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Learnt to enjoy the sport from Virat Kohli: Bhowneesh Mendiratta

GANDHINAGAR: Bhowneesh Mendiratta, 23, is jet-lagged after flying from Osijek (Croatia) to Delhi to Ahmedabad. Fellow shooter Shreyashi Singh tells him he has dark circles under his eyes. The heat at the Crowne shooting range in Ahmedabad is only making things difficult. But the young trap shooter is not complaining,…

The Times of India

Leeds' Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson announced as Dancing On Ice 2023 contestant

He won an Olympic bronze medal in the men's horizontal bar at the 2016 Summer Olympics;

Leeds Live

Marathon course for Paris Olympics announced; lots of uphill

The marathon course at the 2024 Paris Olympics will include a strength-draining 438 meters of uphill racing

The Independent UK

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Golf among 3 sports to debut at 2026 Commonwealth Games in Australia

Golf returned to the Olympics in Rio in 2016 and will now be part of the Commonwealth Games in Victoria in Australia, alongside BMX and coastal rowing in 2026

Daily Mirror

Brisbane Olympics president Andrew Liveris casts doubt over Gabba redevelopment plans

The Brisbane 2032 Olympics boss reveals the next steps in planning for the games and his desire to "create a feeling".

ABC News

Brisbane 2032 Olympics organiser defends sitting on board of fossil fuel company

Andrew Liveris says his position at Saudi Aramco means he ‘knows the solutions’ as he presides over climate-positive games

The Guardian - AU

Beijing Marathon to Return after 2-Year Covid Hiatus

Thousands of runners will line up for the Beijing marathon in November after a two-year Covid pause, organizers said, as sporting events gradually return to China. The world's most populous country has cancelled almost all international sports competitions since Covid emerged there in 2019, with the Beijing Winter Olympics in…

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Success key as Brisbane seeks Games brand

Performance on the field of play will be the measure of Olympic success, Kieren Perkins says, as Brisbane 2032 begins its search for a Games brand.

AAP

Olympic pentathlon eyes 'Ninja Warrior' courses for survival

The sport of modern pentathlon hopes to stave off Olympic removal by possibly adding “American Ninja Warrior” style obstacle courses

The Independent UK

Opportunity beckons for Australian sport

Australian Sports Commission CEO Kieren Perkins says a 10-year window of major events is a chance to set the nation up for long-term success.

AAP

The father who helped his son cross the finish line at the Olympics has died

A torn hamstring left sprinter Derek Redmond painfully limping through the last 200 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Then his father Jim emerged to help him cross the finish line, together.

WEKU

Father who helped son finish 400m race in iconic Olympic moment dies

Jim Redmond helping his injured son Derek over the finish line at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 remains one of the most iconic memories in the Games history

Daily Mirror

Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal

A top executive at a major Japanese publisher has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member

The Independent UK

Princess Royal named patron of group working to commemorate athlete Eric Liddell

The Eric Liddell 100 commemorates the runner and missionary’s achievements as the centenary of his success in the 1924 Paris Olympics approaches.

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Weynay Ghebresilasie hoping to represent Great Britain at Paris Olympics

A flag bearer for Eritrea at London 2012 he became eligible to run for Britain last year and finished ninth in the London Marathon.

The National (Scotland)

Denmark World Cup shirt protest over Qatar far too toned down - Susan Egelstaff

WHEN is a protest really a protest? And, perhaps more importantly, when is a protest really worth something?

AAP

Opals hopeful of building on WC success

Australia captain Tess Madgen hopes the Opals' charge to basketball World Cup bronze has laid the foundations for success at future Asia Cups and Olympics.

Reuters

Olympics-Russia slams idea of making athletes condemn war in order to compete

Russia accused the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday of violating Olympic principles by suggesting that its athletes might be allowed to return to competition provided they did not support the invasion of Ukraine.

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Olympics-Russian athletes who do not back invasion of Ukraine could return to competing - IOC president

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a return to competition of Russian athletes who do not support the country's invasion of Ukraine, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday.

ABC News

Paralympians welcome Qld Premier's title change after 'Minister for the Olympics' snub

Paralympic athletes say they welcome an addition of Paralympics to the Queensland Premier's formal titles but still question why it was left off in the first place.

The Hindu

Limitless Kipchoge continues chasing rabbits — one at a time

Every time the 37-year-old great runs a marathon, he strives to substantiate his belief that no human being is limited. He wants to keep going at least until the 2024 Paris Olympics and possibly break the mythical two-hour barrier before that — but for the moment, he is enjoying his…

Manchester Evening News

Michael Johnson shares what Keely Hodgkinson needs to do to become an all-time great

Hodgkinson, 20, announced herself on the world stage by winning 800m silver at the Tokyo Olympics last year while still a teenager before winning two silvers and a gold in this summer's World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships

Liverpool Echo

Beth Tweddle reveals her top tip to fill Simone Biles void at World Gymnastics Championships

Andrade, 23, stunned the watching world with the 'favela dance' to win gold and silver in Tokyo, the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic gymnastics medal

Irish Mirror

'Look at the medals': Aidan Walsh says it's business as usual for Irish boxers despire IABA unrest

There is still no replacement for Bernard Dunne as High Performance director but, with the Olympic qualifiers to come next year, Tokyo bronze medallist Walsh says he is staying positive and focused

The Times of India

This bunch of players is fearless, focused and fun-loving: Jhulan Goswami

Jhulan Goswami talks to TOI on the way ahead for women's cricket...

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