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Teenaged runner Claudia Hollingsworth upstaged 'a star-studded field' in a breakthrough 800m win.
Louise Trincaz and Felix Gramelsberger were the first-ever ski mountaineering champions at an FISU-official event.
Get To Know Olympic Sports Athletes Through Recent News
FEI: Get to know Aistis Vitkauskas, equestrian eventer looking to break more ground for Team Lithuania this summer in Paris.
Jack Marley talks having fellow Team Ireland boxer Kellie Harrington as a role model, a possible real estate career, and more with Irish Independent.
Team Canada's Bryden Hattie thinks his final college conference diving championships hits different. International Gymnast checks in with Ana Perez, back from a 'two-year hiatus' and getting into form for Paris 2024 for Team Spain. Team USA gymnast Fred Richards makes a splash on Good Morning America. Olympian Luiza Zlotkowska leaves the World University Speed Skating Championships with some positive impressions of the competition. Sverre Pedersen: A Norwegian speed skating star retires. What is some of 'the best advice' some Team Canada stars have received in their careers? Everything sure has been "perfect" for Marco Odermatt as he cemented another successful World Cup Alpine skiing season. More from FIS: Team Czechia's Eva Adamcyzkova's 'self-belief' has been a huge reason for success this snowboarding season. Which team handball stars will win the IHF 'World Players of the Year' for 2023? Lindsay Horan sees a great future ahead for an 'energized' Team USA women's national soccer team. Who are the big 'movers' in Olympic qualification rankings after recent triathlon events? Judokas Distria Krasniqi and Akil Gjakova are each honored with their fourth 'Athlete of the Year' awards in Kosovo. "I'm confident about making it to Paris." Team Mexico's Ana Lopez leaps into Olympic conversations after an impressive Pan American weightlifting win. Team France's Jean Quiquampoix helps The Road to Paris 2024 documentary series prepare viewers for what to expect at this summer's Olympic shooting competition. So...how did rugby superstar Antoine Dupont's first official sevens tournament go? IGF: Xander Schauffele 'reflects on golden past' from Tokyo 2020's golf tournament. Whose recent World Biathlon Championships performance indicates a successful end to the season? Get to know soon-to-be Olympic sailing debutant for Team Great Britain Hannah Snellgrove, also a folk singer and Cambridge graduate. The World Sailing Show catches up with Team Hungary's Maria Erdi: her world championship, Olympic plans, and more. Curlers Vicky Wright and Eve Muirhead take their talents to Estonia for an instructing opportunity. Legendary runner Paavo Nurmi's Paris 1924 exploits set to be commemorated at Paris 2024. Not being on Team Great Britain's squad for the World Indoor Track & Field Championships this year has runner Guy Learmonth 'fuming'. Decathlete Fredrik Samuelsson talks with The World According to Gar podcast about his rough journey through injury and setbacks to aim for Paris 2024. Canoeist Hedi Moana Kliemke, Nordic combined athlete Tristan Sommerfeldt, and 3x3 basketball player Tebbe Moeller are recognized as 'elite sports students' in Germany. Olympic sports stars galore dot the nominations for the 2024 World Laureus World Sports Awards.
Olympic Sports Athletes Making Recent News
24-year-old Milad Karimi made worlds history for Team Kazakhstan; now he's targeting a Paris 2024 gymnastics podium as well.
FEI: Get to know the 'young jumping ace' Gilles Thomas in Team Belgium equestrianism.
Team Poland kayaker Klaudia Zwolinska is 'ready to take on the pressure' after a frustrating fifth-place Tokyo 2020 slalom finish. Team Canada curling star Jennifer Jones makes a retirement announcement. Wrestler Zhan Beleniuk aims to use the European Championships this month as a stepping-stone to a third and perhaps final Olympic appearance. (in Ukrainian) Slovenian ski jumping quadruple Olympic medalist Peter Prvec announces the end to a stellar career. Sports shooter Doreen Vennekamp had "an incredible year" in 2023...what does she plan for 2024? Team USA hosts a 'star-studded' training camp roster in men's 3x3 basketball to trim toward Paris 2024. Short track speed skater Suzanne Schulting is "back in business" after a return to a World Cup podium after her injury hiatus. Can Team South Korea leverage home team advantage at the upcoming World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals? ITTF takes a look at that and other 'burning questions'. Get to know sport climber Sean McColl as he helps inaugurate the IFSC Lounge podcast. 'Where are they now?' World Rowing checks in on Team France's Athens 2004 champion Adrien Hardy. "I want all my energy and my mind in the right place." Shirine Boukli accepts the unique pressure facing Team France's judo team for Paris 2024. Olympic diver Jose Antonio Guerra takes charge of the new generation who have "hope in their eyes" in his new role as coach. "It's all the little things adding up." Team Singapore's badminton player Yeo JIa MIn sees her stock continue to rise over the past year. Jess Learmonth is "not far away" from optimal performance condition as she looks to return to elite triathlon competition after pregnancy last year. Sports is filled with stories of what might have been and hopeful comebacks. Here's Team Ireland sprinter Gina Akpe-Moses'. The Museum of World Athletics welcomes the new addition of race walk champion Stefano Baldini's gold medal-winning shoes. Latvian Rockets: A new theater production looks at how Team Latvia became a bobsled powerhouse. Who will win seats on the IBU Athletes' Commission? Biathletes Kelsey Dickinson, Simon Eder, Lena Hacki-Gross, Jessica Jislova, and Anna Maka are up for the two spots to be decided later this month. Los Angeles 1984 star Flo Hyman and her civil rights advocacy honored by USA Volleyball. Remembering that time at London 2012 when volleyball-er Courtney Thompson had an 'awkward' meeting with tennis great Serena Williams... ITF asks 'who are the biggest risers in junior tennis so far in 2024"? Refreshing: Tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz has big, Olympic-sized ambitions this summer. Ice hockey stars Connor Bedard and Hilary Knight are now officially the 2023 IIHF 'Players of the Year'.
