Olympian Anna Rizatdinova honors the special resilience of fellow Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Oleksandra Paskal, who's competing  - and winning despite -traumatic war injury.

Were sleeping pills partly to blame for tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas' lackluster effort against Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open?

'"Vindicated": Team Australia boxing Olympic medalist Harry Garside sees his assault charges dropped.

Who are FIBA's '10 must-watch' athletes of the upcoming Women's EuroBasket 2023?

"I just want to get back to my best and stay injury free." Badminton star P.V. Sindhu tries to look past a disappointing early exit at the Singapore Open.

Winning the recent European Triathlon Championships was a surprise 'dream come true' for Team Luxembourg's Jeanne Lehair

Nick and Gabi Albeiro talk to the Kick Set podcast on Nick's coming out, swimming as siblings, and more.

ISU checks in with speed skater Merijn Scheperkamp, who has eyes on Milan Cortina 2026 after a 'breakthrough' year last season.

What's the family connection between 3x3 basketball star  - and World Cup star - Cameron Brink and NBA superstar Stephen Curry?

Olympic sailor Martin Kirketerp wants to see sailing "as spectacular as possible" in order for it to thrive.

'Perspective and persistence' have guided veteran Annelous Lammerts to pursue Paris 2024's Formula Kite sailing.

Golf star and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Rory McIlroy sees his role as spokesperson for the PGA TOUR amidst the surprising LIV Golf merger announcement continue uncomfortably.

How did Team Great Britain cox Henry Fieldman end up in two separate boats at the European Rowing Championships last weekend?

"I think there will be a mass walkout from the sport." Tokyo 2020 champion Joe Choong looks at Paris 2024 as a possible swan song for modern pentathlon.

Olympians Adam Rippon (figure skating) and Ronda Rousey (judo) join the cast of Stars on Mars.

Tokyo 2020 Team South Africa field hockey player Rusten Abrahams has found post-playing 'sporting adventure' in Mumbai.

IJF's 'The Olympic Champions' asks Sydney 2000 judoka Pino Maddaloni his thoughts on the effects winning gold has had.

FEI reflects on how New Zealand eventer Blyth Tait sees equestrianism as naturally an inclusive sport.

'Wily veteran' wrestler Yuliia Tkach has renewed thoughts on Paris 2024 after a key recent victory.

CBC: Hammer thrower Camryn Rogers 'can't stop impressing audiences'.

Will Olympic track & field legend Carl Lewis lead the University of Houston to a collegiate championship?

​Can runner Katelyn Tuohy make history with a unique double  at the NCAAs this weekend?

Rising sprinter Tersis Orogot is one to watch as the NCAA Championships hit this weekend...are Budapest 2023 and Paris 2024 next?

Runner Nikki Hiltz is a 2023 Now Award winner by them.

Tokyo 2020 volleyball champion Team France is honored as 'Knghts of the Legion of Honor'.

2022-23 was "the most fun season" for short track speed skate Anna Seidel after return from more injury.

Last week's World Taekwondo Championships were 'preparation' for Team Ghana's Henrietta Armah and Amed Sama as they look to their home African Games next year.

Leon Sejranovic hopes his landmark World Taekwondo Championships medal provides inspiration for a younger generation in Australia.

Did you know Nordic combined star Johannes Lamparter once had weightlifting ambitions?

Retired skeleton veteran Ander Mirambell receives the Olympic Order from the Spanish Olympic Committee.

Not giving up and maintaining courage has led Team Slovenia's Ana Gros to stardom in team handball.

​Athlete to watch: 'Coach' Mary Thiesen Lappen has had a fast start in international weightlifting - can she make it to Paris 2024 for Team USA?

Is Paris 2024 'a realistic target' for Team Vanuatu to finally secure Olympic beach volleyball qualification?

Athens 2004 soccer silver medalist Julio Gonzalez Ferreira's life is one of 'triumph over adversity'.

Doubt the effect soccer superstar Lionel Messi has on marketing? His future playing home at Major League Soccer's Inter Miami would disagree...

Soccer stars Sam Kerr, Megan Rapinoe, Yuki Nagasato, and Asisat Oshoala get miniature-ized as Lego.

Team Ukraine's champion Daria Bilodid honors a fallen fellow judoka in a challenge to the International Judo Federation. (in Ukrainian)

CBC: Figure skater Kurt Browning 'prepares for final skate of legendary career'.

The protests of wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik continue in India...even without a signature medal toss.

Boxer Ramla Ali gets a Dazed feature: 'fighting for her place in the world', biopics, and more.

Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan sees hometown support as key to Northern Irish success in sports.

U.S. gymnast Ian Gunther isn't just a star on the mat...he's gone viral on social media, too.

