Emma McKeon, 1st female swimmer to earn 7 medals at single Olympics, retires at 30
Emma McKeon, Australia's most decorated Olympian, announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Monday.
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McKeon retires as Australia's most successful Olympian
SYDNEY : Australia's most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, announced her retirement from all forms of swimming on Monday, bringing an end to a glittering career in which she won 14 medals at three Olympics and 20 at world championships.
Ellen Walshe leads Ireland team at Worlds in absence of Mona McSharry and Daniel Wiffen
Ellen Walshe will spearhead Ireland's team at the world short course swimming championships next month, with Olympic medallists Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry deciding against competing in Budapest.
Triathlon-Double Olympic gold medallist Ali Brownlee retires at 36
LONDON : Double Olympic triathlon gold medallist and twice world champion Alistair Brownlee, who along with his brother Jonathan helped make Britain the sport's dominant force at the Games, announced his retirement on Thursday at the age of 36.
Peaty in no rush to make 2028 decision after Paris frustrations
Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty said he is not ready to make a decision about competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Games after the Briton was left frustrated by illness and some of the team's decision-making in Paris.
Silencing the guns, not the birds: the EU and Colombia on a mission to make 'Peace with nature'
The Bahia Malaga Natural Park, located on the Colombian Pacific coast, is home to one of the world's richest areas of biodiversity. Around 1,400 species have been identified in this large bay, where turtles swim alongside the whales that come to breed each year.
Triathlon-Belgium's Van Riel clinches first men's T100 world title in Dubai
Belgian Marten Van Riel overcome the challenge provided by German Rico Bogen to secure the inaugural men's T100 triathlon world championship title on Sunday in Dubai.
Trio of Stirling coaches hailed in national awards
A trio of Stirling coaches ranging from the top level of Olympic competition to those working at the grassroots have been recognised for their work at an awards ceremony.