Hi, Johannes!

Saskia Alusalu relaxes naturally outdoors...

...while Tara Davis does it poolside.

Adriana Diaz turns her world around.

Emma McKeon takes a dip in Naples.

With a hurdles world record firmly in hand, will Karsten Warholm tackle other events on the track?

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra makes a dream come true with his parents, on an airplane flight.
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Happy (belated) World Fencing Day! How are athletes celebrating?

Hong Kong's medalists from Tokyo 2020 enjoy special stamp commemoration from Hongkong Post.

How does speed skater Patrick Roest prepare for an upcoming season? Working on the farm helps.

Linda Chiamaka Nwagbo chats with Olympics.com on helping to make Nigerian curling a serious thing.

Anastasija Kravcenoka makes a plea on behalf of the International Beach Volleyball Players' Association.

In indoor volleyball news....Brazilian star Douglas Souza shares an uncomfortable airport incident. Homophobia at play...or no?

Team USA alpine skier Alice Merriweather suffers an injury setback in what was supposed to be a 'comeback season'.

New Zealander Anton Down-Jenkins credits Tom Daley and Matthew Mitcham for helping to pave the way for his career in diving.

Nagano 1998 Team Canada silver medalist and ice hockey trailblazer Manon Rheaume gets a statue honor in Quebec City.

Tokyo 2020 BMX champion Logan Martin has a new honor in Australia: 'Sports Dad of the Year'.

More diving: The New York Times examines Tom Daley's immediate post-Tokyo 2020 life.

Emilien Jacquelin is still in training for the upcoming biathlon season, despite a serious wrist injury.

Tennis star Venus Williams for The New York Times: "Being tough means taking care of my whole self".

October 18 this year is 'Flora Duffy Day' in Bermuda after the triathlete's gold medal-run at Tokyo 2020.

Team New Zealand rugby sevens star Michaela Blyde enjoys finally getting home after Covid-19 restrictions impacts.

Ecuadorian judoka Vanessa Chala receives a special donation from her Olympic committee to help her sports school get off the ground. (in Spanish)

Team Denmark soccer stalwart Nadia Nadim has a unique perspective on current events in Afghanistan, as she fled the Taliban herself years ago.

Superstar - and Beijing 2008 gold medalist - Leo Messi surpasses soccer legend Pele as he sets yet another milestone mark.

Yuto Horigome meets an idol.

Astrid Guyart shares her vacation.

Douglas Souza gets a magazine feature with Quem​.

Tristan Luge goes for a surf (on a river?).

Johannes Lochner enjoys the last bit of the off-season.

Matthias Casse jumps toward Paris 2024.

Cynthia Appiah enjoys a Toronto summer moment.

Marta Fedina can pose in the ocean surf, too.

Skateboarder Aurelian Giraud tries some tennis.

Hi, Yaroslava!

Canada's Damian Warner recounts his masterful decathlon victory for CBC.

What will Team Uganda's Olympic heroes receive in bonuses from President Museveni?

Teenage diving sensation Quan Hongchan has big aspirations post-gold...owning a supermarket.

Despite the IOC, the Olympics still matter. Fencer Race Imboden pens an op-ed for BBC.

"It's worth it." Australian Madeline Groves backs up stepping away from swimming ahead of Tokyo 2020 to shed light on a toxic culture.

Anders Mol and Christian Sorum continue their winning ways with a record fourth consecutive European beach volleyball title.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka pledges support for Haiti in the wake of a devastating earthquake.

And, Tokyo 2020 javelin medalist Maria Andrejczyk makes her own striking pledge to support one in need.

CJ Ujah's positive drug test at Tokyo 2020 could be "tragic" for his Team Great Britain 4x100 sprint relay teammates.

On a real positive note, hurdler Hansle Parchment gives thanks to a "good Samaritan" crucial to his win.

Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya looks to support fellow athletes targeted for political retribution.

Could Saint Boy, the most notorious modern pentathlon horse, get a new celebrity owner?

Team Japan's Miu Goto to receive a new softball gold medal after Nagoya's mayor gets his hands, er mouth, on it.

Linoy Ashram reflects on her remarkable rhythmic gymnastics victory with Israel Hayom.

R.I.P. to New Zealand track cyclist and Rio 2016 Olympian Olivia Podmore, passing at age 24.

Irish taekwondo Olympian Jack Woolley is a victim of a random attack on the street. (Graphic)

Tamyra Mansah-Stock's wrestling success at Tokyo pays off...for her mother.

Meanwhile, wrestler Ukrainian Zhan Beleniuk finds a gold medal doesn't protect from racial confrontations.

Finnish skateboarder Lizzie Armanto gets a Vogue feature for her unique custom uniform.