FIBA: Get to know Team Spain rising star Guillermo del Pino, MVP of the FIBA U16 European Basketball Championship this year.

Chisato Yoshida, niece of superstar Saori Yoshida, is a wrestling world-beater in her own right.

So...how much did high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh earn during this past Diamond League season?
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Who will be European Athletics' 'Rising Stars' for 2023? Or the European 'Athletes of the Year'? Voting closes on October 2nd...

Citius Mag​ looks at the 'joy' that middle-distance star Athing Mu brought with her to Eugene's Diamond League race, an emotion missing most of this season.

Hurdler CJ Allen...call him Dr. CJ Allen now...

Far Beyond Gold​: Team USA track star Sydney McLaughlin puts word to paper...

Long sprint legend Cathy Freeman urges a 'yes' vote in a key upcoming Australian referendum.

"I think it went amazing." Runner Marco Arop reflects on his 2023 season that he hopes will mean a good 2024 one, too.

Runner Emily Infeld feels 'a lot better now' as her case against her stalker takes a new turn.

Can Jemma Reekie kick-off a big 2024 season with a World Athletics Indoor Championship medal?

Marathoner Othmane El Goumri dedicates his win in Sydney to the victims of the recent Morocce earthquake.

More marathoning: The Berlin Marathon proved remarkable for both Eliud Kipchoge and Tigiust Assefa.

Team Great Britain looks at how it took high jumper Tom Gale 766 days to return from injury after an Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.

Swimmers Gwitha Shand and Clarrie Heard, sprinter Arthur Porritt, and boxer Charlie Purdy were the Team New Zealand's sole participants at Paris 1924. And 25% of the team earned a medal!

Will pop star-turned-swimmer Cody Simpson's competition days be over by this time next year?

USA Swimming announces the list of nominees for its 2023 'Golden Goggles Awards'; fan voting is available through October 15.

Seoul 1988 champion Anthony Nesty gets a landmark role with USA Swimming.

Taekwondo athlete Sarah Chaari, diver Kirill Boliukh, judoka Patricia Tomankova, swimmer Kuzey Tuncelli, and rhythmic gymnast Darja Varfolomeev are the finalists for the European Olympic Committee's Summer 2023 Piotr Nurowksi Awards.

NBC Sports: Why did diver Jessica Parratto come out of retirement?

"Know that you are not alone and will never be alone...": Sonny Colbrelli offers support to fellow road cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck after an early retirement announcement.

Is Novak Djokovic "the best in history"? Fellow tennis great Rafael Nadal weighs in.

Tennis star Venus Williams gets a tennis court in the Bronx named for her.

Meanwhile, fellow tennis star Andy Murray reiterates his Olympic ambitions for Paris 2024.

Three-time Olympian Ivan Rana headlines World Triathlon's Hall of Fames class for 2023.

Triathlete Beth Potter is 'on the brink' of a landmark Olympic qualification after a switch from running.

Budding athletes - Alpine skiers Remmede Hadil and Marwen Mallek (also a snowboarder), cross-country skier Ahmed Abdelhamin Abdalla, and luger Beka Meded - are named 'MVPs' of a third special winter sports training camp for African nations in Pyeongchang.

Can Ruby Evans "deliver" when Team Great Britain calls on her at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships next month?

Gymnast Simone Biles' Yurchenko Double Pike vault gets some serious recognition.

"If I can compete the way I train, then I'll be fine." Team Ireland's Emma Slevin eyes Paris 2024 qualification at next month's World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Team Kenya's 'Shujaa' men cause a fun fuss at the airport returning home after their Paris 2024 qualification in rugby sevens.

Barcelona 1992 champion and basketball great Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is recognized for his 'financial and education support for AIDS awareness'.

GQ Sports checks in with Tokyo 2020 basketball player Devin Booker: shoes, playing style, and more.

Good news for Team France basketball fans as young star Victor Wembanyama re-commits his interest.

Fencing champion Cheung Ka-long adds his thoughts on the importance of the right mental approach for Asian Games competitors.

The emphatic Paris 2024 qualification of Team Turkey's women's volleyball team inspires beyond the competition court back home.

Wrestling great Yui Sasaki will enter the Paris 2024 competition as she hoped...as both defending Olympic and world champion.

