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Athletics supremo Coe hits out at high ticket prices at Paris Olympics

Organisers of next year's Olympic Games in Paris were under pressure on Tuesday to reconsider the cost of tickets during the two-week extravaganza following a warning from top athletics administrator Sebastian Coe that high prices could leave embarrassing gaps in stadiums.

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Don't Let Athletes' Families Miss Out At Paris Olympics, Says Coe

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Monday that the tickets for the Paris Olympics are "expensive" and pleaded for the families of athletes to be given priority by organisers.

International Business Times

France's champion handball boss urges players to work for Olympic glory

French handball coach Olivier Krumbholz urged his victorious women's world championship squad to dedicate themselves to the national team in order to retain their Olympic crown in Paris next summer.

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Thor Nilsen obituary

Norwegian rower, coach and administrator who was instrumental in modernising his sport and expanding its global reach

The Guardian - UK

My best winter ever: My new coach is a three-time Olympic champion - I’m guaranteed to win my first Zwift race

There have been ups and downs in my training for the 10-mile time trial. It turns out I groan when I dig deep

Cycling Weekly

'Divisive' Oly portfolio axed in new-look state cabinet

The revamped Queensland cabinet does not feature an Olympics portfolio, with new state premier Steven Miles saying it had become "divisive".

AAP

Melbourne-bound Matildas have eyes on Olympic medal

A first Olympic medal is on the radar for the Matildas, who will face Uzbekistan in Melbourne on February 28 to decide which nation qualifies for Paris.

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Antoine Dupont eyes Olympic gold and Toulouse glory in 2024 to bounce back from Rugby World Cup heartbreak

The French scrum-half will turn his focus to Rugby Sevens for next summer's Olympics on home soil

Evening Standard

‘The focus had to be on the ice’: Robin Cousins on skating and his double life as a gay Olympian

The 1980 BBC Sports Personality winner talks to Donald McRae about the road to glory at Lake Placid while having to keep his sexuality secret

The Guardian - UK

British athlete reportedly under investigation in doping case against Eric Lira

The identity of the individual has not been made public.

The Independent UK

British Olympian ‘received banned drugs’ in US, claim documents

A British male Olympian is being investigated by anti-doping authorities after US court documents claimed he received banned drugs while in America during 2021

The Guardian - UK

The Boys in the Boat review – George Clooney sports drama goes for patriotic boosterism

The director lays on the strident messaging in this clunky film, all about the gutsy underdogs of the US rowing team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Aussie sailors set task after earning Paris quota spots

There are no guarantees for Australia's sailors, who still have plenty of work to do to clinch Olympic tickets despite the team winning nine of 10 quota spots.

AAP

Paris peak the target for world-beating Aussie sevens

Two wins to begin the world rugby sevens series has led Australia's women to go "back to the drawing board" in an effort to peak for the Paris Olympics.

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The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra will inspire, but India has to be patient: Colin Jackson

KOLKATA: Colin Jackson is one of the greatest athletes to not have won an Olympic gold, although the former 110m hurdler has been a world champions multiple times, a world record holder and has innumerable titles under his belt. The cricketer-turned athlete, though, has no regrets.

The Independent UK

LeBron James expected to play in London ahead of Paris Olympics

Los Angeles Lakers star James has hinted he wants to be part of the squad that heads to Paris

The National (Scotland)

Josh Kerr vows to use SPOTY disappointment as motivation ahead of Olympic bid

The 1500m world champion was not among the six nominees for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

The Independent UK

Josh Kerr vows to use SPOTY disappointment as motivation for Olympics

The 1500m world champion was not among the six nominees for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

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AAP

Sailors defy Sydney 'hairdryer' to secure Paris quotas

Australian sailors have secured Olympic quota spots in the Nacra 17 and mixed 470 classes with dominant Sail Sydney efforts in torrid conditions.

Cycling Weekly

19 years, 18 Olympic gold medals and 17 world titles: meet the visionary behind the longest running women's professional cycling team in the world

Nicola Cranmer reflects on almost two decades of Team TWENTY24’s success.

Cycling Weekly

Laura Kenny: ‘I hope people don’t expect me to make it to the Olympics’

Five-time gold medallist says she was ready to sacrifice Olympics return to have second child

The Times of India

CM Patnaik inaugurates India's largest Sports science centre in Bhubaneswar

BHUBANESWAR: In a landmark step, Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated India's largest state-of-the-art sports science centre at the Kalinga Stadium here. The centre has been established in partnership with Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist. This inclusive facility, designed to cater to athletes across…

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History-chaser Campbell pushing limits in farewell tour

"Old timer" Cate Campbell knows she might need to go faster than ever before to become the first Australian to swim at five Olympic Games.

Sports Illustrated

NCAA President Wants to Spread the Wealth Among College Athletes

Charlie Baker spoke to Sports Illustrated on Monday about his proposal for a new college athletics model that would aim to benefit women athletes and Olympic-sport athletes.

Radio France Internationale

Afghanistan conflict precipitates Moscow 1980 Olympics boycott

Ancient Greek philosophers would surely have loved the irony: a politician positing a position with the hope of avoiding politicisation.

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