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“Paralyzing Thoughts”: Simone Biles’ Confession Reminds Gymnastics Legend Of Her Own Trauma Decades After Olympics

In the high-stakes competitive realm of sports, where triumphs and strengths are celebrated with pomp and show, failures are often hidden. But in the world of gymnastics, two phenomenal figures have broken the silence on an issue that…

Sunday sport quiz: Bradman, the Olympics and a curly AFL question

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Challenge yourself with our sports quiz, a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport, and the big events in sporting history.

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2023/24 Ghana Premier League week 30: Legon Cities vs Great Olympics – Preview

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Legon Cities will take on Great Olympics on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Theater of Dreams in match week 30 of the 2023/24 Ghana Premier League.With 38 points from 29 games, Legon Cities currently holds the eleventh position on the…

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Sports News | Kenyan Runner Kwemoi Banned 6 Years for Blood Doping and Stripped of Olympics, World Champs Results

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Kenyan 10,000-meter runner Rodgers Kwemoi was banned for six years on Friday for suspected blood doping 18 times and disqualified from Olympics and world championships races.

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'I want to be Gabby Douglas': What the return of the 2012 Olympic champion means to the sport

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To the generation of younger gymnasts who watched Gabby Douglas become the sport's first Black Olympic all-around champion in 2012, competing alongside her at this weekend's U.S. Classic is a surreal moment.

Sports News | Pride House on Seine River Barge is Inaugurated by Paris Olympics Organizers

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. The Pride House of the Paris Olympics was inaugurated on a barge in the Seine River by Games organizers on Friday.

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Sports News | Archer Deepika Kumari to Train in Korea Ahead of World Qualifiers, Mission Olympic Cell Approves Multiple Proposals

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Proposals from athletes Eldhose Paul and Kishore Kumar Jena and badminton player HS Prannoy were also approved. TOPS will provide assistance to Eldhose to compete in two international…

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Sports News | Sift, Aishwary Identified as Top Shooters in 3P Olympic Events

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. The top two shooters in the women's and men's 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P) events of the ongoing Olympic Selection Trials (OST) 3 and 4 Rifle/Pistol, were identified here on Friday at…

Sports News | Please Let Us Compete in Paris, We Need Mental Peace Before Olympics: Women Quota Winners

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Paris Games quota-winning women wrestlers on Friday pleaded with the national federation not to subject them to selection trials, saying that every single step they take and every…

Sports News | Shooter Manu Bhaker Continues to Dominate Olympic Selection Trials

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Olympian Manu Bhaker displayed complete dominance in 10m air pistol Olympic Selection Trials (OST), shooting a superb score to overcome the challenge of Asian Games medallist Esha…

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Sports News | My Records Not Under Threat for Now: Usain Bolt

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Usain Bolt is going to be back at the Olympics after eight years.

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UFC Icons Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen Explain Why MMA Will Not Be an Olympic Sport Ahead of Paris 2024

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Combat sports like wrestling and boxing have already found their place in the Olympics. But will MMA ever achieve the same stature to enlist itself as an Olympic sport? Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen don’t think so. Disappointed? Well,…

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CBC Sports Late Night: Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials - Toronto - Day 4

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CBC Sports will be your guide to all the Day 4 action from the Complex Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto at the Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials.

Thursday, May 16

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Why Did Gabby Douglas Leave Gymnastics? Exploring the Reason Behind Olympic Champion Quitting Sport Twice

Gabby Douglas, the 2012 all-around Olympic gold medalist, made an improbable return to gymnastics nearly eight years ago – the reason? Paris Olympics. Having recently secured her spot in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in April, her…

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Victim of Racism, Gabby Douglas’ Mother’s Last-Minute Decision Saved Her From Quitting the Sport

In 2012, Virginia native Gabby Douglas made history by becoming the first African-American to win the Olympic all-around title at the London Olympics. This groundbreaking moment inspired generations of gymnasts, including the legendary…

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Sports News | Very Happy to Participate in Competition in India After Three Years: Neeraj Chopra

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Olympic and World Championships gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra took to social media on Thursday to express happiness at his triumphant return to national-level…

Sports News | Aim is to Breach Qualification Mark for Olympics: Animesh Kujur

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Animesh Kujur made a big splash at the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition by getting personal bests in the 200m and 100m sprints with timings of 20.62s and 10.50s…

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Sports News | Neeraj Chopra Set to Compete in Ostrava Golden Spike Athletics Meet on May 28

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. This upcoming meet, which is also a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold label event, is the 63rd edition of the Ostrava Golden Spike competition. On the road to the Paris Olympics…

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Sports News | Anjum, Swapnil Post First Win of Olympic Selection Trials

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Anjum Moudgil and Swapnil Kusale, posted their first victories of the ongoing Rifle and Pistol Olympic Selection Trials (OST) 3 and 4, winning the women's and men's 50M Rifle 3…