International gymnastics - and international sport in Japan - returned with the Friendship and Solidarity Competition in Tokyo. Highlights were the inclusion of "King" Kohei Uchimura, and top Russians Nikita Nagornyy, Artur Dalaloyan, and Angelina Melinkova in the unique event. A model for Tokyo 2020?
Friendship and Solidarity via The Olympic Channel
Meanwhile, The New York Times: USA Gymnastics shows how slow real change can be in regards to sensitivity to athlete concerns with a recent award.
Swimmer Joseph Schooling hasn't let the Covid-19 pandemic stop his training for an Olympic title defense next year.
More swimming: legend Kieran Pierkins takes the helm at Swimming Australia.
Can hard-luck short track speed skater Elise Christie finally earn an Olympic medal at Beijing 2022?
Outsports asks the NOlympics anti-Los Angeles 2028 group how much an Olympics impacts the LGBTQ community in their "Five Rings to Rule Them All" podcast.
Spikes: Norwegian middle-distance runner Hedda Hynne shares how a later start to her career has helped her reach new levels at a later stage.
Swimmer Joseph Schooling hasn't let the Covid-19 pandemic stop his training for an Olympic title defense next year.
More swimming: legend Kieran Pierkins takes the helm at Swimming Australia.
Can hard-luck short track speed skater Elise Christie finally earn an Olympic medal at Beijing 2022?
Outsports asks the NOlympics anti-Los Angeles 2028 group how much an Olympics impacts the LGBTQ community in their "Five Rings to Rule Them All" podcast.
Spikes: Norwegian middle-distance runner Hedda Hynne shares how a later start to her career has helped her reach new levels at a later stage.
Hedda Hynne via Spikes
Call it a season on road cycling with the end of the Vuelta a Espana this weekend. Congrats to overall winner Primoz Roglic, as well as second-place finisher Richard Carapaz who finished within 24 seconds to make history for Ecuador.
More from the NYT: Megan Rapinoe's upcoming memoir - out today - showcases not just her sporting success but her outspoken perspective on life outside of soccer as well.
ESPN.com looks at the impact the on-going cuts to NCAA sports have had already on Olympic sports athletes' development.
The ICF Canoe Slalom season came to a close in Pau, highlighted by Ireland's first-ever World Cup gold. Congrats to Liam Jegou!
Fencer Race Imboden is the centerpiece of a striking feature from Sports Illustrated on socio-political activism from Olympic sports athletes recently. "I do think I'm fighting for the right thing".
And...more fencing: SFGATE recounts the colorful background of Michael D'Asaro, world-class athlete, Rome 1960 Olympian, and a quintessential San Francisco story.
More from the NYT: Megan Rapinoe's upcoming memoir - out today - showcases not just her sporting success but her outspoken perspective on life outside of soccer as well.
ESPN.com looks at the impact the on-going cuts to NCAA sports have had already on Olympic sports athletes' development.
The ICF Canoe Slalom season came to a close in Pau, highlighted by Ireland's first-ever World Cup gold. Congrats to Liam Jegou!
Fencer Race Imboden is the centerpiece of a striking feature from Sports Illustrated on socio-political activism from Olympic sports athletes recently. "I do think I'm fighting for the right thing".
And...more fencing: SFGATE recounts the colorful background of Michael D'Asaro, world-class athlete, Rome 1960 Olympian, and a quintessential San Francisco story.
Michael D'Asaro via SF Gate
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