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05.10.2023

10 Things You May Not Know About Jesse Owens

Check out ten surprising facts about the Olympic track and field champion.

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01.10.2023

American Sha'Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning 100-meter world title

Richardson missed the Tokyo Olympics two years ago after a positive marijuana test

American Sha’Carri Richardson won the women's 100-meter world title, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test derailed her Olympic dreams.

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23.09.2023

Djokovic best in history, says Nadal

Rafael Nadal's last Grand Slam win came at the French Open in 2022, but with Novak Djokovic having overtaken his impressive haul of most major titles in men's tennis, the Spaniard conceded the Serbian is the best player in history.

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14.09.2023

Novak Djokovic on reaching greatness again and again: ‘You need to re-invent yourself’

The tennis star won the US Open on Sunday (10 September) to equal the all-time record for majors won. This week, he competes for Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage.

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09.09.2023

How Femke Bol bounced back from devastating fall to stand on top of the World

After a costly trip in the World Athletics Championships 4x400m mixed relay final left her nation medal-less when victory was within their grasp, Bol’s spectacular return to win two golds has left the athletics world salivating about her chances at Paris 2024.

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03.09.2023

Alex de Minaur: the quiet Australian star roaring into the top 10

Sit close enough to a tennis court when Alex de Minaur is at full velocity and the sound of shrieking, audible and ever-present during a point, tells the story of the busiest feet in tennis.

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31.08.2023

Verstappen goes for a record 10th win in a row

Red Bull's Max Verstappen can chalk up a record 10th Formula One win in a row on Sunday but those hoping against hope for a different winner at Monza can still find some comfort in history.

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31.08.2023

Simone Biles captures historic eighth title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships

The four-time Olympic gold medallist broke a 90-year-old record she previously shared with Alfred Jochim.

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25.08.2023

Tentoglou wins long jump gold after more late drama

Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece was involved in yet another last-round drama as he won long jump gold at the World Championships when his final leap of 8.52 metres edged him ahead of Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock by two centimetres on Thursday.

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20.08.2023

Alcaraz to face Djokovic for Cincinnati title

Carlos Alcaraz fended off a match point en route to a 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday to reach the Cincinnati Open final, where he will meet Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last month's riveting Wimbledon final.

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08.08.2023

Roger Federer turns 42: Take a look at one of the greatest tennis players of the modern era

Switzerland tennis legend Roger Federer, considered one of the greatest to ever pick up a racquet, turned 42 on Tuesday.

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07.08.2023

Simone Biles back on top with all-around win at the 2023 U.S. Classic

The 2016 Olympic all-around champion competed in her first competition since winning team silver and balance beam bronze at Tokyo 2020.

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05.08.2023

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan says goodbye to road cycling - his incredible career in numbers

The Slovak is retiring from road cycling at the end of this season to focus on mountain bike instead, where his goal is to win a medal at Paris 2024. But before that, he has one last go at the Word Championships road race in Glasgow on Sunday 6 August.

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18.07.2023

Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon title shows he is exactly who everyone thought he was

Novak Djokovic knows a thing or two about the talents and intangibles required to win big matches against the best players.

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09.07.2023

Elena Rybakina’s rise to prominence fuelled by Kazakhstan’s tennis dream

The Wimbledon champion switched from Russia to represent their ambitious neighbours and inspire a new generation

As the final days of high school beckoned for Elena Rybakina five years ago, she found herself at a crossroads in her life. Rybakina had enjoyed a strong junior career that saw her reach No 3 in the world, but she still had to decide whether to throw herself into the meat grinder of professional tennis or take up one of the countless scholarship offers she received from universities across the United States.

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05.07.2023

Eight-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina not listed among 2023 World Championships qualifiers

The artistic gymnastics veteran appears to be skipping the global event after missing out on an all-around qualification spot in June.

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12.06.2023

World records fall on thrilling night at 2023 Paris Diamond League

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (men's two miles), Faith Kipyegon (women's 5000m), and Lamecha Girma (men's 3000m steeplechase) re-write the record books on a historic night at the Stade Charléty in Paris.

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01.06.2023

Lance Armstrong - Tour de France, Doping, & Cancer - Biography

Lance Armstrong is a cancer survivor and former professional cyclist who was stripped of his seven Tour de France wins due to evidence of performance-enhancing drug use.

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26.04.2023

The First African Americans to Win Olympic Medals

Starting in the early 20th century, African American athletes began competing in the Games—and shattering records.

Since the first Olympic Games debuted in Athens, Greece in 1896, the gathering of the world’s dominant athletes has become a global event. But with historic discrimination and fewer opportunities for elite training, Black athletes faced immense challenges to compete. Nonetheless, starting in the early 20th century, African American athletes began competing in the Games—and shattering records.

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25.01.2023

U.S. Figure Skating Championships mark start of new era

Before a single jump, throw or twizzle, the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that begin Thursday are already guaranteed to be unlike any nationals in the last three decades.

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The 2023 World Figure Skating Championships Conclude in a Blaze of Glory for Japan

This Championship was pretty amazing! And it showed that without Russians it didn’t become less interesting. The public doesn’t need quads by 15 year olds to enjoy the competition

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Elena Anikina: "We hope, especially considering the position and strategy which IOC has now, that very soon the situation will be changed"

Apparently, soon Russia will have to build luge-bobsleigh tracks not only in Russia, but also in partner countries!) In terms of competitiveness for Russian bobsleigh, this is a st

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Alexander Tkachev: "We make sure that our athletes get the most important thing - the opportunity to compete"

Yes, it is an interesting vector of development, it is also important here what projects and initiatives Russia can offer for Asian countries? Will we be able to host the Asian Che

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Israeli gymnastics hit by allegations parents were asked to bribe judges

A great case, it seems tha now we need an analogue of WADA, who will investigate attempts to bribe judges, etc. It will be very interesting.

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Sport and politics: my experiences as an athlete

Все это лишь еще раз доказывает, что спорт должен оставаться вне политики. К сожалению, чаще всего это просто слова.

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Olympian, Nassar survivor Tasha Schwikert Moser on USA Gymnastics' board of directors

Очень круто, когда человек уверен, что именно он может что-то изменить, а особенно когда человек знает спорт изнутри. Уважать!

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Disqualified for running in a hijab, Noor Alexandria Abukaram turned pain into action

Хочу поблагодарить эту спортсменку за то, что она не побоялась поставить свою историю в пример. Я считаю, что спортсмен может раскрыть свою религию. Хиджаб – выявленная черта мусул

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Suni Lee finds support at Auburn after Olympics 'impostor syndrome'

Случайно, я знаю об этой спортсменке, сделал один вывод, что она точно не блещет, она очень солнечный человек. Жаль, что кто-то не был счастлив, когда она заслужила золото для свое

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'Anesthetic injections are....' - WADA chief on doping accusation on French Open winner Rafael Nadal

Да, конечно, спорт — это преодоление себя. А к Рафаэлю вопросов нет, только респект за шикарную игрушку. Но все же, мне кажется, нельзя на сто процентов сказать, что теннисистка то

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Give us a chance

Yes, I think athlets from foreign countries understand that all Championships and tournaments are not competitive enough without Russian athlets. I think one day when the situatio

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Sport and Politics. Instead of afterword

The question of connection between Sports and Politics was always "exstra burning". So I am interested in your opinion: where should be the border between sport and politics and wh

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“Oh, come on, where’s the medals?” or Do the media force athletes too hard?

I am pleased to announce that the British duck has been broken. Team GB will win at least one silver by the end of the Games on Sunday following their win in the Men's Curling semi

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