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Steenbergen wins women’s 100m freestyle world title

Steenbergen wins women’s 100m freestyle world title

February 18, 2024 | by english_Alyurae |

Doha (AFP) – Dutch swimmer Marrit Steenbergen claimed gold in the women’s 100m freestyle at the world championships in Doha on Friday. Marrit Steenbergen celebrates her 100m freestyle world title © MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP Five months ahead of the Paris Olympics,…

Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years

Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years

December 27, 2022 | by english_Alyurae |

(Reuters) – A Minsk court sentenced in absentia former Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia and political activist Alexander Opeykin to 12 years in prison for calling for sanctions and actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus. “They were found…