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Katinka Hosszu, the ’Iron Lady’ of swimming, retires after stellar career

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Katinka Hosszu, the ’Iron Lady’ of swimming, retires after stellar career

Three-time Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, one of the greatest all-around swimmers, has announced her retirement. Known as the “Iron Lady” of swimming for her gruelling repertoire of events, the 35-year-old Hosszu competed at five Olympic Games. Hosszu won her three individual gold medals in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, in the 100-meter backstroke, as well as her signature …

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Katinka Hosszu, the ‘Iron Lady’ of swimming, retires after stellar career

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Three-time Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, one of the greatest all-around swimmers, has announced her retirement. Known as the “Iron Lady” of swimming for her gruelling repertoire of events, the 35-year-old Hosszu competed at five Olympic Games. Hosszu won her three individual gold medals in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, in the 100-meter backstroke, as well …

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Passion for sport is all that matters, says Vijayawada-based swimmer who got selected for National Games

The Hindu

A day in the life of U. Premamrutha, a Vijayawada-based swimmer who has been selected for the National Games, includes waking up at 4.30 a.m., going for swimming training sessions, catching up with her missed school classes and going again for training. In 2024, she received four gold medals at the 77th Senior State Aquatic Championship held at Bapatla and …

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Simone Biles addresses whether she will return at LA Olympics 2028

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Simone Biles addresses whether she will return at LA Olympics 2028

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Simone Biles says competing at Olympics in 2028 would be ‘greedy’

CNN

CNN — It’s the question that keeps being asked, but one that is yet to have a definitive answer. Simone Biles’ participation at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is one that has triggered much debate, but the American is yet to make a concrete decision. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Biles explained there is a lot …

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1 week ago

Beatrice Chebet: Kenyan runner smashes her own 5,000m women’s world record

CNN

CNN — As many were getting ready to welcome in the New Year on Tuesday, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet was busy breaking a world record. The 24-year-old, who won two Olympic gold medals in 2024, capped off her brilliant year by smashing her own women’s 5,000m road world record at the Cursa dels Nassos race in Barcelona, Spain. “Two races in …

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Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark

The Hindu

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s 5km world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Tuesday as she finished a blockbuster year on a high. The Kenyan beat her previous record - set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race - by 19 …

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Osaka won't 'hang around' if the results don't come

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Osaka won't 'hang around' if the results don't come

China Daily

Naomi Osaka WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won't "hang around" in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations. "I don't think I'm the type of player that would hang around," Osaka told reporters. "Even though I got injured in Beijing, which was my last tournament, I feel pretty optimistic about …

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Osaka won't 'hang around' if the results don't come

China Daily

Naomi Osaka WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won't "hang around" in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations. "I don't think I'm the type of player that would hang around," Osaka told reporters. "Even though I got injured in Beijing, which was my last tournament, I feel pretty optimistic about …

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2024, Year in Sports, Swimming: China’s doping scandal; Schooling and McKeon’s retirement; Ledecky- the most decorated female Olympic swimmer

The Hindu

In 2024, the world of swimming saw major milestones, with athletes retiring and new records being set. Record-breaking performances, including Ariarne Titmus’s world record in the 200m freestyle and Ledecky’s historic achievements, kept the sport in the spotlight, culminating in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where new champions emerged. Gretchen Walsh sets 100m fly world record at the U.S. Olympic swimming …

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Shocking state of Olympic medal: Swimmer jokes it’s from ‘Paris 1924’

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Shocking state of Olympic medal: Swimmer jokes it’s from ‘Paris 1924’

Hindustan Times

The Paris 2024 Olympics, while showcasing remarkable athletic achievements, were also marked by several controversies that sparked global debate. From the scene during the opening ceremony tableau, where an act by drag queens and dancers made some connect the moment with Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper about Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles to the country’s citizens raising environmental …

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Naomi Osaka says she won’t “hang around” in tennis if the results don’t come

Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she won’t “hang around” in tennis if her results fail to match her high expectations. “I don’t think I’m the type of player that would hang around,” Osaka told reporters. “I’d rather spend time with my daughter if I’m not where I think I should be and where I …

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French swimmers reveal shocking state of their Olympic bronze medals four months on from Paris 2024 - after terrible conditions of medals went viral in summer

Daily Mail

Two French swimmers have become the latest Olympians to complain about the shocking state of their bronze medals - four months on from the close of the Paris Games. Clement Secchi shares a picture of his medal alongside the caption 'crocodile skin' Team-mate Yohann Ndoye-Brouard responds by posting his own rusty bronze medal on X Ndoye-Brouard and Secchi won bronze …

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Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: List of nominees for Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award

The Hindu

2024 was a landmark year for Indian sports, marked by historic achievements. Before that, she bagged bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup 2024 Stage II in Granada Achievements: Won bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol in the Paris Olympics Won bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in Paris Won bronze …

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‘Who is she?’ Why Britain’s greatest Paralympian Sarah Storey still lacks recognition

The Independent

By any objective measure, Dame Sarah Storey might be Great Britain’s greatest sportsperson. open image in gallery Dame Sarah storey attended this year’s Spoty in a walking boot after her ‘Dancing on Ice’ injury open image in gallery Storey jazzed up her air boot for the ceremony Storey explains that the reaction to her withdrawal from Dancing on Ice just …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Looking back 2024: 10 controversies that rocked sporting world

