R.I.P. to baseball little league legend and Sydney 2000 champion Sean Burroughs.

The Athletic​: American Ben Shelton is a tennis player 'who wants to be different'.

Is it a water bottle that can put a dent in tennis great Novak Djokovic's momentum?

Fellow tennis star Coco Gauff sees an Olympic medal as a 'priority' for her career.

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina reminds us of the impact on mothers of the Russian war in Ukraine. (in Ukrainian)

French superstar Kylian Mbappe's Olympic soccer ambitions get presidential support.

Gymnasts Freed Richard and Casikmir Schmidt set to join Simone Biles and others on the revamped G.O.A.T. gymnastics post-Olympics tour.

Manifesting "I'm that girl" is what is motivating gymnast Jordan Chiles as she looks to Paris 2024.

Gymnast Emma Spence has an 'extra glow of self-confidence' as she eyes Paris 2024, after a visit to Paris.

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Mariia Vysochanska gets a show of support for Ukraine with an Olympic flame moment in France.

​Is Team India finally ready for a breakthrough Olympic medal in archery at Paris 2024?

Will Joel Embiid really be injury-free and be able to play for Team USA basketball - for his son - in Paris?

Team Australia's Lauren Jackson is '43 and free' as she tries for a fifth Olympic basketball team.

GQ Sports​ checks in with Olympic basketball star Jimmy Butler at the Miami Grand Prix race.

Just call Team USA women's water polo members 'Swifties'...and, thanks to rapper Flavor Flav, that's not the only pop culture news the team found itself mixed up in lately.

Zoe Arancini's Olympic journey in water polo has special meaning in her family as she fulfills her mother's own ambitions pre-sufficient gender equality at the Games.

Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam goes her own way for training in the run up to Milano Cortina 2026.

Citius: New world record-holding discus thrower Myklos Alekna reflects on that special day.

Track & field legend Jesse Owens' 'day of days' recognized with a World Athletics Heritage Plaque.

Long hurdler Rushell Clayton's 'ambitious goals' for 2024 certainly include an Olympic medal.

Athlete to watch: Rising Austrian long-distance runner Sebastian Frey turns focus onto the track after finishing university studies.

Retired pole vaulter Aphrodite Safida reflects on motherhood, parenthood, and more for Athlete Stories. 
(in Greek)

"I try to stay as level as I can", says Team Ireland golfer Leona Maguire as she reflects on how a pro career can be a frantic life.

Ana Kuwai is set to become the first Olympic rugby sevens player to also referee in an Olympics.

CBC​: Is track cyclist Dylan Bibic 'destined for greatness' at Paris 2024?

Meanwhile, fellow track cyclist Ellesse Andrews is again a Paris 2024 top prospect after surprising herself with her quick injury recovery.

Can the memory of her father help propel surfer Saffi Vette to Paris 2024 gold in Tahiti?

And...will memories of brother Owen's medal at Tokyo 2020 propel surfer Tyler Wright to her own this summer?

Zhu Ting returns to Team China volleyball after a long absence to help Paris 2024 qualifying efforts.

Meanwhile, fellow player Brie O'Reilly sees a 'really special moment' happening now for Team Canada's chances of making it to Paris 2024 themselves.

Rowers Evaldo Becker and Piedro Tuchtenhagen make an Olympic-sized sacrifice in light of historic flooding at home in Brazil. (And swimmer Vivianne Jungblut makes her own...)
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Swim superstar Michael Phelps stopped by The Tonight Show to chat family, Olympics, mental health, and more with host Jimmy Fallon.

Swimmer to watch: Can William Yang make Team Australia's Paris 2024 squad after successful treatment for a tumor?

Maggie Mac Neil doesn't see herself "doing anything differently" as she plans for another Olympic star turn this summer at Paris 2024.

The Sydney Morning Herald looks at how Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh just may 'break Australian hearts' in the Paris 2024 pool.

Single-Minded​: Get to know Irish-Ugandan single scull rower - and Olympian - Kathleen Noble.

Get to know 'adrenaline junkie' Zak Perzamanos as he prepares for his Olympic debut in trampolining.

Headed to his second Olympics, ILLCA 7 sailor Vishnu Saravanan hopes to promote his sport within India.

Is the NFL a future option for Tokyo 2020 wrestler Gable Stevenson?

Champion wrestler David Taylor switches campus allegiance with a coaching role at Oklahoma State.

