Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes’ commission
Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission on Thursday.
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American sprint great Allyson Felix joins IOC's athletes' commission
American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee's athletes' commission on Thursday.
Felix, Alistair Brownlee among four appointed to IOC Athletes' Commission
Olympians Allyson Felix, Alistair Brownlee, Oluseyi Smith and Masomah Ali Zada have joined the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a group that serves as a link between the athletes and the IOC, the body said on Wednesday.
Ireland stick with 14-man T20 squad for South Africa and Afghanistan T20 series
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VVS Laxman, Daniel Vettori Appointed To ICC Men's Cricket Committee
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Gustav McKeon, 18-Year-Old French Batter, Scripts World Record By Becoming Youngest Men's T20I Centurion
French batter Gustav McKeon became the youngest men's cricketer to smash a T20I hundred on Monday. He accomplished this feat against Switzerland in Vantaa during their T20 World Cup 2024 Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier tournament match. At the age of 18 years and 280 days, McKeon blasted 109 runs in just 61 balls with the help of five fours and nine sixes. He broke the record of Afghanistan batter Hazratullah Zazai, who had smashed a brilliant 162* off 62 balls against Ireland in 2019 at the age of 20 years and 337 days.
Klusener set for head coach role at Durban franchise in Cricket SA's new T20 league
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