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Saga of sacrifices inspires Indian women hockey team for Asiad, Olympics

Savita Punia, Neha Goyal, Nikki Pradhan and Deep Grace are determined to break the jinx and make India proud. They are determined to break the 41-year gold medal jinx in the upcoming Asian Games. The team is confident of securing direct qualification to the Paris Olympics and making India proud.

The Hindu

Chris DeMarco, Bahamas National Team earn chance to qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics

While Steve Kerr is preparing Team USA for the FIBA World Cup, another member of his coaching staff is on the sideline for the Bahamian National Team this summer.

USA Today Sports Media Group

On this day in 2015: Mo Farah wins 10,000m World Championship gold in Beijing

Farah was ruthlessly focused as he burst away from the twin Kenyan challenge of Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and Paul Tanui down the home straight.

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Faith Kipyegon: from walking to school in rural Kenya to setting world athletics alight

All eyes are on Faith Kipyegon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. That’s because the Kenyan 1,500 metre and 5,000 metre star broke three world records in less than two months on her way to Hungary.

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Revealed: how London’s Olympic stadium is transformed during the summer

Timelapse video shows venue being converted for gigs, baseball, athletics and truck racing

Evening Standard

Timelapse video shows transformation of London stadium from West Ham ground to multi-use venue this summer

Footage shows how former Olympic stadium was transformed for baseball games, monster truck show and concerts

Evening Standard

On this day 2009: Usain Bolt breaks WR for World Championship 100m gold in 9.58

The triple Olympic champion stormed to victory in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, comfortably beating the mark of 9.69secs set in Beijing the previous year.

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Olympic star Helen Smart dies ‘suddenly’ after achieving headteacher dream

Tributes have been paid to former Olympic swimmer Helen Smart who passed away “suddenly” at the age of 43.

Evening Standard

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya: ‘I’m sure my career would be over if I was in Belarus now’

Sprinter who defected after the Tokyo Olympics has built a new life in Warsaw and won the right to run for Poland at this month’s world championships

The Guardian - UK

T20 cricket ‘very likely’ to feature at 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games

Cricket is closing in on an Olympic return, some 128 years since its last appearance, amid growing confidence of its inclusion at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles and beyond

The Guardian - 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 Independent UK

Korea Open 2023: Sindhu sinks, Rajawat enters second round; Sikki-Rohan too win

Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu’s inconsistent run continued as she made an opening round exit in the Korea Open Super 500 tournament with a narrow three-game loss to Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu-Po, here on July 18.

The Hindu

Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Makes Huge Announcement About Gymnastics Career

The gold medalist is back training, a year ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

Team GB Olympic figure skater joins fight to save Ayr Ice Rink as petition passes 5,000

Lewis Gibson is desperate to see the rink where he started out remain open.

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'Nothing is impossible' says Zaur Antia as Paris 2024 tickets on offer today for Irish boxers

Ireland's head coach will be in the corner for nine quarter-finals in Poland today, with seven of them Olympic qualifiers

Edinburgh Live

Former Team GB Olympic runner breaks decade-long Parkrun record in Edinburgh

Butchart, a former Team GB Olympic runner, crossed the line three seconds faster than the 11-year record held by Andy Baddeley. The 31-year-old took to Instagram to share the exciting news

Irish Mirror

Kellie Harrington celebrates Dublin Pride as she shares snap with wife Mandy

Dublin Pride takes place on Saturday and Harrington wished sent well wishes to her followers.

Evening Standard

Victoria Pendleton announces death of twin brother following ‘epic’ battle with brain tumour

The former Olympic track cyclist-turned-jockey hailed her sibling as ‘kind’ and ‘brave’ and said he would be ‘painfully missed by many’

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Irish Mirror

IOC expels IBA from Olympics with boxing to remain part of program for 2024 & 2028

The decision to expel the International Boxing Association was backed by 69 countries.

The Independent UK

IOC warns Afghanistan about Paris Olympics status over denying sports to women and girls

The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been put in question by the IOC over growing frustration with the Taliban blocking access to sport for women and girls

Al Jazeera

Ban on Israelis could see Indonesia lose World Beach Games

If Bali loses hosting rights for the Olympic-recognised event, it could hurt the country’s standing, analysts warn.

Newcastle Herald

$3 million upgrade for Hamilton's Darling Street Oval a boost for women's sport in Newcastle

The project is jointly funded by the Newcastle Olympic Football Club, council and state and federal governments.

Irish Mirror

Former Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie 'died of complications from childbirth'

Bowie passed away at her home in Florida last month

Daily Mirror

Tori Bowie cause of death was complications from childbirth, agent says

Tori Bowie, a 3x Olympic medalist and once the world's fastest woman, passed away in Florida aged 32 with her agent revealing she died from childbirth complications

Irish Mirror

2FM DJ Laura Fox announced as new host of Ireland's Fittest Family, alongside Olympic medallist Sonia O'Sullivan

Laura and Sonia will be two new faces to the Ireland Fittest Family team next year

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