Iranian star weightlifter Kianoush Rostami wins a gold medal consolation prize ahead of a Tokyo 2020 competition in which he would have been a strong favorite.

Will the famous Barry family of basketball legend make it to the Olympics through 3x3 star Canyon?

Also in basketball...French teammates Diandra Tchatchouang and Valeriane Ayayi-Vukosavljevic are looking not just for Tokyo 2020 success but to represent women as well.

New Zealand's champion rower Jackie Kiddle hit with an Olympic withdrawal out of her control.

Russia keeps on churning gymnastics stars out. Newly eligible senior gymnast Viktoriia Listunova is the new star to watch for women's gymnastics as she wins the European title.

More gymnastics: Hear from Great Britain's star Max Whitlock on his start in the sport, the impact of London 2012, and more, in a quick video from FIG.

And more: Does Simone Biles' new sponsorship represent a shot across the bow to USA Gymnastics?

The two Svetlanas - Romashina and Kolesnichenko - talk with Fina.org on their Olympic goals as the leading artistic swimming duet for Russia after their strong 2021 start.

Julio Cesar La Cruz has designs on carrying the Cuban boxing standard for Tokyo 2020 (and through Paris 2024), if he can make it there despite a weight class change.

Water polo stars Maggie Steffens and Ashleigh Johnson share with People their experiences on the Team USA: "It's one of the most empowering spaces for women".

Hear BMX racing gold medalist Connor Fields' thoughts on Tokyo 2020's course, and more on Keep the Flame Alive's latest podcast.

Tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro announces a recovery from Hodgkin's Lymphona. Will we see her in Tokyo this summer?

But count Team France's 'enfant terrible' of tennis out of an Olympic appearance...

Canadian ice hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser weighs in on whether an Olympics during the current pandemic is still viable.

But more from ice hockey...the women's ice hockey worlds are postponed (?) with short notice and U.S. star Kendall Coyne Schofield has some thoughts.

It's all good will amongst Mexico's men's beach volleyball teams as they compete to earn their nation a spot at Tokyo 2020.

From last month, a great piece in The New York Times not only profiling Tokyo 2020's sport climbing favorite Adam Ondra, but also a good sense of the Olympic event itself.

Panagiotis Gionis will appear at his fifth  Olympic Games this summer, as the table tennis stalwart made it through European qualification this weekend.

U.S. runner Nikki Hiltz opens up to NBC Sports' On Her Turf re: transgender identity while an athlete.

Irish hurdler Thomas Barr articulates the risk of lessening youth interest in track & field due to the pandemic.

Can Switzerland's women sprinters challenge for a medal in the relay? The team has confidence.

Giovanni Tocci plays in the sand.

Garbine Muguruza sets out in orange.

"Spanish canoeists at play"

Maarten Hurkmans and crew are on the march,.

Shaolin Liu has a friend for a photoshoot.

Will Bruce Springsteeen's equestreian show jumping daughter Jessica make the U.S. Olympic team?

A new competition avenue for embattled middle-distance runner Caster Semenya?

But Christian Coleman meets a dead-end in his fight to make it to this year's Games.

Rower - and medical doctor - Philip Doyle looking forward to Tokyo 2020 on both the competitive and medical recovery fronts.

The 42 checks in with several Irish Olympic hopefuls, including hurdler Sarah Lavin, race walker Brendan Boyce, and judoka Ben Fletcher, as they weather the months in training leading up to their ultimate goal at Tokyo 2020.

Magnus Krog: A once-wild-haired Olympic medalist retires from Nordic combined.

And, keep track of all of his season's cross-country retirements via FIS-Ski.com, including veteran Hanna Falk's recent announcement.

Welcome to the other side of celebrity, Gus Kenworthy!

Gymnasts Becky and Ellie Downing look to continue their Olympic ambitions together as sisters for Great Britain at Tokyo 2020.

Meanwhile, former men's world all-around champion Artur Dalaloyan hits an injury roadblock on his road to Tokyo.

Add historic flooding to the challenges canoeist Jessica Fox has faced on her Tokyo 2020 journey.

Want to hear fencers interview fellow fencers? Check out Matyas Szabo and Max Hartung's podcast Demaskiert. (mostly in German)

Czech Adam Ondra solidifies his status as Olympic favorite as he wins his 20th career sport climbing World Cup title.

Boxer Mandy Bujold: Another story of how the global pandemic has disrupted athletes' plans for Tokyo 2020, in this case irrevocably.

Sarita Sarita makes history for India as the first two-time Asian Championships titleist in women's wrestling.

Star U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy opens up about his struggles to combat migraines.