Olympics: Witness the 'grit, resilience, and determination' of Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Viktoriia Oniprienko to make it to Pari 2024.

Can Allanis Navas and Maria Gonzalez secure a landmark Paris 2024 beach volleyball spot for Team Puerto Rico with a strong continental qualifying run?

FIH​: Read up on how each Paris 2024 field hockey team qualified for this year's Summer Games.

Worthy de Jong is a 'most spectacular player' from the 2023 3x3 basketball season.

Ons Jabeur: Are women not getting enough "respect" at certain European tennis tournaments?

"It was brutal, I'm not going to lie." Australian Tennis player Alex de Minaur reflects on missing a debut Olympics at Tokyo 2020.

FIG: Trampolinist Dylan Schmidt is 'bouncing toward Paris 2024 with purpose'.

Where have some of our favorite biathletes been spending their off-seasons?

Team Antigua kite sailor Tiger Tyson's Paris 2024 qualification is the 'culmination of a journey that began eight years ago'.

Who are the wrestlers with one last chance for Paris 2024 qualification in Istanbul this month?

The domestic drama around the running Ingebrigtsen brothers and their father takes another turn.

Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreselase hopes Paris 2024 marathon gold will really cement her running legacy.

"You get a little bit of success and you realize you want more and more." Team Ireland's long sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley has 'new-found belief' as she looks ahead to possible Olympic qualification.

A fix? Boxer Lasha Guruli has some thoughts on why and how his European Championship match went the way it did.

Hear from sports shooters Zorana Arunovic, Damir Mikec, and Ranxin Jiang as the ISSF's 'Road to Paris' YouTube series turns to mixed air pistol.

Team USA fencers and Global Athlete react to 'weak and futile' punishment against USA Fencing referees after ethics violations.

Golfer Matthieu Pavon eyes an 'impactful experience' competing at home for Team France this summer.

A badminton player to watch is Team Czech Republic's Jiri Kral, suprise winner of a Thomas Cup match despite a 265-world ranking.

Will Team Portugal's Telma Monteiro become the first judoka to qualify for six Olympic Games?

With its current dismal human rights record, will Afghanistan once again not be represented with a national team at the Summer Games?

Equestrian show jumper Amre Hamcho's 'life-changing experience' at London 2012 brought him to the cusp of his own Olympic experience.

Lena Grandveau has gone from junior level star to core senior team member in under two years for Team France handball.

Tokyo 2020 rugby sevens Olympian Greg O'Shea gets a unique honor, courtesy football's New York Jets.

Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn gets a SailGP Board of Directors role with Team USA.

Team France star Laura Georges has high hopes for both Team France soccer squads at Paris 2024.

Might Team Zambia's soccer team be barred from Paris 2024 after its federation is in trouble?

Can archer Li Jiamin duplicate Youth Olympics success at the senior level at Paris 2024?

Jordan Forget is a Canadian-Swiss to watch who's trying to push Team Switzerland forward in ice hockey.

Who made it onto Team Great Britain's swimming squad for Paris 2024?

What's in the future for LeBron James' pro career after this latest NBA basketball playoff defeat?

Team Serbia basketball star credits key global competition for becoming a "better player".

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'.

FIG: It's taken 'fun and friendship' to power young trampolinist Benny Wizani toward Paris 2024.

Olympics asks what the 'secret behind their success' of Mexican divers Ale Orozco and Gaby Agundez?

​The Guardian looks at what inspired Tom Daley to return to competitive diving. (p.s., a successful return)

Can NBA star Nikola Vucevic lead Team Montenegro to Paris 2024's basketball tournament? "That's the plan, for sure."

Biathlon World: Remember when Gabriela Soukalova, Veronika Vitkova, Jarolslav Soukup, and Ondrej Moravec made the podium in front of a home crowd at the 2013 biathlon worlds?

The Athletic: Team USA's Lindsay Horan 'just wants to talk soccer'.

Spherical checks in with Team Peru's PanAm champion and Paris 2024-bound surfer Lucca Mesinas.

Tokyo 2020 soccer champion Dani Alves in the unfortunate spotlight as an assault trial starts last week.

Team Switzerland's Andre Schmid retires 'after an illustrious career' in team handball.

Who won the IJF's World Judo Awards for 2023 as voted by fans online?

Daniel Masur's strong start to 2024 earned him recognition as the ITF's 'World Tennis Tour Player of the Month' for January.

