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Douglass wins 200m breaststroke in American record at Knoxville Pro Swim

Washington (AFP) – Kate Douglass clocked an American record of 2min 19.30sec to win the women's 200m breaststroke on Saturday as the Pro Swim series...

Hendrickx shines at European figure skating championships

Kaunas (Lithuania) (AFP) – Loena Hendrickx, looking to make up for the heartbreak of 2023, eased into the lead after Thursday's short program at the...

French solo sailors begin quest to circle the world in just 50 days

Six sailors set out on the 40,000km around-the-world Ultim Challenge from France on Sunday, hoping to complete one of the sport's "biggest challenges" inside...

Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat ‘stabbed to death’ in Kenya

Nairobi (AFP) – Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reporting he had been stabbed to...

Lyles and Kipyegon named track athletes of the year

Paris (AFP) – American sprinter Noah Lyles and Kenya's Faith Kipyegon were named the men's and women's track athletes of the year by World Athletics...

IOC clears Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals in Paris Games

Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at next year's Paris Games as neutrals, outside...

UN General Assembly urges ‘Olympic Truce’ for Paris Games

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The UN General Assembly called Tuesday for the observance of a traditional "Olympic Truce" during the next year's Paris...

World champion Sakamoto takes Skate Canada short program

Montreal (AFP) – Two-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won Friday's women's short program at Skate Canada, the second event of the ISU...

New IOC member Yeoh aimed to be an Olympian not a movie star

Mumbai (AFP) – Michelle Yeoh said she had wanted to be an Olympian before becoming a movie star, after she was voted onto the International...

Russian Olympic Committee suspended by IOC over Ukraine move

Mumbai (AFP) – The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended Russia's national Olympic body with "immediate effect" for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine's membership. "The...

Kenyan Kiptum sets world record to win Chicago Marathon

Chicago (AFP) – Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men's world record to win Sunday's Chicago Marathon in two hours and 35 seconds while Dutch runner...

Biles wins beam and floor golds to reach 23 world titles

Antwerp (Belgium) (AFP) – US superstar Simone Biles won a record-extending 23rd world title on Sunday with gold in the floor final after also winning...

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