Boxer Oleksandr Usyk visits his home in eastern Ukraine, partly liberated from the invading Russians.

Will Team Kenya's 'Hit Squad' boxers return to 'fame and glory' at Paris 2024 and beyond?

Team USA basketball (and 3x3 basketball!) stars fill out the All-WNBA First Team honors.
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Is the European style of game to blame for NBA stars Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo not making it to the EuroBasket semis?

Vanity Fair: At home with Olympian and basketball star LeBron James.

Double Olympic gold medalist and NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan (and his Chicago Bulls jersey) sets another record.

The family of jailed basketball star Brittney Griner receives a presidential visit.
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Retired biathlon star Kaisa Makarainen begins a new role within the sport.

Triathlete Vasco Vilaca shares an odd, dangerous encounter with a seal while training.

Can cyclist Leung Wing-yee finally finish a World Road Racing Championship race on her third try? 

Meanwhile, a recent survey finds that a significant number of women professional road cyclists struggle with a gender pay gap.

Rising field hockey star Sanjay is 'elated' to be recognized for his efforts this year, but credits his team.

Curler-turned- curling referee Marta Pluta wins a World Academy of Sport scholarship.

The CEV Volleyball Gala honored European volleyballers Kamil Semeniuk and Isabelle Haak, and beach volleyball teams Tanja Huberli & Nina Brunner and Anders Mol & Christian Sorum.

Triple Olympian Kim Bui reflects on her recent retirement from gymnastics with International Gymnast.

'Surprise' Olympic champions, Team Canada's women's rowing eights crew looks to prove their skill at the worlds this week.

FloWrestling: Seven facts and figures on Jordan Burroughs' seven global wrestling titles.

Alpine skier Piera Hudson's snub from Team New Zealand for Beijing 2022 still stings.

Olympic BMX rider Brooke Cain opens up on her mental health struggles - and why 'suicide prevention is so important to her'.

Figure skater Ilia Malinin's historic quadruple axel happened in relative obscurity.

With "nerves of steel", rhythmic gymnast Darja Varfolomeev scored a historic win for her adopted country: "It's a very nice moment for me and for all of Germany".

The Canadian Olympic Committee looks back on the career of its recently retired four-time Olympic freestyle skier Chloe Dufour-Lapointe.

Triple Olympic swimming medalist Mark Tewksbury is "very touched" to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral with Canada's official delegation.

Will swimmer Zaneta Alvaranga 'take over the mantle from (Alia Atkinson)' to represent Team Jamaican swimming at Paris 2024?

"I've just been me." Team Great Britain soccer star Beth Mead talks being LGBTQ within women's soccer.

What is tennis great Roger Federer's legacy?

Three world championships in one month cements Pauline Ferrand-Prevot as the preeminent women's mountain biker today.

Despite a breakthrough season, veteran javelin thrower Kara Winger stands by her decision to retire.

European Athletics announces its Male and Female European Athlete of the Year nominees.

Sprinter Noah Lyles talks breaking Michael Johnson's world record with...Michael Johnson.

Could infamous Mexico City 1968 sprinter Tommie Smith win a National Book Award?

Quickly relive Kevin Mayer's decathlon world record from 2018.

Rising sprinter Israel Olatunde 'dreams big' after his recent exploits during the European Athletics Championships.

The 2022 FIG World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships finished today in Sofia, Bulgaria. First held in 1963, this was the 39th edition of the championships, now held every non-Olympic year. And, this was the second time Sofia has hosted (2018) and the fourth overall for Bulgaria (Varna in 1969 and 1987).

From September 14th, gymnasts from more than 60 nations competed across individual and group events, and for an overall team title. The misfortune of having both pre-event top contenders Daria Atamanov and Boryana Kaleyn out with medical issues (along with the absence of Russian and Belarusian athletes) became good fortune for Sofia Raffaeli, as she romped to a breakthrough performance with five titles. Darja Varfolomeev (Germany, gold in individual clubs), Ekaterina Vedeneeva (Slovenia, bronze in individual ribbon) and Team Azerbaijan (Group 3 Ribbons & 2Balls bronze) also won historic medals for their national teams.

All three medalists in the individual all-around and the group all-around events earned their respective nations a spot at Paris 2024: Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria in the individual event, and Bulgaria, Israel, and Spain in the group event.

Congratulations to all! Complete results can be found online at rgwch2022.com or at FIG's site.

See below for a photo recap of the winners. All photos are credited Anna Nedova Photography unless noted; the event's official photo albums can be seen at rgwch2022.com.

Team Ukraine's minds were heavy on their homeland as they competed in the EuroBasket tournament.