Wrestler Parviz Nasibov hopes a strong European Championships coming up will strengthen his bid to return to an Olympic podium.

Get to know double Olympian in rugby sevens Izzy Cerullo, Athlete Fellow for Los Angeles 2028's organizing committee.

Antoine Dupont skipping the current rugby Six Nations tournament reinforces the star's sevens interest.

Who are the stars to watch at this year's men's water polo worlds as both a world title and Paris 2024 berths are at stake?

Get ready to see National (ice) Hockey League players back in the Olympics for 2026 and 2030...

Will Kevin Yu realize an 'opportunity of a lifetime' with Paris 2024 golf qualification?

German Athletic Association podcast interview: Javelin thrower Johannes Vetter 'is back to his old strength' after months of injury rehabilitation. (in German)

Champion long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei remains fixed on a return to the 10,000 meters after a mixed marathon debut.

Long jump champion Bob Beamon parts with his landmark Mexico City 1968 gold medal.

Julien Watrin: A long sprinter's Paris 2024 Olympic quest succumbs to a cancer diagnosis. (in French)

The Athletic looks at the transformation of Team USA Beijing 2008 soccer player Robbie Rogers to a Hollywood power player and a voice for LGBTQ athletes.

Soccer star Alex Greenwood talks with FIFA.com on the disappointment of missing Paris 2024, and more.

Mack Horton's retirement: A swimming champion succumbs to a loss of motivation.

Is Teagan Levi vs Jorja Miller the prime rugby sevens rivalry we'll see over the next decade?

Biathlon World​ has 'five burning questions' for rising Team USA star Campbell Wright.

Rising high diver Carlos Gimeno has a strong Olympic connection in having triple Olympian Ramon Fumado as a coach. (p.s. get high diving into the Games now!)

Rhythmic gymnast Evita Griskenkas has a big 2024 ahead, with graduation from Columbia University and another Olympic appearance on deck. Can she make it into the top 10 at Paris 2024?

World Curling looks at some past Youth Olympic curling stars' subsequent careers, led by Team Italy's Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner.

Is a combination of "sun and cinnamon buns" the secret to Frida Larsson's cross-country skiing success?

Can Armenian wrestler Arsen Julfalakyan complete an Olympic comeback from retirement, now representing Team Argentina?

Team Japan star wrestlers Akari Fujinami and Tsugumi Sakurai recently took to the mat in an understated but power-packed bout.

Switzerland's Zoe Claessens is looking for a return to the UCI World Cycling Center can power another Olympic BMX run.

Can Lydia Ko complete a "perfect fairy tale story" and win gold at Paris 2024's golf competition?

Olympic champion boxer Estelle Mossely aims to show that motherhood hasn't slowed her down as she targets another gold at Paris 2024.

Badminton players Liu Yu Chen and Nyi Yakura talk with BWFWorldTour on the keys to new partnerships as they eye Paris 2024.

​Landmark sailor Maria Erdi earns more honors back in Hungary off the back of her world championship.

Sean Murray may be "just lost for words" but still beaming as captain of Team Ireland's Paris 2024-qualifying men's field hockey squad.

Learning 'one new skill' might have been the key to inspiring trampolinist Dafne Navarro to reach another Olympic Games.

U23 champion rower Dimitra Eleni Kontou is one to watch as she targets Paris 2024 after setting multiple indoor records in 2023.

Why has the abuse allegations against Tokyo 2020 tennis champ Alex Zverev not come up during the Australian Open (except for in this thought piece)?

Tennis players to watch include the 51 recently announced as Grand Slam Player Grant 2024 recipients.

Robyn Ah Mow and Heather Brown are 'All Time Great Players' for USA Volleyball.

Triathlete Dylan McCullough's strong 2023 has him 'in pole position' to make it to Paris 2024 this year.

Anthony Edwards credits his stint with Team USA as key to his strong basketball this NBA season.

A slew of upstart lugers at the Youth Winter Olympics left champion luger Sascha Benecken impressed.

Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis supplants speed skater Nils van der Poel as the 'Athlete of the Year' at the Swedish Sports Gala.

Retirement is not on the mind for 39-year-old marathoner Stephen Mokoka, who has plans to cotinue through Paris 2024 and beyond.

Sprinters Antonio Watson and Shericka Jackson take home RJRGleaner honors in Jamaica for their 2023 successes on the track.