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The Latest Breaking News from Olympics

The issues facing Paris 2024 Olympics with a under a year to go

Life as an Olympic athlete, or an aspiring one, goes in four year cycles.

The National (Scotland)

Paris booksellers angry at plans to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics

About 60% of bouquinistes along the Seine River will be moved on during the Games next year for security reasons

The Guardian - UK

Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships

The 26-year-old American won the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday at the world championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at worlds.

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Kayakers from 10 countries to take part in Malabar River Festival

Kerala will be the venue for the selection trials of Paris Olympics 2024 for the first time as part of the Malabar River Festival and the ninth International Whitewater Kayaking Championship to be held at Kodenchery in Kozhikode district from August 4 to 6. The ninth edition has kayakers from…

The Hindu

Vijay Kumar to seek appointment with Sports Minister after being ignored for SAI high performance coach role

Vijay Kumar to seek appointment with Sports Minister after being ignored for SAI high performance coach role. London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar was disillusioned when his achievements could not win him the post of high-performance coach with the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Seeking to contribute with his expertise,…

The Hindu

Katy Marchant learns to put 'I' in team on track return at UCI World Champs

Katy Marchant is thriving on the “discomfort” of being back in a team environment as she gears up for next week’s UCI Cycling World…

The National (Scotland)

Ria Percival: 'We have to get out of the group'

The Football Ferns have only once got out of their group stage at World Cups and Olympic Games and they're determined to do it again Sunday night in front of family and home fans.

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IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

The IOC has assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten

The Independent UK

Meet the man who put Egypt on the world table tennis map — Omar Assar

The 32-year-old’s obsession with the sport has driven him to historic performances at the Olympics and World Championships. But the paddler, who rubs shoulders with Mohamed Salah in the list of most popular Egyptian athletes, thinks he hasn’t hit his ceiling yet

The Hindu

‘Horned Up’ Athletes And ‘Muscle Babies’? Sam Richardson And Zoë Chao Share Ideas For The Afterparty Season 3

If The Afterparty Season 3 gets greenlit, Sam Richardson and Zoe Chao have a bizarre but very clever idea for a location.

Cinemablend

Women’s World Cup 2023: When do England play next?

The Lionesses overcame Nigeria to set up quarter-final tie

Evening Standard

Who are the BBC World Cup commentators? Alex Scott, Fara Williams and full list of pundits

To give viewers the best experience in this year’s fixtures, household names such as Gabby Logan will be at the forefront of the BBC coverage, while Laura Woods will take on the lead for ITV’s coverage - here’s everything you need to know about the pundits and presenters

The Independent UK

Hope and Lotus reveal even more radical Team GB track bike for Paris 2024

Lotus Engineering claims "significant aerodynamic gains" over previous model

Cycling News

Three wushu players from Arunachal bound for World University Games in China handed 'stapled visas', team held back

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued ‘stapled visas’ by the Chinese embassy here, which led to the entire team being held back while the players from other sports left the country.

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The Independent UK

Harry Potter helping gymnastics wizard Jake Jarman turn Commonwealth gold into Olympic glory

Four-time Commonwealth champion Jarman is targeting Paris 2024

The Times of India

India will host Olympics in future, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur expressed India's ambition to host the Olympics in the future during an event in Greater Noida. He emphasised that organising high-quality tournaments across various sporting disciplines will play a crucial role in elevating India to the status of a sporting superpower.

The Times of India

Three wushu players from Arunachal for World University Games in China handed 'stapled visas'

NEW DELHI: Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued 'stapled visas' by the Chinese embassy here, which led to the entire team being held back while the players from other sports left the country.

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The Conversation

How can you tell if hosting the Olympics or Commonwealth games offers value for money? Here are our expert tips

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ decision to back out of a commitment to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games because it might cost A$6 billion to $7 billion that did “not represent value for money” raises the question: is it even possible to work out the costs and benefits of such major…

Cycling News

'Your value is not based on your results' - Olympic Champion Jenny Rissveds on balancing road, mountain, and mental health

The 2016 Olympic Champion talks about committing to her mental health as she takes on a new challenge in road racing at the Tour de France Femmes

The Independent UK

Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics

Ukraine has signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events as “neutral athletes."

The Conversation

Gender, sexual orientation and ethnic identity: Australians could be asked new questions in the 2026 Census

August 2026 may seem like a long way away. Between now and then, there will be at least one federal election, the 2024 Paris Olympics will have been and gone, another Ashes cricket series will have taken place, and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will have just finished.

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 won’t solve the world’s problems – has anyone told the Olympic president?

Comment: IOC overlord Thomas Bach thinks the Olympics can help heal ‘division and war’ but Paris 2024 might want to solve its own troubles first, one year out from the Games

The Times of India

PV Sindhu: After blip, hunt for a bright spot

PV Sindhu's recent form is worrisome, but pundits reckon she's still India's best bet for the Olympics

The Times of India

Asiad trials winners demand postponement of World Championships trials

NEW DELHI: The winners of the wrestling selection trials for the Asian Games in Hangzhou have shot off a letter to the sports ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)-appointed ad-hoc panel demanding time till August 20 to prepare for another set of trials for the World Championships to be…

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