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A Little Roundup 05.29.23

5/29/2023

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Olympic Sports Athletes Are Making Headlines...

Ukrainian European medalist Anna Ponomarenko credits folk choreography for her start in breaking.
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Anna Stefani Ponomarenko (Instagram)
​Could Super Rugby star Michael Hooper switch to rugby sevens for Team Australia at Paris 2024?

The New York Times: How did long-distance runner Bou Samnang's 'perseverance' win over her nation?

Citius Magazine  checks in with Team USA long-distance runner Eric Jenkins as he looks at retirement.

Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah goes against usual direction and plans a return to the shot put.

Vasco Vilaca has rebounded from Tokyo 2020 disappointment to 'currently riding high' in this season's World Triathlon Championship Series.

Top ranked judoka Shirine Boukli reflects on a tight inter-France battle for position in her division.

Team Australia's women's field hockey team is making waves despite its relative inexperience.

'Nigeria's first female Olympic flatwater canoeist' Ayomide Emmanuel Bello 'won't stop fighting to be the best she can be'.

How did pairs figure skaters Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii 'overcome obstacles' to medal at the recent World Championships this year?

Down twenty pounds of muscle, swimming star Ryan Murphy stills sees his 'base of training' strong.

Biathlon World: What were recently retired biathlon great Tiril Eckhoff's 'Eckhoffest' career moments?

Kang Chae Young, Lim Sihyeon, and Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar were three archers who particularly impressed at the recent Shanghai World Cup stop.

Weightlifter Tham Nguyen chats with Image on making Team Ireland history and Paris 2024 goals.

Meanwhile, how did weightlifter Cyrille Tchatchet find 'despair and hope' through his sport?

Alexa Gray put Team Canada 'on the map' with a star perfomance in the Italian Volleyball League final.

More Team Canada news as wrestler Natasha Fox is killed in a road accident at home.

Looks like Team India tensions over sexual abuse allegations within wrestling haven't died down yet.

NBA legend and basketball 'Dream Team' member Michael Jordan has a signed jersey auction for more than $3 million U.S.

Team Australia basketball star Josh Giddey reflects on his second NBA season in The Players' Tribune.

More Team Australia as boxer Kristy Walker pushes an initiative to 'extend a helping hand to those less fortunate in the sport'.

Boxer Steven Donnelly doubles down on legal troubles after a 'sectarian' assault charge. Sounds like he's a piece of work...

Diver Matty Lee aims to continue in the sport to honor the "legend" of his recently passed father

Veteran gymnast Misha Koudinov still has 'frontiers' to explore as he continues his career.

Consider her NFL star husband Jonathan Owens the 'biggest fan' of champion gymnast Simone Biles.

​Abdullah Sediqi may have had his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, but the Refugee Team taekwondo athlete has bigger dreams for Paris 2024: a medal.
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Abdullah Sediqi (Belgium Sports)
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A Little Roundup 05.25.23

5/25/2023

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Featured Headlines With Olympic Sports Athletes

Who is Angelina Kalinina, the 'best Ukrainian tennis player right now'? (in Ukrainian)
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Angelina Kalinina (WTA)
Even not playing, tennis champion Rafael Nadal's presence will loom large over this year's French Open.

Olympic champions Koji Gushiken and Mitch Gaylord join Ukrainian Oksana Omelianchik as inductees into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

​Can three-time Olympian Kim Gaucher be the key to Team Canada's women making it to Paris 2024 in 3x3 basketball?

The husband of Olympic cross-country skiing medalist Justyna Kowalczyk is struck by an avalanche.

Can Team Cuba's Mijain Lopez win a landmark fifth gold medal in wrestling at Paris 2024?

Mark Cavendish, 'the world's most decorated (sprint cyclist)', plans his retirement after the 2023 season.

Did Siobhan Haughey's Mare Nostrum Swim Tour performance set the stage for the world championships later this year?

Volleyball star Kim Yeon Koung thanks her fans after a recent, remarkable public fan meet session.

Triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne tells it like it is for female athletes in response to an online troll.

Diver Jack Laugher talks with Team Great Britain on 'his personal journey' to an "unbelievable achievement" at Tokyo 2020.

Swedish biathlon star Sebastian Samuelsson is 'ready to go in the summer' with training in order to challenge for a top ranking next season.

You could say that Courtney Schonell started her field hockey career as an infant...and now she's a Team Australia star striker.

Emma Houston, Roxy Milliner, and Karam Singh are the 'young stars of U.K. breakdancing aiming for Olympic glory at Paris 2024'.

Uchgebu Gift and Charles Indongesit are two youth athletes establishing Team Nigeria within luge.

"To do this as a family is just amazing." Taekwondo Siblings Skylar, Tae-Ku, and Braven Park  - and their father Jae - are set to represent Team Canada at this year's Pan American Games.

What's next for Irish boxing star Katie Taylor after a disappointing first pro loss in front of a home crowd?

Speed skating champion Terry McDermott was known for a famous interaction with a Beatle, too.

Can Olympic champion Keegan Palmer get his Paris 2024 skateboarding qualification back on track?

