiplangat thinks his 'indomitable spirit' will serve him well should he face running great Eliud Kipchoge at Paris 2024. 1500-meter world champion Josh Kerr "can remember all of it" as he reflects on his upset win. Triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango brings 'hope' to Burkina Faso and West Africa. Race walker Jordy Jimenez 'feels calm' with having the achieved Paris 2024 qualification standard, despite strong internal team competition. (in Spanish) Valentina Toro (karate), German Chiaraviglio (track & field), Adriana Escobar (rowing), Pablo Aprahamian and Melissa Mojica (judo), Danusia Francis-Reed (gymnastics), Karen Torrez (swimming), and Chelsea Edgehill (table tennis) are the eight candidates for the Panam Sports Athlete Commission. Imogen Grant's and Emily Craig's 'tight bond' has been key to the rowing pairs success since Tokyo 2020. Competing at a third Summer Games is something champion gymnast Simone Biles "would love". Student, lifeguard, and 'nature enthusiast' Thelma Adalsteinsdottir is keeping a 'cool perspective' on Summer Olympics goals in gymnastics. British swimming stars Adam Peaty and Luke Greenback appear to have had a 'minor altercation'... Team Spain's swimming star Mireia Belmonte weighs in on Spain's soccer controversy, and Paris 2024. Can French soccer superstar Thierry Henry coach Team France's men to soccer gold at Paris 2024? Field hockey player Phyllis Ellis and cyclist Michael Woods honored at the 2023 Canada Sports Awards. Skeleton star Jackie Narracott 'opens up on her concussion fight' with News.com. What's going on with Team Canada equestrian Eric Lamaze's (supposed) cancer treatments? Australian rugby star Michale Hooper may not be playing at the current Rugby World Cup, but rugby sevens at Paris 2024 beckons... Will we see disgraced swimmer Sun Yan at Paris 2024 after his "difficulties and setbacks"? BBC: How did Coco Gauff 'fulfill her potential' to win the women's singles title at the U.S. Open? Will tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz turn men's tennis uncompetitive? Team USA ice hockey Olympians Dustin Brown and Jamie Langenbrunner make it into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. âA new training regimen has Team Hong Kong fencer's 'more confident' ahead of the Asian Games. The lone African boxing medalist from Tokyo 2020, Samuel Takyi suddenly faces an uphill climb to make it to the next Olympics. Justina Di Stasio and Ana Godinez Gonzalez 'debunk' wrestling misconceptions with Team Canada. Was Friday's semifinal between Team USA and Team Germany the 'best-ever' FIBA basketball game? Meanwhile, who are the FIBA Basketball World Cup all-stars from this year's tournament? The New York Times asks if there should be an asterisk next to basketball star Breanna Stewart's WNBA points record... |
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