Meanwhile, is upset-minded Team Germany a legitimate EuroBasket contender? Is Team Poland??

Tournament MVP Gabriel Deck headlines FIBA's top performers at last week's AmeriCup basketball championship?

Olympians Evita Griskenas and Lili Mizuno are set to lead Team USA at the rhythmic gymnastics worlds.

With a primary goal to "become a real team", Team Bulgaria's rhythmic gymnastics new-look group prepares for its hometown Worlds.

Get to know show jumper Marie Boskamp, courtesy FEI...growing up with a soccer dad, Icelandic horses, and much more.

Planet Canoe​: Why is Team Hungary so good at canoe sprinting?

More canoeing: Dame Lisa Carrington one of the last honorees in the name of Queen Elizabeth at an Investiture Ceremony.

"It doesn't get much better than this." Gymnast James Hall reflects on the European Championships.

Veteran handballer Eduarda Amorim looks to the future, courtesy of the IOC's 'Athlete365' program.

Was Stephanie Gilmore's WSL Finals win last week the 'greatest performance' of her surfing career?

More surfing...get to know Team Senegal's Ismaila Samb, whose hopeful journey from a 'broken board' to Paris 2024 goes through the upcoming World Surfing Games.

"I don't have good memories of Tokyo, just bad memories." Simone Alessio wants redemption for a disappointing Olympic taekwondo experience at Paris 2024.

​Hedvig Karakas is just one judoka looking to train against the very best of fellow competitors at international training camps.

Who made it to the men's and women's Rugby World Cup Sevens 'Dream Teams'?

Weightlifter Liu Xiaojun is on the training comeback trail in a bid to reach Paris 2024.

Champion rower Ondrej Synek is the highlight of an upcoming exhibition race featuring fellow legendary competitors.

How was a chocolate bar instrumental to Eden Cheng's start in diving?

Shane Lowry's weekend win at the BMW Championship was one "for the good guys" of golf.

Georges Julien Paul isn't done with badminton yet, but has eyes on his future through a scholarship program from the BWF and World Sports Academy.

A North American revolution in women's hammer throwing was highlighted by Brooke Anderson, Camryn Rogers, and Janee Kassanavoid taking the podium at the Worlds.

Fans in Sweden: Get ready for the Born to Fly movie on Mondo Duplantis...

Olympic fencer Eliza Stone goes from 'sabers to syringes' as she looks to a medical career.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Alexander Zverev plots a return to tennis action from injury at next week's Davis Cup in his hometown.

Spanish tennis star Garbine Muguruza is an 'icon' for Harper's Bazaar...

...while Serena Williams hits the Vogue runway show in Balenciaga. (p.s. the tennis great has a children's book out soon, too...)

London 2012 Olympian Ana Ivanovic takes here next step post-tennis with a 'beauty brand'. (in Serbian)

​And, U.S. Open tennis champ Iga Swiatek uses her stage to remind folks about the war in Ukraine.

Despite just winning the first Grand Slam singles title by a Filipino, Alexandra Eala may not be done just yet with the junior tennis circuit.

Remco Evenepoel's overall 'Vuelta' win set a number of remarkable firsts by the 22-year-old road cyclist.

Ukrainian high jumper Kataryna Tabashnyk recounts losing her mother in a Russian airstrike.

Survivors of Munich 1972's Black September massacre reflect on the moment on its 50th anniversary.

Speaking of...swimming legend Mark Spitz acknowledges an "out-of-body experience", winning seven gold at those Munich Games.

​Want to understand Yusra Mardini's backstory as an Olympic Refugee Team swimmer? Check out Netflix's "The Swimmers"...

And more swimming...Amanda Lim is another Singaporean facing scrutiny for 'possible' cannabis use.

And even more...star Caeleb Dressel reappears after his recent World Championship withdrawal: "I know I can have swimming and happiness".

Olympics.com: How Team Spain's Astou Ndour-Fall is giving back through her basketball platform.

Basketball star and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird has her last game.

Olympian Patty Mills takes his Unearthed conversation of basketball and politics on the road in Australia.

Was Team Turkey's Furkan Korkmaz 'attacked' by team opponents after a EuroBasket game?

Frances Tiafoe's "incredible U.S. Open ride" has brought highlight to the tennis player's stirring backstory.

Gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz is "recharged and ready to give it (her) all".

More Team South Africa...rugby sevens player Nadine Roos looking to 'make a statement' for family and nation at the 2022 World Cup.

Figure skater Bradie Tennell plans a comeback to competition, training in a surprising new location - the south of France.

The World Anti-Doping Agency announces its first two groups of its 2023 Athlete Council.

Wondering what biathlon star Johannes Hosflot Klaebo is up to on his altitude training trip in Park City?

