Walshe breaks Irish record to qualify for Olympics
Ellen Walshe has secured a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics after breaking her Irish record in the Women's 200 metres individual medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Leon Marchand sets 400 IM record, last individual mark of Michael Phelps - ESPN
Leon Marchand of France set the world record in the men's 400-meter individual medley Sunday, breaking the last individual mark that Michael Phelps had held from his illustrious swimming career.
Frenchman Marchand smashes Phelps's last remaining world record
France's Leon Marchand smashed Michael Phelps's last remaining world record on Sunday, winning the men's 400m individual medley at swimming's world championships in Japan.
Riots add to Paris Olympics security worries one year from start
PARIS: As riots raged around France earlier this month, infrastructure for next year’s Paris Olympics risked becoming engulfed in the violence, adding a fresh worry for organizers who face a head-spinning list of security challenges one year before the Games start. Surveillance was increased around the under-construction Olympic athletes’ village, media center and swimming complex which are in the deprived Seine-Saint-Denis area of northeast Paris, one of the hotspots of the rioting. In the end, a building which will house a training pool suffered minor damage to its facade when an adjacent bus depot went up in flames and an attempted arson attack on the media center was thwarted by two alert security guards. “We were very close to having a major problem,” Nicolas Ferrand, head of the Solideo organization in charge of Olympics construction work, said afterwards. The chaotic street scenes were an unwelcome reminder of last year’s Champions League final in Paris, which was held at the national stadium in Seine-Saint-Denis that will host the athletics events at the Olympics. Gangs of youths preyed on football fans attending the 2022 climax to the European football season, many of whom were assaulted and robbed as they made their way out of the stadium. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach this week sought to reassure people planning to travel to Paris. “We are very confident that the Games can and will happen in a peaceful environment,” he told reporters.
Ledecky leads US charge at worlds but faces big test in opening race
FUKUOKA, Japan : The United States will look to continue their dominance when the swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships get underway in the Japanese city of Fukuoka on Sunday, with Australia also aiming to lay down a marker before next year's Paris Olympics.
World Cup 2023: What to expect on Day 2
Friday sees the other opening fixture in Ireland's group with Nigeria taking on Canada; elswhere the Philippines face Switzerland and Spain are up against Costa Rica.
Surfing-Toledo speeds to win at J-Bay, qualifies for Paris Olympics
Brazil's world champion Filipe Toledo surfed with speed and style to win his third Corona Open J-Bay in South Africa on Wednesday, qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics and the end of season, one day world tour finale in California along the way.
Meath forward Vikki Wall set for rugby Sevens switch
The IRFU are closing in on a deal to bring Meath football and AFLW star Vikki Wall to rugby, with the 25-year-old expected to link up with the Sevens programme.