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Paris to honour murdered Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

Paris is to honour murdered Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her, according to the French capital's Mayor Anne Hidalgo. Cheptegei, who competed in the women's marathon during the Paris Olympics last month, succumbed to severe burns on Thursday after being doused with petrol and…

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Funeral For Slain Athlete Cheptegei In Uganda On Sept 14

The funeral for Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died in Kenya after being set on fire by her boyfriend, will be held on September 14 in her home country, organisers said Sunday.

International Business Times

Ugandan runner's death & gender violence

Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in the women's marathon at the Paris Games in August, was killed by her boyfriend

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Jonnie Peacock urges Lord Coe to include Para athletics in Diamond League meets

The 31-year-old name-checked World Athletics president Lord Coe as he called for his event to be included in future Diamond League meets.

The Independent UK

Transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo fails to reach 400m final on Paralympic debut

The Italian transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo was emotionally overwhelmed after missing out on the final of the women’s T12 400m

The Guardian - UK

Some Paralympic athletes will receive 75% less than their Olympic peers for winning a gold medal

"Ultimately, I do this because I love it. We want parity and that's what we push for every time."

Fortune

Paralympics 2024: Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo qualifies for women’s T12 400m semi-finals

Visually-impaired Italian previously won 11 national titles in the men's category as a married father of two

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Hannah Cockroft pushes for equal prize money after latest Paralympics triumph

Cockroft was a class above her rivals in the women’s T34 100m final and delivered Great Britain’s first athletics gold of the Paris Games in a time of 16.8 seconds

The Independent UK

Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage

The Paralympic Games, now a major global event, has a history rooted in rehabilitation.

The Conversation

Wada investigator ‘helped’ with Usada scheme to recruit Kenyan runner

Wada insists it ordered Usada to shut down programme, with the agencies in a war of words after Observer investigation

The Guardian - UK

Olympics 2024: Sebastian Coe hints at bid for IOC presidency

Thomas Bach will step down from role in June 2025

Evening Standard

Sebastian Coe hints strongly at IOC presidency bid to succeed Thomas Bach

Sebastian Coe has given his clearest signal yet that he plans to run for the job as IOC president when Thomas Bach leaves the post next year

The Guardian - UK

Sebastian Coe explains stance over running for IOC president

Thomas Bach, the current IOC president, is stepping down in 2025

The Independent UK

Dominic Lobalu: The refugee team athlete running for Olympic glory

The elite runner, originally from South Sudan, has overcome years of adversity to become a decorated sportsman. Ahead of a new documentary ‘To Chase a Dream’, he talks to Ben Bloom about representing stateless migrants and going for the top prize

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The Conversation

We ranked all 34 Olympic sports by sustainability – here’s the leaderboard

Ahead of the 2024 games in Paris, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked all Olympic sports to prepare sustainability strategies. Sustainability, it said, was central to the Olympic movement. But some sports didn’t respond at all, and there is a wide gap between the best and worst performers.

Evening Standard

What next for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone after stunning 400m hurdles world record at Paris Olympics?

Push to break 50-second barrier or move to flat 400m among options

The Independent UK

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work

Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women's sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout

The Guardian - UK

Noah Lyles proves the perfect star for the perfect stage: this is his Games

American sprinter has been talking about this for so long, sketching out his legend in plain sight. It took 30 paces to make it real

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Stunning Multi-Frame Overlay Captures Epic 100m Final

This photo tells thousands upon thousands of words.

The Guardian - UK

Femke Bol stuns with bolt from blue on Olympic night short of star power

Dutch hurdler helps mixed relay team win dramatic gold but lack of big names felt as sport strives for recognition

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World Athletics To Award Prize Money To Olympic Gold Medalists

World Athletics to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists at Paris 2024 Games, marking a significant shift in rewarding athletes.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s epic Olympic rivalry explained: ‘I would have beaten him blindfolded’

Defending Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen fired a shot at ‘the Brit who never competes’ ahead of the ‘race for the ages’ on Tuesday night

Sports Illustrated

What is a Decathlon? Every Sport in the Event

It's hard enough to qualify for the Olympic Games in one event. How about qualifying for 10? That's essentially what Decathlon athletes are tasked with doing,

The National (Scotland)

Josh Kerr remains on Olympics mission and oblivious to Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s taunts

World 1500m champion Josh Kerr insists his rivalry with Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen is the last thing on his mind as he looks to back up that…

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr remains on mission and oblivious to Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s taunts

World Athletics president Lord Coe predicts a ‘race for the ages’ if they meet in the 1500 metres final in Paris.

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