Olympic Sports Athletes Are In Recent Headline Features
Alpine skier Alexandros "AJ" Ginnis for Athlete Stories: "Skiing for me is a freedom, an incredible feeling, with which I can express myself freely." (in Greek)
Paris 2024 announces 'team captain' athletes for the upcoming Torch Relay, including road cyclist Guillaume Martin, hammer thrower Manuela Montebrun, fencer Laura Flessel-Colovic, windsurfer Charline Picon, swimmer Camile Lacourt, gymnast Emilie Le Pennec, and skateboarder Vincent Milou.
What are Team USA's top 'storylines' for Paris 2024? And...Sportsnetâ takes a look at the status of potential Team Canada Olympians in qualification across multiple sports. On the eve of the Australian Open, rising Team USA tennis star Ben Shelton gets a CNN feature: "I feel like it went from nobody knowing me to a lot of people knowing me kind of overnight." The Athletic: Tennis champion Naomi Osaka is 'ready for her comeback'? The Globe and Mail: Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime 'loves the idea of making a difference in somebody's life'. Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina reiterates her motivation: "I am inspired by the soldiers, the men and women who defend our country...". (in Ukrainian) Fansearch.com looks at the (often indirect) intersection of social media popularity and on-court success for top women's tennis players. Olympic figure skating medalists Brian Boitano and Chen Lu headline the judging panel for the ISU Skating Awards 2024. Ukraine's Ivan Shmuratko makes a blood-stained statement on the ice at this year's European Figure Skating Championships. (in Ukrainian) ISU: "Pietro Sighel is one of the most exciting short track skaters Italy has ever produced." Team France basketball player Emilie Gomis' social posting takes her away from a Paris 2024 role. Can fencers Sergey and Violetta Bida, and Konstantin Lokhanov receive U.S. citizenship in time to make a run at Paris 2024 for Team USA? Diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix enjoys 'the journey' of reaching the Olympics, not just the destination. Irish field hockey's Katie Mullan: a 'quiet Christmas' will have been worth it if Team Ireland can qualify for Paris 2024. Meanwhile, captain David Ames and a 'transformed' Team Great Britain are feeling confident in men's field hockey Paris 2024 qualification. Sport shooter Sergei Evglevski's first Olympic atmosphere at Tokyo 2020 was marred by the pandemic, so he's 'eager for more' at Paris 2024. Triathlete Gustav Iden's injury-plagued 2023 season has big implications still for his Paris 2024 chances. Veteran beach volleyball-er Cinja Tillmann is hopeful her 'peak is still yet to come' with partner Svenja Muiller as Paris 2024 looms on the horizon. Is rising road cycling star Luke Lamperti the 'next Peter Sagan'? More road cycling as Coryn Labecki joins the Keep the Flame Alive podcast to talk Olympics, pelotons, and height (dis)advantages. Beijing 2008 medalist boxer Deontay Wilder 'wasn't scared to shed some tears' on the new season of reality TV competition The Traitors'. Gymnast Zachary Clay reflects on Team Canada's Paris 2024 qualification in men's gymnastics with International Gymnast. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Jade Carey headlines a class of gymnasts balancing NCAA competition with Paris 2024 aspirations this year. Does a drop in rankings portend retirement for surfer Sally Fitzgibbons? Not so fast... Armed now with Canadian citizenship, will phenom surfer Erin Brooks make it to Paris 2024? Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy's gold medal at the 2023 World Championships earned her 'Performance of the Year' from Athletics Australia. Emmanuel Wanyonyi may have been 'mocked' when he started running, but the teenage middle-distance star now has a very real Paris 2024 goal. Tokyo 2020 long-distance runner Betsy Saina talks with Citius Magazine on her preparations for a possible Paris 2024 marathon. "Sometimes you gotta take risks." Marathoner Natasha Wodak looks at a tough road to a third Olympics. La Gazzetta Dello Sport: Team Italy gold medalist sprinter Filippo Tortu still hasn't unpacked from Tokyo 2020! (in Italian, subscription) Between work on his charitable foundation and the Paris 2024 Games, this 'is a big year' for South African swimmer Chad le Clos. Australian swim legend Shane Gould preaches more thoughtful ways of children's swimming education. Will an ambitious 2024 season schedule boost 431st-ranked Thabani Mathe of Zimbabwe into Paris 2024's badminton qualification? Rugby star Michael Hooper's transition to sevens for Team Australia gets an injury delay. Harry McNulty and Lucy Mulhall are the 2023 Rugby Writers' Players of the Year in rugby sevens. |
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