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American Gymnast Jade Carey Falls In Floor Routine Qualifiers

American gymnast Jade Carey faces a setback in the Tokyo Olympics floor routine qualifiers but remains determined to bounce back and defend her gold medal.

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Welsford backs measures after horror Tokyo Games crash

Alex Porter's high-speed face plant because of a snapped handlebar at the Tokyo Olympics prompted an AusCycling review into equipment quality control.

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Are the Olympic Games politically neutral?

In the early 20th century, the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, wrote that the competition ought to be “free from political interference”. Yet it’s often hard for champions to escape world affairs. Take the example of Algerian judoka, Fethi Nourine, who withdrew in from the Tokyo…

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Indicted Mogul Takes On Japan's 'Hostage Justice' System

The ex-chairman of a major Japanese publishing house who was indicted over bribery allegations linked to the Tokyo Olympics sued the government on Thursday over its so-called "hostage justice" detention system.

International Business Times

Team USA's Olympic kit unveiled: design elements unite all 5 cycling disciplines

USA Cycling today unveiled the official Team USA cycling kits for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Made by apparel manufacturer CUORE, the kits retain the iconic white from the Tokyo Olympics and include stars representing the five disciplines of cycling

Cycling Weekly

Meditation And AI As Paris Olympics Embraces 'Mindfulness'

Three years after gymnastics superstar Simone Biles put the mental health of athletes centre stage at the Tokyo Olympics, this year's Paris Games will demonstrate how greater awareness has translated into better care and support.

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Olympic gold medallist Chelsea Hodges quits swimming

Australian breaststroker Chelsea Hodges, a relay gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, has been forced to retire because of injury.

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On Chinese doping case, lawmakers demand action, answers from Olympic and law-enforcement leaders

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have sent a letter to the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency asking for answers about the case in which 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite positive tests for a banned drug

The Independent UK

Japan Wrestles With Legacy Of Graft-stained Games In Paris Warning

Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this summer in the French capital.

International Business Times

Chinese swimming row rumbles on as Ukad joins clamour for investigation

UK Anti-Doping has called for an independent review into events that led to 23 Chinese swimmers competing at the Tokyo Olympics despite recording positive drug tests

The Guardian - UK

Aquatics GB ‘extremely concerned’ by Chinese swimmers doping row

Aquatics GB has said it is ‘extremely concerned’ by the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance but were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics

The Guardian - UK

China Calls Swimmer Doping Reports 'Fake News'

The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) -- a prescription heart drug that is banned in athletes because it can enhance performance -- before the Games three years ago.

International Business Times

Chinese Swimmers Failed Doping Tests Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics

Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed Saturday, defending the decision to let them compete based on China's findings they had ingested it unknowingly.

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Maggie Macneil And Teammates Shine In Victory Celebration

Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil's victory at the Tokyo Olympics showcases talent, dedication, and the importance of teamwork in achieving success.

The Independent UK

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges

The Independent UK

Soccer star Paulinho becomes torchbearer in Brazil for his sometimes-persecuted Afro-Brazilian faith

When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the Tokyo Olympics, he celebrated by pointing an imaginary arrow at the flashing cameras as homage to a deity in his persecuted Afro-Brazilian faith

The Independent UK

‘You represent the best of America’ – Simone Biles lauded by President Joe Biden

The 19-time world champion had to pull out of five of her six finals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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The Independent UK

Pole vault pair agree to share gold medal at World Championships: ‘Did we just become best friends?!’

A gold was shared at the Tokyo Olympics in the high jump to set a new precedent for the possibility

The Guardian - UK

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya: ‘I’m sure my career would be over if I was in Belarus now’

Sprinter who defected after the Tokyo Olympics has built a new life in Warsaw and won the right to run for Poland at this month’s world championships

The Independent UK

Simone Biles makes stunning gymnastics return after two-year break: ‘It means the world’

Biles won the US Classic in Chicago as she returned to competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK

Simone Biles makes stunning gymnastics return after two-year break: ‘It means the world’

Biles won the US Classic in Chicago as she returned to competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK

It means the world – Simone Biles makes stunning return after two-year break

Biles won the US Classic in Chicago as she returned to competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics.

The Guardian - UK

Most Zambia players enter Women’s World Cup unpaid for almost two years

Most members of Zambia’s Women’s World Cup squad have not been paid for by their football federation since competing at the Tokyo Olympics

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Para athletes test skills by taking on their able-bodied counterparts

Top-level disabled and able-bodied athletes have started competing against one another in some sports, such as table tennis and shooting, in the wake of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held in 2021.

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