No pressure, but...Adam Peaty may be looked upon for Great Britain's surest gold bet at Tokyo 2020.

​More swimming: Cody Simpson makes a splash at the Australian Nationals last week.

Katie Ledecky hasn't seen her family in over a year, and is motivated to show that the pandemic-imposed focus will push her to more Olympic success this summer.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for Ledecky, Leah Smith might be the standard bearer for U.S. women's swimming - but she's "inspired by" her top competition.

U.S. soccer stalwart Carli Lloyd hits a major milestone with her 300th international cap, matching only two other American women.

More soccer: Australian star Sam Kerr is "relishing life under new coach".

Team Canada checks in with double Olympic medalist in diving, Alexandre Despatie, who's living a busy life away from the pool today.

Emily Muskett wins Great Britain's first European Weightlifting Championship gold in 26 years.

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson makes a big statement with the sixth-fastest women's time ever in the 100 meters.

"Run fast and do what you have to do" is U.S. star Grant Holloway's mindset as he targets hurdling gold at Tokyo 2020 this summer.

A decathlon champion as California governor? Caitlin Jenner spurs talk of running.

Sakura Kokumai: Anti-Asian abuse hits home for this Tokyo 2020-bound U.S. karate star.

Might the O'Donovan brothers be split up for their next Games for Ireland's rowing team?

U.S. women's ski team is hit by a wave of retirements from veterans Resi Stiegler, Laurenne Ross, and Alice McKennis Duran.

The Guardian offers a profile on Simone Biles, still gymnastics's # 1 star as Tokyo 2020 approaches.

Double Olympic medalist and Hungarian Shooting Federation official Diana Igaly passes away from effects of coronavirus.

Martin Johnsrud Sundby, two-time Olympic medalist, retires from cross-country skiing at age 36.

The Nathan Chen - Yuzuru Hanyu duel is the marquee event at the World Figure Skating Championships this week. Who has the edge?

Meanwhile, get to know Anna Shcherbakova - and her jumps - as she heads to the ladies' finals in the lead.

Indian table tennis player Sathiyan Gnanaseskaran reaches Tokyo 2020, completing a comeback from Rio 2016 qualification heartbreak and a deep personal loss.

"Sexism isn't a women's issue, any more than racism is a Black issue." Tennis champion Venus Williams opens up for Vogue in a personal op-ed.

More tennis: count Simona Halep as another star looking for Olympic success this year.

Champion biathlete from Germany Arnd Peiffer announces his retirement.

Field hockey: Great Britain's top Olympic scorer Ashley Jackson "steps away" from the team.

For Chinese Taipei boxer Chen Nien-Chin, success at the Olympics will be another in a career of challenges to overcome.

Tokyo 2020-bound sport climbing star Adam Ondra chats with El Capitan-free solo star Alex Honnold.

Congratulations to New Zealand's Olympic sports athletes who were recognized by the ISPS Handa Halberg Awards for a decade of excellence, including rowers Hamish Bond & Eric Murray and Nathan Cohen & Jason Sullivan, golfer Lydia Ko, and canoeist Lisa Carrington.

The Irish Field (paywall): Equestrian Cian O'Connor finds success with his partner horse, Kilkenny.

More Ireland: Arthur Lanigan-O'Keefe maintains a composure over what he can control as he approaches the start of his modern pentathlon season.

Olympic 49er sailor Pawel Kolodinski is in the thick of competition again and targeting Tokyo 2020, after a long recovery from a broken leg.

Yukiko Ueno, Yamada Eri, and Yukiyo Meno - all holdovers from the gold medal-winning team 13 years ago at Beijing 2008 - named to Japan's softball team for Tokyo 2020.

Get to know Laurent Dubreuil, recent speed skating world champion, who has finally channeled family experience in the sport into elite success.

Sweden's women's handball team went from 11th at last year's world championships to an impressive qualification this past weekend. It took a new approach with a younger team to do it.
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R.I.P. to two-time Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski of France, who passed away at age 40 after an avalanche accident.

And, Barcelona 1992 champion judoka Toshihiko Koga passes away at age 53, after a long battle with illness.

Weightlifter Yulduz Jumabayeva gets a hero's reception in Turkmenistan for a belated gold medal award.

​Fredrik Samuelsson leads a community of decathletes and heptathletes in a campaign to preserve combined events' place in athleteics.

Contribute your thoughts on World Athletics growth in their landmark survey.
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Passionate about motherhood not impeding opportunities, former Olympic runner Alysia Montano launches "&Mother", to help support professional athletes.

​Even more Ireland: Relive Irish legend Eamonn Coghlan's rise to elite running, via key development in the United States, courtesy of Buzz.ie.