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 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.

Figure skating champion Oksana Baiul doubles down her commitment to fellow Ukrainian athletes in conversations with Sport24. (in Ukrainian)

Long hurdler Anna Ryzhykova talks her 2023 season, plans toward Paris 2024, and more with Suspilne Sport. (in Ukrainian)

​Her "calling in (track & field)" may be "bigger than winning medals", but coming short of global podiums still pushes sprinter Marie-Josee Ta Lou.

World Athletics: Get to know middle-distance running star Mary Moraa, for whom athletics has been a path to being 'somebody'.

Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson has a "best moment" with the unveiling of a dedicated mural at her former school.

Sprinter / long jumper Tianna Madison embarks on a new path, coaching at San Jose State.

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad talks to Al Jazeera on faith, representation, and Islamophobia.

Will fencer Aron Szilagyi suceed fellow Hungarian Daniel Guyrta on the IOC Athletes' Commission?

Team Ireland canoeist Jenny Egan's belated honeymoon gets the VIP treatment.

"It is and always will be an honor to be at number one in  your sport..." offers equestrian eventing rider Oliver Townend as he regains the top ranking.

Freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu has 'winning tips' to offer in Vogue China. (in Chinese)

FIS checks in with freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury as he begins his preparations for the 2023/24 season.

More FIS...Victor Muffat-Jeandet, Atle Lie McGrath, and Lara Colturi, and Roni Remme are just some of the Alpine skiers celebrating a return to the slopes after injuries last season.

Ghanian Forrester Osei enjoyed a "privileged opportunity" to represent weightlifting at the recent International Athletes' Forum in Lausanne.

"My body is for wrestling." Asian Games champion Tulga Tumur Ochir sees his talent in the sport as a gift.

Star road cyclist Remco Evenepoel doesn't see 2023 as a 'completely successful' season, after not placing in a Grand Tour.

Get to know the Team USA 'dynasty' you may not realize exists...its women's water polo team.

Elena Micheli credits two Rottweilers, Amber and Rio, for helping her success as a modern pentathlete.

Who made the roster cut for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in tennis next month?

Diver Tom Daley's Made with Love weekend podcast has a special guest in Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Is Los Angeles 1984 champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton "fighting for her life"?

Surfer Owen Wright talks to The Guardian about his 'remarkable journey' back from brain injury.

Team USA: Paris 2024 is a quickly approaching 'unique opportunity' for Team USA men's soccer.

Soccer stars Leah Williamson and Chloe Kelly make Hello!'s cut as some of the 'best dressed' on the 2023 Pride of Britain Awards red carpet.

Beijing 2008 sport shooting champion Abhinav Bindra gives his approval of Team India's performance at this year's Asian Games.

Speaking of Asia...the Olympic Council of Asia's first-ever elections for its Athletes Committee result in wins for Julyana Al Sadeq (taekwondo), Husein Alireza (rowing), Ning Ding (table tennis), Lee Chun Ho (karate), Zulhumar Dashkinova (judo), Merdan Atayev (swimming), Saina Nehwal (badminton), Ng Sheyna (bowling), and Terry Tae (gymnastics).

p.s. Table tennis star Ning Ding aims to help others transition to post-competition life with that Olympic Council of Asia election post.

Which swimmers are in the lead after the first weekend of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup?

More from the Asian Games as swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang earn MVP honors and commit to 'ratifying their achievements' at Paris 2024.

Biathlete Dmytro Pidruchnyi talks 'injury, recovery, and World Cup plans'. (in Ukrainian)

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.

​A 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...

Liam Broady stepped into the White House.

Damian Quintero enjoys the sun.

Congratulations, Mauro Caviezel!

Rafael Nadal is on holiday.

Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk and Ivana Vuleta (and friend) strike a pose.