Team New Zealand rower Robbie Manson is the latest Olympic athlete to venture onto OnlyFans.

Losing the Giro d'Italia by a mere 14 seconds left Geraint Thomas 'raw' but motivated to make amends later this road cycling season.

Meanwhile, Jonas Vingegaard may be the defending champion, but he feels less pressure this year.

Meet Patricia Freitas, Team Brazil Olympic windsurfer and now a Los Angeles 2028 staff member.

Australian sailor Stephanie Coady has beef with World Sailing and its gender rules for competition.

Team New Zealand's 'Tall Ferns' basketball squad moves on stoically without a key injured player.

The New York Times​ looks at how Serbian basketball star Nikola Jokic has endeared himself to his NBA home of Denver.

Missing Tokyo 2020's surfing competition "definitely hurt", motivating South African Jordy Smith to 'give it his all' to make it to Paris 2024.

Triathlete may have had a bad recent swim, but the 'fire is still burning' inside for success.

The first-ever IIHF Female Player of the Year award goes to U.S. star Hilary Knight.

Anita Lonsbrough: 'Huddlesfield's most famous swimmer puts her memorabilia up for sale'.

Cheick Cisse, Lee Daehoon, Wu Jingyu, and Katharine Alvarado are named to World Taekwondo's Athletes' Committee for a 2023-26 term.

Alex Watson and Kate Allenby have strong words for the continued in-limbo state of affairs between modern pentathlon and Los Angeles 2028 and beyond.

CBC: Caroline Ehrhradt reflects on (finally!) setting a new Canadian triple jump record.

Long-distance runner Beatrice Chebet has one global gold this year, but eyes more at Budapest 2023.

Still recovering from injury, runner Eilish McColgan resets this summer's World Championship goals.

"I knew everything was possible." Runner Faith Kipyegon leaves a 'legacy' with a new world record.

Speaking of which, what was it like for Jessica Hull to follow Kipyegon in that race with a podium finish?

Track & Field News: Abdihamid Nur has come a long way to current dominance in U.S. distance running.

Retired long hurdler Jana Pittman is now a mother of six...and 'a qualified doctor', and loving it.

Team India's Annu Rani learns some javelin training secrets from star Johannes Vetter.

Despite not fully recovered from injury, Team Bahamas sprinter Anthonique Strachan still has high expectations for this season.

Now headed to her fourth Pan American Games, kayaker Stefy Perdomo has high expectations to still make more progress and possibly an Olympic appearance. (in Spanish)

Alexander Choupenitch in Cosmopolitan Czech Republic: fencing, hiding behind masks, camps, and more. (in Czech) (and they didn't talk music??)

Anja OSterman brings us a special message.

Vincent Belaud is next for a Mathieu Forget collaboration.

Anna Ryzhykova plays tourist in Rabat.

Piotr Lisek takes a sauna break.

Yusra Mardini fits in a photo shoot.

Team Ukraine's Taras Khimich leads fellow modern pentathletes in criticizing the UIPM for allowing a return of Russians to competition.

Multiple successes at the latest gymnastics world cup stop 'has brought (Team Ukraine's Illia Kovtun more than gold medals'.

​Retired Olympic gymnast Sergio Sasaki finds a new career with Cirque du Soleil.

Joel Rintala is the inaugural field hockey 'Hat Trick Hero' in a new FIH video series.

Paula Badosa talks tennis and role models in the latest Glamour Espana. (in Spanish)

Interview: 'Jannik Sinner is ready for tennis superstardom'.

Tennis great Serena Williams revealed some family news along with her Met Gala appearance.

Speaking of which...multiple other Olympic sports athletes joined Serena Williams on the Met Gala red carpet this year, including fellow tennis players Roger and Mirka Federer, Andy Roddick, and Matteo Berrettini, and baskteball players Russell Westbrook, Brittney Griner, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Dwyane Wade. And freestyle skier Eileen Gu!

​Team Greece basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo waxes 'philosophical about 'failure''.

Forbes' 'World's 10 Highest-Paid Athletes' list for 2023 is topped by soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and includes fellow Olympians LeBron James and Kevin Durant (Basketball) and tennis' Roger Federer.

Tokyo 2020 boxing medalist Harry Garside finds himself in some legal trouble upon return from 'reality'.

UWW​: 'Can anybody stop the American juggernaut' at the Pan-American Wrestling Championships this weekend?

Olympics: Do you think you know judo legend Teddy Riner?

College sophmore standout Mara Braun is a new possible addition to Team USA's 3x3 basketball national pool of players.

Stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wai earn entries into the 2023 Badminton World Federation Hall of Fame.

Essentially Sports: Jessica Springsteen continues to make a name for herself in equestrianism.

Nordic combined great Eric Frenzel 'makes a seamless transition from athlete to coach'.