Bobsledder Aja Evans adds her name to the list of assault victims within Team USA sports systems.

Why does breaker Phil Wizard, well...break? Team Canada asks directly...

Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy takes an emotional trip home with a special gift in store for his mother.

Who are soccer star and Rio 2016 Olympian Son Heung-Min's 'top four athlete GOATS'?

Weightlifter Kate Vibert recounts a shameful weigh-in experience at the recent world championships.

'One of the most popular weightlifters', Lydia Valentin announces an injury-plagued retirement.

The 2023 World Wrestling Championships ended today in Belgrade after more than a week's worth of competition. This was the 18th edition of the event as a combined freestyle (men's and women's) and Greco-Roman championships. The Serbian capital also hosted the 2022 edition.

The former Soviet Union aside, Team Japan lead the overall all-time medal table with 284 headed into 2023.
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The championships featured events in ten weight divisions for each of the three disciplines; although only six each are featured currently at the Olympics.

​In the end, Teams Japan, with six gold and 12 overall medals, and Team USA (4, 14) took the top spots of the overall medal table. 28 total official national teams won at least one medal, including host Serbia (five overall), Ukraine (five), France (two), Ecuador (one), San Marino (one), and Albania (one).

Congratulations to all the medalists! A quick recap of the medalists is below, and full results can be found online at United World Wrestling.

​2023 World Wrestling Championships Medalists

'Full of ambition', Team Ukraine's track cyclist Alla Biletska takes advantage of a unique training opportunity in Switzerland.

Chilean Tokyo 2020 Olympian Manuel Selman offers his own four tips to 'surf travel'.

"I love training." Canoe slalomist Maialen Chourraut is tackling a sixth Olympics qualification season.

Lisa Hirner is 'determined' to show what Nordic combined athletes can do this season in the wake of Milan Cortina 2026 disappointment.

Will archers Marcus d'Almeida and Lee Woo-seok renew their (Youth) Olympic rivalry at Paris 2024?

Who are FIFA's 'best' men's and women's soccer players for 2023? Voting is open...

Queerty looks at Beijing 2008 soccer player Robbie Rogers, and how he is part of the 'cutest Hollywood power couple'.

The 'Messi Effect'? Soccer superstar Lionel Messi inadvertently starts his own pizza-gate drama.

'Affable and hard-working Trinidadian' Dylan Carter catches up with World Aquatics as he prepares for the upcoming swimming world cup.
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CBC: Judoka Shady El Nahas had a 'soul searching journey' to recover from Tokyo 2020 disappointment.

Take a peek at retired judoka-turned-artist Neil Eckersley's new We are Olympians poetry collection.

On the heels of a World Championship medal, New Zealander Thomas Mackintosh is World Rowing's latest 'Rower of the Month'.

Will it be Rebecca McGowan or Bianca Cook to represent Team Great Britain at Paris 2024 in the women's -67kg category in taekowndo?

How have Team Sweden's biathletes fared in a high-altitude camp in France ahead of the 2023/24 season?

Olympic champion Mariama Jamanka transitions away from bobsled and into a television career.

Can the 'young blood' challenge the 'old guard' in Greco-Roman at this week's World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade?

Get to know 'game changer' Mao Shimada as she prepares for the new junior figure skating season.

Ice dancer Margarita Dobriazko finds herself in trouble in Lithuania for her appearances within Russia amidst the latter's aggression in Ukraine.

How high can pole vaulter Armand Duplantis go? "At the end of my career, I hope to definitely have the highest bar that I think I could have achieved."

Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy gets personal in Attitude about body issues, new projects, and even more.

Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen "hope to continue the Danish (badminton) men's doubles legacy for a while", as they hope to ride current success to Paris 2024.

FIBA: Meet Team Japan's 14-year-old 'confident and ambitious' basketball star Chusonjakku Shiratani.

Team USA stars Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson are named the WNBA's basketball Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, by the AP. (And Olympic teammate Brittney Griner shares the Comeback Player of the Year honors.)

The path to growth runs through a retirement home for Team New Zealand's men's curling squad.

Wrestler Shota Phartenadze pays a price for his medal-winning effort at the World Championships.