Stacey Waaka joins a slew of fellow Black Ferns stars to ply her rugby sevens trade in the United States.

Running great Mo Farah is "sucking it all in" as he winds down his remarkable racing career.

How did Sydney 2000 long sprint champion Cathy Freeman inspire other Indigenous female athletes?

Could Atlanta 1996 sprint champion Donovan Bailey become an owner of an NHL team?

BBC​: "I have always been running for something bigger than myself." Sprinter Fred Kerley has big goals.

Team Luxembourg's shot putter Bob Bertemes sees progress in track & field stature for the small nation.

'The weight of (soccer star Samantha) Kerr's worth is not only measured in silver (trophies won)'.

The Irish Times: Billionaire basketball superstar LeBron James' smartest investment has been in himself.

Meanwhile, 'the legend' of Team Serbia Olympic and NBA basketball star Nikola Jokic is growing.

Team USA Tokyo 2020 basketball champion Napheesa Collier is 'ready to take on the challenges' of playing in the WNBA as a mother.

And...Team USA basketball star Carmelo Anthony's retirement prompts a look at his 'sneaker legacy'.

World Rowing: Who are the rowers to watch at this weekend's European Championships?

Melita and Antonia Abraham are World Rowing's 'May 2023 Rowers of the Month' as they 'continue to write history for Chilean rowing'.
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Melita and Antonia Abraham (World Rowing)
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A Little Roundup 05.18.23

5/18/2023

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What News Features Have Olympic Sports Athletes Been In Lately?

R.I.P. to Team Ukraine ice hockey star Oleksandr Khmil, killed in action during the war by Russia.
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Oleksandr Khmil (c/o @heraskevych Twitter)
'Just how dominant' has equestrian rider Henrik von Eckermann been over the last nine months?

What does cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy foresee at this summer's track world championships in Glasgow?

"I'm sure the celebrations are going to go for a few days." Black Ferns Sevens star Stacey Waaka powers Team New Zealand to series victory.

Get a view into 'a day in the life' of champion wrestler David Taylor, courtesy United World Wrestling.

3x3 basketball star Bekki Kalaydjiev's return from injury is a story that 'will give you goosebumps'.

How is 3x3 basketball gold medalist and WNBA star Kelsey Plum 'expanding her profile off the court'?

YouTube: What does sport climber Alexander Megos eat for dinner?

"We have to put reason ahead of passion." Atlanta 1996 canoe champion Sandra (Wilfrid) Forgues knows what she is speaking of regarding transgender women in sport.

TJ Shorts is the first man to win the European basketball Champions League MVP and Final Four MVP in the same season.

​Diana Taurasi is 40-years-old and still at the top of basketball...and pushes her body to stay there.

What would triathlete Katie Zaferes tell other athletes contemplating motherhood?

Judoka Kelly Deguchi acknowledges a shadow life alongside her sister Christa, but is focused on her own successes and challenges with a weight division change.

U.S. gymnastics champion Brody Malone is in 'a race against the clock' to recover from injury in time for Paris 2024 qualification.

Divers Matty Lee, Daniel Goodfellow, and Matthew Dixon take sharing of themselves to a new level.

World Rowing looks at the 'Irish powerhouse' home of champions, Skibbereen Rowing Club.

London 2012 champion boxer Katie Taylor worries for the sport's future if not an Olympic sport.

Did missing the cut at the recent Masters give golf star and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Rory McIlroy a "wake-up call" for the rest of the Majors this season?

Get to know figure skater Kimmy Repond, an 'exceptional athlete whose story is a testament to the power of family bonds and the unwavering support they can provide'.

Sarah Hughes: first Salt Lake 2002 champion figure skater, and maybe in 2024 a U.S. Congresswoman...

Africa's best table tennis players are 'ready to take on the world' as a landmark world championships in Durban approach.
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"It was something I'll never forget." Team USA's Joscelyn Roberson relishes her recent gymnastics world cup success as she continues "being in a positive place mentally".

Team China's Gu Bingfeng is FIH's latest field hockey 'Hat Trick Hero'.

Kai Schaeffer takes his concern for sustainability to deep levels within badminton.
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Kai Schaeffer (BWF)
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A Little Roundup 05.15.23

5/15/2023

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What's New(s) for Olympic Sports Athletes?

Team Ukraine tennis player Elina Svitolina's comeback is 'fueled by love for family and country'.
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Elina Svitolina (c/o TennisWorld)
Tennis star Coco Gauff finds herself at a 'crossroads' as she hopes to move toward a number one ranking.

Meanwhile, fellow tennis star Naomi Osaka had a couple of newsworthy posts on social media recently...

Mothers' Day: How did motherhood take equestrian rider Charlotte Dujardin 'to new heights'?

'Mom' of Team Canada's women'w gymnastics squad, Ellie Black teaches support and strength.

More gymnastics as Milan Hosseini's recent Europeans success has Paris 2024 in his sights.

Gymnastics champion Simone Biles is looking for recommendations as a new Green Bay Packers fan.

'Make a Difference': Get to know rising Team Ireland triathlete James Edgar.

