World Athletics: Ethiopian distance runner Selemon Barega has 'defied the odds' to get to an elite level of competition.

Is Genevieve Janse van Rensburg the future of Team Australia modern pentathlon?

"It's quite nice to still be able to win." Mountain bike legend Nico Schurter isn't slowing down.

For Team Algeria badminton siblings Kocella and Tanina Mammeri, Paris 2024 might feel like a home Games.

Olympic sports shooter Vincent Hancock has thoughts on the mixed team skeet shooting event.

Vanity Fair: Fencer Tommaso Marini has 'imposed his rhythm' on his sport. (in Italian)

Is swim legend Katie Ledecky putting Stanford University history behind her?

Will exuberant swimmer Rafael Fente-Damers' shoulder be okay in time for Paris 2024?

Carson Foster conquered enough "inner negative voices" to finally make USA's Olympic swim team.

"For me to participate in the Olympic Games represents power." Judoka Barbari Zharfi Mahboubeh looks to also represent Team Refugee strongly as well.

Team Ukraine is out to 'cause more shockwaves' at Paris 2024's men's soccer tournament after it's surprise qualification.

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe and partner / basketball star Sue Bird are set to relaunch a popular podcast.

FEI: Team Switzerland's equestrian eventing is in an 'exciting new era' in time for Paris 2024.

Olympics: Team Refugee canoeist Saman Soltani doesn't "like to believe that something is impossible".

Tokyo 2020 champion archer Mete Gazoz certainly has respect from his competition.

With The Snow League, snowboarder Shaun White looks to cement his legacy in the sport with an opportunity for fellow athletes to secure more exposure and competition.

Who are the newest eight members of the World Curling Athlete Commission through 2026?

R.I.P. to Paris 2024-bound kite surfer JJ Rice, victim of 'suspected shallow water blackout'.

Outsports: Will boxer Cindy Ngamba be 'one of the most interesting stories' of Paris 2024?

The 2024 UIPM Pentathlon World Championships concluded today in Zhengzhou, China after a week of competition. This was the 63rd edition of the annual championships, and the second to be held in China, after 2010's Chengdu.

Entering 2024, Team Hungary's 144 medals (including 56 gold) led the overall historical table, followed by Team Poland's 71 (34). 36 total national teams have won at least one medal in championships history.

Similar to last year's competition in Bath, England, a separate laser run-specific championships was also held. This year, hometown Team China scored senior titles by Xiyao Wu, Zhenfeng Liu, and Shuai Luo.

More crucially, though, the focus in Zhengzhou was on pentathlon, with spots for both men and women available to qualify directly for Paris 2024. And, with the rankings qualification period ending after this event, crucial points were awarded for all athletes in each gender as well.

​Teams South Korea and Hungary dominated the overall medal table, with seven and six medals each. Jun Woong-tae's four medals (including two golds) led individual rankings, while Hungarian athletes Balázs Szép and Blanka Guzi, and South Korean Seong Seung-mi won Paris 2024 qualification with their podium placements.
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Congrats to all of the pentathlon world medalists! A quick recap is below and complete results can be found online at uipmworld.org.

FIFA asks Team USA's Josh Wolff on memories of Sydney 2000 and his soccer outlook for Paris 2024.

Soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis star Venus Williams headline a group of eight Olympic sports stars honored as a 'Barbie Role Model'.

​Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic sure has Olympic memories: "heartbreaking losses", proud moments, flag bearing, and much more.

Modern pentathletes Elodie Clauvel, Mohanad Shaban, Ilke Ozyuksel, Kerenza Bryson, and Changwan Seo have a 'passion for Paris'.

Mete Gazoz has a key win to make history, holding Olympic, World, and European archery championships at the same time.

FIH looks at the 'legacy steeped in excellence' of Team Netherlands' women's Olympic field hockey.

Two-time Olympian Aisha Mohammed looks forward to seeing her fellow Team Nigeria basketball players make their home 'proud' with their play at Paris 2024.

Witness the 'everyday life and challenges' of luger Julia Taubitz in a new documentary.

And...ISSF takes aim at sports shooters Doreen Vennekamp's and Manu Bhaker's 25-meter pistol chances at Paris 2024.

My early vote for best athlete name at Paris 2024 is Team Madagascar's Fabio Rakotoarimanana.

Sports climber Brooke Raboutou's 'big dreams and big goals' include a second Olympic appearance.

BiathlonWorld recently got to know Team France siblings Gilonne and Antonin Guigonnat.

"These last few months have been terribly challenging." Fencer Ysaora Thibus set for a competition return after her 'abnormal doping test'.

What are some of the immediate thoughts of the most recent Olympic-qualifying rowers?

Curious about how beach volleyballer Andy Mol's foot injury rehab is going?

Who is Tim Elter, Team Germany's hope for a surfing medal at Paris 2024?

Can equestrian event specialist Caroline Powell be a podium contender again after London 2012 bronze?

Is Team Italy really on the rise in team handball?

​'Unafraid, unapologetic' judoka Odette Giuffra is finally a world champion after eight earlier tries.

Nico Echavarria has a constant reminder of his Olympic golf dreams - on his phone. Can he join fellow Colombian golfer Camillo Villlegas at Paris 2024.

Olympic canoe champion - and Paris 2024 president - Tony Estanguet gets a special day with the Olympic torch.

Junaidi Arif and Yap Roy King are a rising pair in badminton while fighting stiff competition in Malaysia.

Queerty looks at the consistent positivity of Team Spain race walker Marc Tur.