Road cyclist Mark Cavendish reaches more closure post-robbery as a suspect pleads guilty.

With 'bravado and flair', Jens van't Wout is a short track speed skater to watch on Team Netherlands. 

Tokyo 2020 champion Sena Irie swaps boxing gloves for a 'leap into academia' to study amphibians.

National pride is what drives taekwondo champion cadet Guillermo Manuel Cortez Labastida as he looks ahead to more success at increasing levels of competition.

Despite 10 years of senior-level competition, taekwondo star Ruth Gbagbi still 'enjoys the challenge and the need to constantly adapt'.

What were the positive takeaways for each of the the 10 teams at last week's Women's Ice Hockey Women's World Championship?

Ice hockey star Sarah Nurse takes a turn in the guest judge seat on Canada's Drag Race!

"Life with a little regret is real life." Four-time Olympic table tennis quarterfinalist Yu Mengyu reflects on her career without an Olympic medal.

IJF: Get to know Lasha Bekauri, Tokyo 2020 champion and the latest in an impressive line of Georgian champion judokas.

Triple Olympic champion Pyrros Dimos and Greece brought into the fray of neighboring Albania's doping problems in weightlifting.

​Daria Atamanov may be taking things 'slow and steady',  but the rising rhythmic gymnast is a newcomer to watch at the upcoming worlds.

​With roots back to 2005, the Dutch HandbalAcademie can be credited for Team Netherlands' rise in team handball over the last years,.

More Dutch success: What's behind the rise of Team Netherlands in track & field?

Another assault incident in the Caribbean involving an Olympic athlete takes the life of Bahaman sprinter Shavez Hart.

After 'falling out of love' with high jumping in 2018, Eleanor Patterson is now a world and Commonwealth medalist in the event.

Runner Ciara Mageean is on "cloud nine" as she sets a national record in a big upset 1500 meter win.

Another Australian sprinting star in the making? "Cathy Freeman's daughter blitzes race."

A Spikes must-read: Junior runner Jiri Ceska may have Olympic dreams, but knows his platform offers impact opportunity beyond medals.

American runner Grant Fisher has had a remarkable season; Track & Field News caught up with him after his recent record run in Brussels.
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​Pawel Fajdek has five hammer throw world championships. He wants seven.

Swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk's 1500 meter European Championships win last week was a special one, in honor of his father returning home during the crisis in Ukraine.

Olympic karateka Stanislav Horuna continues his campaign supporting fellow Ukrainian athletes durng the Russian invasion.

Olympic boxer Oleksandr Usyk dedicates his big win this weekend to "to (Ukraine)...and to all the military defending (Ukraine)".

Teenage swimming star David Popovici visits the Inside with Brett Hawke Podcast to talk world records.

Who are 'names to watch' at next month's World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships?

Was a 'wardrobe change' to blame for 'World's Sexiest Athlete' Alicia Schmidt's semifinal exit at the European Athletics Championships?

Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith raises her voice in support of unique challenges for female athletes.

Will gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik's pommel horse specialty be enough to make Team USA?

Road cyclist Alison Jackson goes viral with a crash and a dance....

...while Soren Waerenskjold has his own signature moment at the Tour de l'Avenir cycling road race.

Remember Beijing 2008's 'Redeem Team'? Get ready for a documentary on the Team USA basketball squad coming this fall.

Olympic champion Peter Antoine has strong opinions and questions on World Rowing's priorities on growing the sport as it develops new disciplines.

So...surfer John John Florence's sailing destination remains a mystery, as it's not Tahiti...and he provides an update.

Fellow Team USA surfer Courtney Conlogue has an 'emotional victory' after a first World Surf League finals appearance since 2019.

Thoughts of family were the "ultimate power boost" for sport climber Adam Ondra to secure European Championships gold.

Team USA soccer goalie Hope Solo reflects on her DUI charge, post-partum depression, and more.

Olympian Lovlina Borghain 'strives' to put boxers first as a member of the IBA Athletes' Commission.

'What would figure skater Brian Boitano do'?

Olympic medalist speed skater Kim Min-seok is amongst athletes with confirmed suspensions from after a Team South Korea 'drink-driving scandal'.

Who were some of the shining stars at the recent FINA World Youth Artistic Swimming Championships?

After helping Team Uruguay secure a major tournament victory in rugby sevens, Diego Ardao may just postpone a medical career to "travel the world".

Fencing champion Edgar Cheung Ka-long goes back to school with the backing of a special 'admission scheme' in Hong Kong.

​One name to know: Ben Kueter is now a world junior wrestling champion with football plans and who's dabbled in track and baseball.