Gymnast Livvy Dunne returning to champion LSU for fifth season - ESPN
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gymnast Livvy Dunne will return for a fifth season at LSU, saying on social media she's «not Dunne yet.»
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2 Paris-bound Olympians get send-off at national taekwondo championships in Winnipeg
Two Canadian athletes set to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games got their send-off from fans in Winnipeg on Saturday.
Athletes find a fierce opponent in climate change
In the world of elite sport — and the kids who dream of getting there one day — playing through pain is a reality.
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon Improves Her 1500m World Record
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon gave herself a timely Olympic tonic by bettering her own world record in the women's 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet on Sunday. Led out by two pacemakers, Kipyegon broke to the front and clocked 3min 49.04sec in a superb display of running at Stade Charlety. It improved by 0.07sec her previous best set in Florence in June 2023. Kipyegon, 30, will return to Paris for the Summer Games as one of the hot favourites. She is already a double Olympic 1500m champion, and also has three world titles to her name.
US court rules some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws
College athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools may qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws, a U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in a setback to the NCAA.
Athletes who are 'human rights defenders' need protection, says UN
GENEVA: Athletes who speak out for equality or denounce abuses in their sport often do so at great personal risk and must be given the same protection as all other defenders of human rights, the UN human rights chief said on Monday (Jul 1).
Athletics Federation Of India Chief Calls Neeraj Chopra 'Cool Cat', Says "Will Win Olympics Gold"
Olympics, Asian, and World Championships gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is a 'cool cat', very consistent, and goes quietly about his job without taking too much pressure, says Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla about his star athlete's chances of retaining his gold medal in Paris Olympic Games. Sumariwalla said whenever he runs into Neeraj and enquires about his preparations and chances, the first Indian to win an Olympic medal tells him not to worry.
Coe meets Zelenskiy and promises more support for Ukraine
World Athletics head Sebastian Coe has met Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev, where the head of state thanked the double Olympic champion for his sport’s support of his country and Coe promised to continue to provide it.