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Did Sha’Carri Richardson Win US Olympic Trials 2021? Why Was She Banned?

In June 2021, Sha’Carri Richardson electrified everyone at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. This sprinter, popular for her lightning-fast acceleration, won the women’s 100-meter race and qualified for the Olympics in Tokyo. But an…

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Erriyon Knighton Escapes Ban but Burrito Victim Shelby Houlihan Is Still Paying for Doping Around US Olympic Trials

Track and field is a sport that maintains a stringent stance on anti-doping measures, regardless of an athlete’s wealth or success. Since the establishment of the Athletics Integrity Unit in April 2017 to oversee drug testing and…

Minister Tasks Athletes To Use CAA Champs In Douala As Olympic Dress Rehearsal

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The Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh, has tasked the Nigerian athletes to treat the upcoming African Athletics Championship in Cameroon as a perfect rehearsal for the Olympic Games in Paris. Senator Enoh made the known following…

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High stakes, historic rewards: Olympic sports with the most injuries

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As Paris 2024 approaches, Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore the sports with the highest rates of injuries and recovery time.

High stakes, historic rewards: Olympic sports with the most injuries

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As Paris 2024 approaches, Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore the sports with the highest rates of injuries and recovery time.

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Sports Minister Tasks Team Nigeria Athletes To Use African Championship As Rehearsal For Olympics

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The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has urged Nigerian athletes to treat the upcoming African Championship in Cameroon as a perfect rehearsal for the Olympic Games in Paris.

Nigerian athletes urged to use African Championship as Olympic rehearsal

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Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh has encouraged Nigerian athletes to treat the upcoming African Championship in Cameroon as a vital practice for the Olympic Games in Paris later this year. This message was…

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Paris Olympics: American Coach Who Used NBA to Help Japan Win Medal at Tokyo Chosen to Helm Men’s Team

The Paris Olympics has all sports lovers of the USA on their toes. With the Team Trials keeping the coming days packed, the attention on American athletes and coaches has never been so intense. However, not all of these names will end up…

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Use African Championship as Olympic rehearsal – Sports Minister, Enoh to Nigerian athletes

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The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has urged Nigerian athletes to treat the upcoming African Championship in Cameroon as a perfect rehearsal for the Olympic Games in Paris later this year. This was…

International Olympic Day 2024 Date and Theme: History and Significance of Olympic Day Run That Promotes Olympic Values To Try New Sports and Other Physical Activities

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As we prepare to celebrate International Olympic Day 2024, here, we bring you the Olympic Day Run 2024 date, history and significance of the day that promotes that promotes Olympic values, encourages people to try new sports and other…

Olympic icon Michael Johnson launches new $12.6m Grand Slam Track ‘revolution’ with two new events in USA

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OLYMPIC legend Michael Johnson has launched a new track league that he hopes will transform the sport.

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Despite 7 Olympic Golds, Caeleb Dressel Revealed How Mental Health Struggles Made Chlorine the Biggest Trigger

Simone Biles isn’t the only one to have braved tumultuous waters and come out strong. The psychological stressors of sport spare no man and ace swimmer Caeleb Dressel was no exception. The iconic US swimmer, was once terrified of chlorine!…

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Sports News | Indian Archers Miss World Cup Medals, but Eye Olympic Team Quotas

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Indian recurve archery outfits produced a sloppy show and failed to win a medal in the World Cup Stage 3 here on Thursday, but they have closed in on Paris Olympics team quotas based…

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Sports News | Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shubhankar Sharma Join List of Olympians, Set to Represent India at Paris 2024

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Olympic debutants Shubhankar and Gaganjeet punched their tickets to Paris after they were placed 48 and 54 respectively in the final OGR list

Sports News | Indian Rower Balraj Panwar to Leave for Paris 20 Days in Advance to 'acclimatise Well'

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Competing in the high-endurance men's singles sculls rowing event at the Olympics can be tough, but Balraj Panwar, India's only qualifier for the Paris Games, hopes to make it count by…

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COVID-19 hit German Olympic athletics qualifiers

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Corona virus infections have hit some athletes ahead of the German Athletics Championships, which acted as a last chance for Olympic qualification. German Athletics Association head of sport Jörg Bügner

Sports News | Hockey India Names 27 Core Probables for Pre-Olympic Camp; Striker Dilpreet Misses out

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Hockey India on Thursday decided to keep faith in its proven performers while announcing a 27-strong list of men's team core probables for a pre-Olympic national camp which will be…

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Sports News | Olympic Sprinter Knighton Allowed to Run at US Trials After Contamination Case

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Sprinter Erriyon Knighton tested positive for a banned substance that an arbitration panel determined came from contaminated meat, a decision that keeps the 200-meter specialist…

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From fighting boys to Saudi Olympic history for female taekwondo star

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Saudi taekwondo standout Donia Abu Taleb had an unusual introduction to the sport: for years she trained at a boys' club because there were no girls to compete with."I started taekwondo when I was eight years old and there was no support…

Róisín McGettigan-Dumas helping athletes deal with what comes after the Olympics

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Róisín McGettigan-Dumas has more than a brief cameo in Lauren Fleshman’s excellent book Good for a Girl; My Life Running in a Man’s World which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year last year.