Helm Stories: Want to find out the background to short track speed skater Itzhak de Laat's helmets?

Who are the athletes to watch at the opening stop in Zagreb of the international rowing season?

Meanwhile, rowing legend Steven Redgrave opens up on his 'debilitating' testosterone diagnosis.

World Aquatics looks back at swimmers Dezso, Eva (nee Szekeley), and Andrea Gyarmati, the only father, mother, and daughter in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

BMX champion Twan van Gendt gets a key new role at the UCI World Cycling Center mentoring trainees.

Cold as Balls: Snowboarder Scotty James shows comedian Kevin Hart 'how to handle the ice'.

​Team Great Britain bobsledders Brad Hall, Arran Gulliver, Taylor Lawrence, and Greg Cackett, along with skeleton champion Matt Weston make a visit to Buckingham Palace for tea and cake.

Former bobsledder and luger Matthias Bohmer and World Cup winner Maria Luise Rainer get new critical luge roles in advance of Milano Cortina 2026.

World Athletics: Samuele Ceccarelli is now the latest surprise global track sprint champion for Team Italy.

R.I.P.: Team USA's Rio 2016 sprint star Tori Bowie passes away at age 32.

Middle-distance runner Kelly Holmes, figure skater Adam Rippon, and soccer star Megan Rapinoe are amongst 'seven LGBTQ+ athletes who came out & changed the game'.
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How did figure skaters Solene Mazingue and Marko Gaidajenko of Team Estonia bounce back from serious injury to Mazingue to appear at the recent World Championships.

"Playing in the Olympics is the dream of every player..." Team Kenya's Veronica Adhiambo has big national team goals after seeing success on the club level.

Champion Daria Bilodid is just one of Team Ukraine's judokas boycotting the 2023 World Judo Championships after Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete. "I believe that it is unacceptable to allow military personnel of a terrorist country, which kills Ukrainians every day, to participate in international competitions."

Team USA: Collegiate diver Jordan Rzepka just may have to thank his father's pool design when he was growing up for his success in diving.

Updated USA TODAY: Who are the youngest-ever Olympians?

"What Jose wants is to be coached." Timor Este's weightlifter Jose Garcia pursues an Olympic dream despite a stark language barrier in training.

Soccer star Samantha Kerr gets a unique Australian honor at the upcoming coronation of King Charles.

Up-and-coming Noe Seifert sees his "consistency, humor, and versatility" as his best contributions to Team Switzerland's gymnastics.

"Life is too short not to love your body." Modern pentathlete Tamara Vega speaks up for positive imagery.

"Sometimes we don't choose the distance. It's the distance that picks us." Middle-distance runner Adrian Ben has shown consistent strength in the 800 meters.

Ko Ho-long's first 8-meter+ long jump has him ambitious for an Asian Games appearance.

Is 2023 London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum 'Kipchoge 2.0'?

More marathon: Los Angeles 1984's Gabriele Andersen-Scheiss reflects on her infamous 'power of resilience' moment. (Geo-sensitive)

Citius Mag: So what's next for the London Marathon's top American woman finisher Emma Bates?

St. Lucia's Julien Alfred receives a diplomatic passport in honor of her recent track accomplishments.

Runners Eilish McColgan and Georgie Hartigan are two athletes who see benefits from having partners also in track athletics.

Team India's retired track legend P.T. Usha weighs in on the increased drama surrounding the national wrestling team.

p.s. Who are the major players in Team India's wrestling investigation of misconduct?

Meanwhile, Team Ecuador's Grec-Roman wrestlers Andres Montano and Jimmy Peralta face a critical qualifying test this week with eyes on the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

What is the 'grueling workout' of Team Australia swimming star Cody Simpson?

Teenager Penny Healey is a 'TikTok fiend, emu cuddler', and Team Great Britain's newest archery star.

"An Olympic medal shows you that anything's possible, not just in sport but in business and life." Tokyo 2020 medalist Aidan Walsh is one more boxing star from Belfast.

Basketball star Brittney Griner doesn't envision playing overseas again...unless it's for an Olympics.

Kirsten Neuschafer is the first woman to win the Golden Globe round-the-world solo sailing race.

​How does Tokyo 2020 and world champion Kristian Blummenfelt stay at the top of triathlon?

Road cyclist Geraint Thomas doesn't want to "rest on (his) laurels" as he looks ahead to the Giro d'Italia.

Tennis star Serena Williams doubles down on her entertainment business ventures with the launch of the new 926 Productions company.

Retired Rio 2016 tennis champion Monica Puig has a new athletic goal: six marathons in 2024.

IBU: Sebastian Samuelsson is ready to 'challenge (biathlon great Johannes Thingnes Boe) next winter'.