Can Bianca Cook erase the bad taste of consecutive Olympic bronze medals in taekwondo with a final gold in Paris net year?

Sochi 2014 curler Greg Drummond takes his coaching career to a new level with Team Great Britain.

Bindyarani Devi's Asian weightlifting championship success is tempered by concern for her family in conflict-torn Manipur.

Good news: Ice dancer Piper Gilles confirms recovery from stage 1 ovarian cancer diagnosis.

More Team Canada figure skating as Keegan Messing reflects on his career with ISU: "I'm just so happy that I can go out at the op, at my best".

Sports climber Jesse Gruper's four world cup podiums in 2022 have him eyeing momentum in 2023.

"I hope I can inspire and motivate young kids." Landmark Indonesian surfer Rio Waida looks to make a mark for the sport.

Will Nuria Diosdado's crowd-funding campaign help Team Mexico's artistic swimming team make it to Paris 2024?

Meet Dominika Banevic, 'the 15-year-old Lithuanian girl who captivated the break world'.

Team USA soccer player Alejandro Bedoya has "some things to say" about mass shootings in the U.S.

Rugby sevens player Sharni Williams is an 'LGBTQ Out Role Model'.

Facing a doping suspension, London 2012 middle-distance running medalist Nijel Amos looks to leverage his Olympic medal for funds.

Team USA's Aleia Hobbs is 'sprinting with motivation' this season, as a mom.

The New York Times looks at the lingering mystery of sprinter Tori Bowie's death, while mourning continues in her hometown.

Score one for mothers as marathoner Jess Stenson looks toward Paris 2024 despite a current pregnancy.

Team Slovakia's ice hockey star Nela Lopusanova wins the Winter Piotr Nurowski Prize as best winter youth athlete from the European Olympic Committees.

Olympics: 'There is a striking independence and nonchalant spirit' around swimmer Kate Douglass.

Exiled from home, Team Afghanistan boxer Mohammad Yaqoubi has perseverance to continue in his sport despite the hardships of going alone.

London 2012 judoka Antoine Valois-Fortier sees medal success again, now as Team Canada judo coach.
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Antoine Valois-Fortier (l) (IJF)
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A Little Roundup 05.11.23

5/11/2023

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Olympic Sports Athletes' Headline Features This Week

World Athletics pledges funding support for Team Ukraine in advance of the world championships this summer. "The deliberate destruction of Ukrainian athletics facilities and equipment is also a serious attack on the accessibility of our sport."
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Yarolslava Mahuchikh (Alex Livesey/Getty/European Athletics)
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi and track spint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headlined the 2023 World Laureus Awards, as Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, respectively. Freestyle skier Eileen Gu and tennis' Carlos Alcaraz also placed amongst the honorees.

p.s. Think you know everything about sprinter Fraser-Pryce?

​Want to see perseverance? Check out Team Cambodia's 5,000-meter runner Bou Samnang at the Southeast Asian Games.

Congratulations: Sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke and discus thrower Mykolas Alekna are the European Athletics' 'Athletes of the Month' for April 2023.

More Adeleke: Is her 'setup' in Texas the best for her Paris 2024 ambitions?

Team Canada judoka siblings Christa and Kelly Deguchi often have a key support figure on hand at competitions: their father.

Jean-Alexandre LeGras was an 'unlikely' star at the recent Youth Nations Cup for equestrian jumping: "I wanted to show that I had earned my place in the team".

Canoe champion Jessica Fox reveals a commonly unknown fact of canoe competition: the kneel.

Team Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenghan has 100 vlogs on YouTube, a channel started to "inspire younger gymnasts to chase their dreams".

Vogue got some exclusive access to champion gymnast Simone Biles' wedding in Cabo...

A 'watershed moment' for South American rhythmic gymnastics came from Team Brazil's winning form in the group competition this past weekend.

Team Scotland's boxer Aqeel Ahmed forges ahead ahead apart from Team Scotland...or does he?

Triathlete: 'How much does it cost to make an Olympian'?

Olympian Tom Slingsby wins for a third straight season as Team Australia 'stamps authority' on SailGP.

Can taekwondo Olympian Sorn Seavmey 'inspire Cambodians at home Southeast Asian Games'?

Get to know Team Chile's Martin Vidaurre and his journey to elite mountain bike competition in a new Red Bull en Espanol video. (in Spanish)

"I dropped to my knees and cried for what felt like weeks." Sport shooter Amber Rutter opens up on the disappointment and mental toll of not reaching Tokyo 2020.

Is Team France due for a renaissance in archery at Paris 2024?

Team Indonesia's Wilda Siti Nurfadilah talks volleyball, club play fashion, trailblazing, and more with VolleyballWorld.

Speaking of Team France, CNN looks at potential basketball team star Joel Embiid's "improbable journey from newcomer to NBA MVP'.

Team Australia's sixth-place finish at the 2023 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship is the first step toward a Brisbane 2032 appearance in team handball.

Swimming champion Kristof Milak is the undisputed one to watch for Team Hungary in this year's world championships, where new names populate the squad.
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Kristof Milak (Mike Lewis/World Aquatics)
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