"This has been my dream, to be an Olympic medalist." Trinidad & Tobago's veteran sprinter Jereem Richards hopes for a first Olympic medal this summer.

Olympics: Can long hurdler Dylan Beard make it to Paris 2024 from behind a Walmart deli countyer?

Here's a recap of all the qualified teams for Paris 2024's 3x3 basketball tournament this summer.

Nordic combined athlete Jens Luraas Oftebro has a 'Tuesday Talk' with FIS.

​Agnese Campeol's monobob Gangwon 2024 exploits earned the Thai athlete Olympic Museum honors.
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"I feel more relaxed now. I'm enjoying the process." Irish taekwondo star Jack Woolley is 'seeking calm' ahead of his second Olympics.

Speed skaters Kristen Santos and Casey Dawson headline the winners of the Utah Sports Commission's 'State of Sports' Awards.

Rio 2016 champion Hasanboy Dusmatov solidifies his professional credentials ahead of boxing once more in the Olympics.

Australian Athens 2004 boxer and current coach Jamie Pittman steps down from his role amidst misconduct charges.

Teams Netherlands and Team Great Britain sure like the ones to beat in track cycling at Paris 2024 after the recent UCI Track Nations Cup stop.

Ugo Crousillat helped lead Team France through a landmark water polo tournament that propelled French stature in the sport forward ahead of Paris 2024.

Who are some of Team Spain's promising young guns in men's soccer that might star at Paris 2024?

FIBA takes a look at some of Carmelo 'FIBA Melo' Anthony's top moments in Olympic basketball.

Meanwhile, how did Atlanta 1996 champion Grant Hill build this year's Olympic Team USA 'Dream Team' basketball season.

UIPM: Modern pentathletes Elena Micheli, Elodie Clouvel, Emiliano Hernandez, and Changwan Seo have 'A Passion for Paris'.

Bryce Wettstein is eyeing a second Olympic skateboarding appearance while balancing college studies.

Despite a loss in the championship game, Team USA's Laila Edwards wins 'MVP' honors for her overall performance at the recent women's ice hockey worlds.

Will golfer Ryan Fox's third Olympics be his 'most charmed'?

German Olympic champion jumping equestrian Marcus Ehning has a unique chance for a double Asian World Cup Finals win.

Team South Korea archery is so deep that two thirds of the women's team will be international rookies in Jeon Hunyoung and Nam Suhyeon.

He may be 35-years-old, but Tarjei Boe has at least one more biathlon season in him.

Will Cuban Tokyo 2020 champion Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez be in Paris 2024 as a refugee athlete?

FIBA3x3.com has some thoughts on the recent action from the recent Olympic qualification tournament for 3x3 basketball.

Marathoner Benson Kipruto takes World Athletics on a training run at home in Kenya.

"Now I'm not scared of losing." Irish long sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke reflects on her maturity as a runner.

Alpine skier Sofia Goggia talks mental health and injury recovery with FIS.

How does Rayan Dutra feel about making it to Paris 2024 as a Team Brazil trampoline gymnast? He's 'beaming with excitement'.

FIBA​: As Rudy Fernandez has one more Olympic run in him for Team Spain; what are his 'top five moments' at the Games?

What does Team USA stalwart Diana Taurasi remember about her first call-up to the Olympic squad ahead of Athens 2004?

What's exciting about Team New Zealand's women's football as Paris 2024 looms? FIFA asks Ali Riley and Hannah Wilkinson.

Renars Uscins and David Spaeth are a bonded pair in both winning a international junior title and headed to Paris 2024 for Team Germany handball.

BiathlonWorld: Anna Gandler, Gilonne Guigannot, and Selina Grotian are three biathletes 'poised for bigger things' in the future.

Thalia Rockx is an up-and-coming equestrian dressage rider for Team Netherlands with family pedigree.

Will Swede Ludvig Aeberg and Dane Nicolai Hoejgaard 'carry the Olympic mantle for Nordic nations' in Paris this summer?

Will 2024 be a Laura Asadauskaite 'kind of year' for the Olympic modern pentathlon veteran?

Jambaljamts Sainbayar has eyes on a rare Olympic road cycling appearance for Team Mongolia in Paris.

Curious about the business acumen and/or the post-playing career of tennis star Serena Williams?

Rome 1960 champion and boxing superstar Muhammad Ali gets a posthumous Wrestlemania honor.

Oh...and...Ali's power to draw in fandom still holds....

46-year-old ailor Nikola Girkeisn't shy about trying different disciplines...or aiming for another Olympics, or two.

Can Iranian-born Refugee Team weightlifter Yekta Jamali turn her World Cup performance into a Paris 2024 appearance?

Will table tennis star Fan Zhedong complete an 'unparalleled' quest with a fifth World Cup title?

Did time run out? Rio 2016 wrestling medalist Frank Chamizo levels 'corrupt' charges in the sport after not winning a Paris 2024 spot (yet?).

Where does canoeist Titouan Castryck turn for road to Olympics advice? His Olympian mom, for one...

Taiwan's Chou Tien Shen's treatment for cancer last year was a previously-unknown factor in his dip in badminton form.

YouTube: Get to know Team Egypt's 'powerhouse' 3x3 basketball star Soraya Mohamed.

Who were the star-making headlines in rugby sevens' World Sevens Series stop in Hong Kong last week?

FIL's 2023-24 season review continues with a look at luger Max Langenhan's doubly successful run.

Sport climber Janja Garnbret is '"ready" for the maximum' as she looks to defend her Olympic title.

Ever notice Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh takes her socks and shoes off between jumps?