The defining moment of Simone Biles’ return to the world stage may have come before she even competed in a final. The 26-year-old superstar became the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault in international competition during qualifying at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, last weekend, meaning the difficult … Read more
The perfect day for Yuko Takahashi as the Japanese triathlete dominates in Hangzhou, defends her crown and wins gold in the 2023 Asian Games Women’s Triathlon Competition in China. China’s Xinyu Lin delivers an impressive race to earn silver and Yifan Yang produces a fine performance to claim bronze. Chun’an Jieshou Sports Centre set the … Read more
“There’s no breaking news from our side, unfortunately,” begins Kit McConnell. Early in the conversation, the International Olympic Committee’s Sports Director underlines that they are still in discussions with the Organising Committee of the 2028 Los Angeles Games over the inclusion of new sports to the programme. Cricket is considered to be one of the … Read more
IOC: Hijab is allowed in the Olympic Village In response to a set of questions from DW, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stated that athletes are only subject to the rules of their sporting federations at the Olympic Games. “For sporting competitions at Paris 2024, the wearing of the hijab is dependent on the competition … Read more
The hottest sports ticket in Asia-Pacific right now isn’t for a soccer match, an NBA exhibition game or even a swim meet. It’s for the medal event debut of competitive video gaming, or esports. The milestone moment is taking place at the quadrennial Asian Games — sometimes referred to as an “Asian Olympics.” Leading up … Read more
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Second in the rankings heading in to the Championship Finals but with the knowledge that gold would also win a first world title, Great Britain’s Beth Potter rose to the occasion in Pontevedra on Sunday afternoon, her imperious 10km seeing her become the first British World Triathlon champion since Vicky Holland in 2018. There was … Read more
At 8,30am local time in Pontevedra today, the 2023 World Triathlon Age-Group Standard-Distance Triathlon Championships will commence, followed by the 2023 World Triathlon Age Groups Standard Distance Aquabike Championships at 10.30am. Over 1,200 athletes will compete for world title and personal bests in the Age-Group Standard-Distance World Championships while nearly 400 triathletes will line up … Read more
World Triathlon today has announced four inductees for the sixth edition of the Hall of Fame. The induction took place took place at a gala dinner in Pontevedra, Spain, the city that is hosting this week the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals. The 2023 Award of Excellence was presented by the Women’s Committee during the … Read more
The permutations for who can become the next women’s World Triathlon Champion out of a possible (mathematically at least) nine athletes are complex, but one fact shines through them all; by Sunday evening, we will have brand new World Champ standing on top of the podium. This year’s title chase began where last year’s finished … Read more
After shockingly failing to medal during the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Team USA has lots of questions to answer before the 2024 Olympics in Paris. One of the reasons why Team USA struggled to even earn a bronze medal was due to a lack of size in the frontcourt. They struggled on the defensive end … Read more