How did Rizabek Aitmukhan go from a volunteer at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships to a landmark Kazakh champion himself in 2023?

Gymnast Melanie de Jesus dos Santos is "so happy" as she focuses on Paris 2024 even while training 'far from France'.

Gymnast Salvatore Maresca got down on one knee after success at the recent World Challenge Cup.

Atlanta 1996 boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko joins his brother Vitali and other sports stars - including skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, weightlifter Matthias Steiner, and fencer Britta Heidemann - and at the BILD 100 event supporting Ukraine. (in German)

Boxer Kellie Harrington offers apologies for 'controversial immigration comments' through social media.

Now the 'world's strongest man' for longer than anyone else in history, will Lasha Talakhadze also win a (shared) record of Olympic weightlifting titles?

Diver Tom Daley went asymmetrical on the red carpet at the Vogue World event in London.

Get a sneak peek at pole vaulter's fall/winter 2023 style with Eton...and click the link for an interview on his training, fashion sense, and more.

Wayne Pinnock, Tajay Gayle, and Carey McLeod are carrying an unprecedented flag for Team Jamaica in the long jump.

Heptathletes Anna Hall and Jackie Joyner-Kersee have a conversation through Citius.

Retired sprinter Daniel Bailey looks to push forward a new generation through a new track club back home in Antigua.

​Team Australia long sprinting great Cathy Freeman gets a unique honor at Sydney Olympic Park.

Tennis great Andy Murray has an emotional win for his grandmother in Davis Cup competition.

Yorick de Groot wants 'to go as far as possible' in the beach volleyball worlds next month with partner Stefan Boermans after injury derailed his potential championship debut last year.

Deadspin: Beijing 2008 basketball gold medalist Dwight Howard 'is still salty as hell' as he entertains Team USA (pipe) dreams.

NBC Sports​: Team USA basketball star Elena Delle Donne 'is back and better than ever'.

Team Canada's men 'cashed in on its promise' with its FIBA Basketball World Cup bronze medal performance this summer.

Meanwhile, Rose Gold looks at how Patty Mills motivated his teammates to finally win an Olympic medal for Team Australia's men in Tokyo.

More Team Australia as retired Andrew Bogut has thoughts on whether current NBA star Ben Simmons should again 'tease' a national basketball team return.

Team Lithuania's Mindaugas Kuzminskas used a basketball to drive funding support for Ukraine. (in Ukrainian)

Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins opens up on mental struggles and healthy eating challenges.

Road cycling great Mark Cavendish has been making the training rounds in preparation for his return to tour competition in his last (?) season.

Team Ecuador checks in with Pan American Games-bound sport shooter Marina Perez, who sees herself as her "strongest rival". (in Spanish)

Swimming champion Ariarne Titmus reveals recent treatment for benign tumors.

Meanwhile, fellow Aussie swimmer has given herself a 'Shrek' of a nickname during pregnancy.

Swimmer Chad le Clos makes the cover of GQ South Africa's latest 'wealth' edition.

"I definitely paid a heavy price for the success I've had in my skiing career". Alpine star Lindsey Vonn recounts the injuries she still reckons with after retirement.

The resignation of Team Spain's soccer chief? 'Not enough', says the World Cup champion women.

Can Anuoluwapo Opeyori break Team Nigeria's 'jinx' in Olympic badminton qualifying?

Ashley Sessa is a field hockey player to watch as she dedicates a year away from school to help Team USA make it to Paris 2024.
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Olympics: Wrestler Chance Marsteller 'is back on track towards an Olympic dream' after fighting against drug addiction.

With a possible Paris 2024 berth on the horizon, is two-time Olympic medalist Helen Maroulis "just getting started"?

Get to know Iris Hajda, a 10-year-old BMX racer with Olympic-sized dreams for Team Great Britain.

"I am there to be prepared and do my best." Team Canada's Ava Stewart is ready for her World Artistics Gymnastics Championships debut next month.

Never Stop: Federica Cesarini and Valentina Rodini's rowing 'story of a boat and a gold medal' gets the comic art treatment. (in Italian)

How well did the recent rowing world championships show Team Great Britain's Paris 2024 strength?

Snowboarder Eva Adamcykova gears up for a turn on the dance floor. (In Czech)