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Team Australia has a new sprint star in Torrie Lewis after a record performance last month.
Long-distance runner Nico Young "dominated the headlines" at the recent John Thomas Terrier Classic as the first collegian to run the indoor 5,000 meters under 13 minutes.
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'Most Valuable Skater' Ilia Malinin of Team USA headlines the ISU (figure) Skating Awards 2024 announced this weekend.
Team USA: Figure skater Amber Glenn is 'ready to shine'.
Retired Team Australia cycling star Kate Bates signs up to promote the sport at an upcoming Brisbane Cycling Festival. Olympic swimmer James Magnussen: What would you dofor $1.5million? Athlete Stories looks at the career and background of Team USA's swim legend Mark Spitz: turbulent childhood, and all. (in Greek) âTeam China's Pan Zhanle on his surprise world record: "There's no limit". After a post-Tokyo 2020 drop in confidence, open water swimmer David Farinango now looks to Paris 2024, knowing that 'athletes are made to fall to and get up'. (in Spanish) Reuters: Adam Peaty returns from injury rehab as the 'standard-bearer' of Team Great Britain swimming. Can Cameron McEvoy make it to Brisbane 2032 as a 38-year-old swimmer with revamped training? Meanwhile, could Team Australia swimming nemesis Sun Yang make a 'shock' appearance in Paris? Black History Month: Team Canada checks in with beach volleyballer Brandie Wilkerson, swimmer Joshua Liendo, and diver Cedric Fofana on Paris 2024 and the importance on representation. "It does give you goosebumps." David Harte reflects on Team Ireland's field hockey qualification for Paris. Team France gets a surprise jolt with news of fencer Ysaora Thibus' provisional doping suspension. NBA legend and Olympic basketball star Kobe Bryant is remembered for his defense at a private statute unveiling ceremony. How is basketball-er Natalie Achonwa 'balancing motherhood' with Team Canada duties? Job done: Basketball star Lauren Jackson retires (again) after getting Team Australia to Paris 2024. Will Joel Embiid be ready from injury recovery for Team USA basketball this summer? 'Open always wins': IOC corporate sponsor Samsung announces its Paris 2024 athlete ambassadors. The National News checks in on Team Somalia's Olympian Ramala Ali: boxing, modeling, philanthropy, and more. Team Ukraine London 2012 Olympian and boxing superstar Oleksandr Usyk records a loss...at an auction house. (in Ukrainian) "Mission accomplished": Diver Tom Daley may just really be headed to a fifth Olympics after a successful worlds last week. Maddie Musselman's preparations for Paris 2024's water polo tournament is made more difficult with her partner's cancer fight. Team Great Britain: Get to know 'the world according to modern pentathlete Joe Choong'. Muhammad Abdullayev wants to 'write his name in the history of Azerbaijani boxing' at Paris 2024. International Gymnast: Gymnast Jordan Chiles is choosing to be 'that girl' this season. Alpine skier Lindsay Vonn and tennis legend Roger Federer spend some time on the slopes and a social media moment is born. Sailor Pavlos Kontides is the 'Best Athlete of the Year' for 2023 in Cyprus. Triathlon champ Alistair Brownlee finds the humor in his A.I. Q & A platform. Team Thaliand's volleyball star Chatchu-on Moksri is apparently an influential person in Asia. R.I.P. to freshly-ratified marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, just 24 years-old. What's the connection to the Olympics for NFL star Christian McCaffrey? Grandfather and Rome 1960 sprinter Dave Sime... Middle-distance runner Caster Semenya appeals to the public to help with legal bills in her fight against World Athletics. Might we see rising Team Australia sprinter Torrie Lewis at Paris 2024? Long-distance runner Beatrice Chebet has big track and cross-country goals this season. Olympics: Runner Genevieve Gregson's 'remarkable comeback' just might include an Olympic return, now as a marathoner. Runner Peter Bol credits 'love' from fans as fuel to his road back to competition after suspension drama. Athletics Weekly: "People haven't seen the best" of sprinter Adam Gemili yet... âFormer Olympic sprinter Conrad Mainwaring faces justice for past abuses against camp pupils. Finishing in fourth at the Team USA Olympic marathon trials at age 40? Meet Elkanah Kibet... Team Germany sprinter Alica Schmidt opens up on balancing sponsor opportunities with results and branding. Essence: Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is on 'the right track'. (as she approaches retirement...) The Best Of Olympic Sports Athletes' Social This Week
Guillaume Cizeron, everybody...
Dominic Thiem has a stop in Norway.
Pat Burgener goes for a ride.
Kevin Aymoz visits the 'Big Apple'.
Serena Williams gets ready.
A Look At Olympic Sports Athletes In The News
Esquire Australiaâ: Tennis star Alex de Minaur "is the real deal".
Is new Australian Open tennis champion Jannik Sinner the long-awaited 'successor to the 'Big Three''?
How have Conchita Martinez and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario "raised the bar" for tennis in Spain? Who are the 'most successful (badminton) players in Indonesia Masters history? Team China's Zheng Si Wie and Huang Ya Qiong... Olympic golfers Justin Thomas, Mackenzie Hughes, and Seamus Power make the cut of 16 for the PGA TOUR's 2024 Advisory Council. Canadian ice dancer Meghan Duhamel has a definite opinion on Team Russia retaining a podium position from Beijing 2022's controversial team figure skating event. Meanwhile, some now-gold medalist Team USA figure skaters stopped by the Today show to talk delayed satisfaction, and more. YouTubeâ: What was the start of the this season like for biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid? "It's an odd place to be", says windsurfer Sam Sills as he enters a world championships with Olympic qualification already secured. Teams Ireland and Argentina made emphatic statements in the World Rugby Sevens Series stop last weekend, as the Olympic picture gets more competitive. FEI: Team Denmark's Thea Bech "is achieving great things with partner Dionisos" in equestrian dressage. Can skateboarder Chloe Covell become Team Australia's youngest-ever gold medalist with a Paris 2024 win this summer? Canoe slalom Olympic champions Jessica Fox and Jiri Prskavec look right on form to defend as the 2024 season opens. A world championship podium finish last year propelled beach volleyballers David Ahman and Jonantan Hellvig to prime recognition as Sweden's 'Team of the Year'. Will Team Netherlands be able to remain ranked number one after the women's water polo worlds soon? 19-year-old Viola Leauchter's experience with helping Team Germany to a successful sixth-place finish at the recent women's World Handball Championship was heightened by a 'Best Young Player' award. Hammer thrower Krisztian Pars takes his place at the Museum of World Athletics while World Athletics looks back at his championship career. German Oliver Zeidler is World Rowing's 'Men's Crew of the Year' for 2023. International Gymnast: Team Finland's Robert Kirmes "plans to fight for the last chance to qualify" for the Olympics this summer. Emerging senior-level gymnast Sabrina Maneca-Voinea has 'big expectations for 2024'. Olympics: Get to know snowboarder Siddhartha Ullah, who 'wants to support the sport to be more reflective of the world'. Will swimmer Tom Dean's Tokyo 2020 gold give him an advantageous aura at Paris 2024? Star swimmers Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown lead the uproar in Australia against the IOC's new rule limiting Olympic Village over-stays. Rising star Megan Gustafson's debut with Team Spain will be super-charged with Olympic basketball qualification on the line. The 'feeling of losing control' prompted retirement for basketball star Ricky Rubio. The Athletic checks in.
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