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Kirsty Coventry and whiteness in Zimbabwe: how sport can rewrite the political rules

Kirsty Coventry’s story is one of apparent contradictions. She’s a white woman celebrated as a national hero in a Black-majority Zimbabwe and an Olympic swimmer turned politician. She’s also now one of the most powerful figures in global sports as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Conversation

Big matchups and bigger bucks: Michael Johnson pledges Grand Slam Track will bring ‘fantasy to life’

Athletics legend says his new four-part event, which launches on Friday, is exactly what the sport needs

The Guardian - UK

Athletics World Watching As 'Grand Slam Track' Prepares For Launch

What is being billed as a "revolution" for the sport of athletics gets under way in Kingston on Friday with the opening meeting of US sprinting legend Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series.

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After devastating BMX injury, Kai Sakakibara makes winning return as para cyclist

Five years after a crash that left him with a life-changing brain injury the former Olympic hopeful has a national title to his name – and his sights set on the Paralympics

The Guardian - AU

Josh Kerr: ‘Grand Slam Track is the start of a new era, the stakes are so high’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The 1,500m world champion tells Jack Rathborn how he is embracing ‘a new era’ for athletics when he kicks off his Grand Slam Track campaign on Saturday and why he has no regrets after beating rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen but failing to win gold at last summer’s Olympics

The Independent UK

Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison title fight booked for UFC 316 in New Jersey

Julianna Peña will attempt to make the first defense of her second title reign against Olympic champ Kayla Harrison at UFC 316.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Altitude camp for Kristen Faulkner sets up return at Ardennes Classics and 'real fitness' for Grand Tours

Double gold Olympic champion makes pitch for fans to send her video reactions from solo road race victory

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Usain Bolt's dad dies after 'lengthy illness' as tributes pour in

Wellesley Bolt, father of Olympic legend Usain Bolt, has passed away at 68 after battling a lengthy illness

Evening Standard

Usain Bolt’s father dies aged 68 as tributes paid to ‘quiet force’ behind Olympic legend

Bolt was said to be close to his father, who has died after a lengthy illness in Jamaica

The Independent UK

Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father denies kicking Olympic champion and whipping daughter

The father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen has denied kicking the double Olympic gold medallist and whipping his daughter in the face with a towel

The Guardian - UK

Grand Slam Track: Schedule, times and start lists for first-ever event

World and Olympic champions including Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Cole Hocker will be in action in Jamaica

The Independent UK

How the architect who made modern Brisbane shaped the city’s 2032 Olympics stadium plans

Michael Rayner, who designed city’s skyscrapers, bridges and cultural venues, says new stadium will revitalise ‘rarely used’ park

The Guardian - AU

The US dominated figure skating's world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics

The Americans had arguably the best world championships in their long and distinguished figure skating history, and now they are pointing toward next season and the Olympics

The Independent UK

Ilia Malinin Establishes Himself As an Olympics Star in Waiting

The U.S. figure skater won his second straight world championship gold medal on Saturday, and it wasn’t even close.

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The Guardian - US

Chloe Kim wins halfpipe world title and nails down spot on 2026 Olympic team

Chloe Kim won her third snowboard halfpipe world championship Saturday in St Moritz, Switzerland, and secured a spot on the 2026 US Olympic team

AAP

'I steer the ship': Patterson's big change after Paris

Eleanor Patterson will be among a host of Australian stars at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne, having made some major changes since the Paris Olympics.

Evening Standard

Paralympian Hannah Cockroft: CBE comes at ‘unsure time’ for disabled community

Olympic and Paralympic gold medallists were honoured at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

I tried Olympic weightlifting for the first time – here are three things it's taught me

Being strong simply won't cut it

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Rebecca Adlington Reveals Devastating Health Diagnosis and Pleads for Help in Emotional Update

BBC sports presenter and Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington has revealed she’s recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease.

The Conversation

Not just the stadium: what Brisbane Olympic organisers are planning for

Brisbane was awarded the Olympics and Paralympics more than 1,300 days ago, and much has happened in between.

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Evening Standard

Rebecca Adlington diagnosed with life-changing disease

Double Olympic gold medallist swimmer Adlington, 36, made a plea to UK Government in a short clip explaining she has coeliac disease

Fortune

Ana Botín runs a bank with more customers than JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America—it takes the discipline of an Olympic athlete to do so

Ana Botín leads one of Europe’s largest banks by taking Saturdays off, capping emails off at 7.30 p.m. and following a religious health routine.

The National (Scotland)

Kirsty Muir on her injury setback, returning better than ever and her Olympic dreams

As a teenager, Kirsty Muir was one of Britain's most-promising freestyle skiers but at the end of 2023, she tore her ACL. However, despite being out…

The Independent UK

Olympic venue plans are in place for Brisbane 2032 and now the wait for construction begins

It’ll be another year or two before construction begins on the main Olympic stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics

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