The Hindu

The year 2024 was remarkable for sports, with significant milestones achieved in various fields, including cricket, Olympics, and chess, among others. India celebrated its victory at the ICC T-20 World Cup 2024, 18-year-old D. Gukesh became the youngest World Chess champion, and the country showcased impressive performances at the Paris Olympics. Vinesh Phogat Paris Olympics disqualification Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s …

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Ten big moments of the 2024 Olympics

Deccan Chronicle

Paris: The biggest sporting event of 2024 was without doubt the Parisian high-wire double-act of the Olympic Games followed by the Paralympics. - Djokovic's 'greatest achievement' - At the age of 37, Novak Djokovic finally won an Olympic gold medal to go along with his 24 Grand Slam titles, describing the moment as his "greatest achievement". After South Korea won …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

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The Best Women’s Sports Moments Of 2024

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Simone Biles, Caitlin Clark, Sha'Carri Richardson and Coco Gauff. “It’s the investments of brands, the viewership of fans, places like ESPN putting it on TV, the availability, the programming and last but not least at all, it’s the performance of the athletes.” “We are finally seeing all of these things pulling in the same direction,” she added, “and it’s created …

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Keely Hodgkinson: The track superstar with the world at her feet

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Keely Hodgkinson: The track superstar with the world at her feet

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How SPOTY favourite Keely Hodgkinson became Britain’s best loved athlete

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Australia's Ashleigh Gentle wins bronze for Australia at Ironman 70.3 World Championship

ABC

Australia's Ashleigh Gentle has claimed bronze at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, charging through the field to finish on the podium in Taupō, New Zealand. Lining up for her first Ironman 70.3 World Championship, Gentle crossed the line in 4 hours, 3 minutes and 1 second. The world's top women took to Lake Taupō on Saturday and Gentle was 44 …

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10 sports stars who could shine in 2025

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Teen to represent Australia at 2025 Disabled Water Ski World Championships after boating accident

ABC

Fifteen-year-old Loxton school girl Eira Dalzell is set to wear the green and gold for Australia next year after overcoming a traumatic waterskiing accident three years ago that permanently damaged her hand. "Both of the girls ended up under the boat and unfortunately the propeller … got Eira's hand and her leg and nothing else, which we were very, very …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

14-time Olympic medalist Emma McKeon retires from swimming

Associated Press

SYDNEY — Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, announced her retirement from competitive swimming on Monday. McKeon holds the Australian record of 14 Olympic medals — six of them gold — won over three Summer Olympics, while her seven-medal haul at Tokyo 2020 is the most ever by a female swimmer at a single Games and equal most for any …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australia’s most decorated Olympian Emma McKeon retires from swimming

The Hindu

Swimmer Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian and an eight-time world-record holder, retired from the sport on Monday aged 30. “She was and will continue to be a great role model for younger athletes,” said Australian swim team head coach Rohan Taylor. What she has achieved in our sport is unsurpassed.” Australia’s Olympic Committee hailed her for consistently “setting the …

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Australian swimmer Emma Mckeon retires

ABC

Sally Sara: Australia's most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, has announced she's hanging up the goggles and retiring from competitive swimming. Luke Radford: Australian Olympic history is full of swimmers who've made a splash, but none more so than Emma McKeon. Luke Radford: While it's Olympic glory that captures the public's attention, she also won 20 World Championship medals and is …

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Jane Figueiredo daring to dream retired Tom Daley will dive back into Team GB

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Dive, dream, discover

China Daily

The pair take a selfie with Kim Mi-rae of DPR Korea in Paris. "The feeling of diving off the platform became something I truly enjoyed," she says. In 2018, Chen won her first national title in a senior competition, taking gold in the women's individual 10m platform at the National Diving Championships. Alongside teammate Zhang Jiaqi, she claimed gold in …

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Lizzie Deignan to retire after 2025 season

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Former cycling world champion Lizzie Deignan to retire at the end of next season

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LONDON — British cyclist Lizzie Deignan, a former world champion and the only woman to win the ‘triple crown’ of monuments, will retire at the end of next season. Deignan was the first British athlete to win a medal on home soil at the 2012 London Olympics, earning silver in the women’s road race. Her Lidl-Trek team said in a …

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From vilified ‘drug cheat’ to Olympic gold: Inside freestyle swimmer Shayna Jack’s extraordinary comeback

ABC

After being unfairly labelled a drug cheat, after missing an Olympics through a two-year ban, after clawing her way back into the Australian team, Shayna Jack is sitting on the pool deck, nursing a broken hand. "I was told there's no way I'm going back," Jack tells Australian Story. "Not only did I defy the odds and come back, I …

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2 months ago

Meet the 17-year-old defending her title as pickleball World Champion

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Meet the 17-year-old defending her title as pickleball World Champion SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. So when we first started playing, everybody was like, oh, you need to play slower, like, hit softer shots. When we first started playing tournaments, I was actually playing at the lowest level, and my mom started playing pro from, …

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Jodie Comer supports childhood friend Katarina Johnson-Thompson at the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards as Olympian wins Sportswoman gong

Daily Mail

Jodie Comer put on a leggy display as she attended the 2024 Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards at Claridge's Hotel to support her childhood pal Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Jodie Comer put on a leggy display as she attended the 2024 Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards at Claridge's Hotel to support her childhood pal Katarina Johnson-Thompson The actress, …

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Katie Boulter breaks into world’s top 25 for first time after reaching another WTA Tour final

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Young Prodigy Pan Zhanle: A Swimming Sensation That's Hard to Beat

China Daily

Pan Zhanle's remarkable performances at the Paris Olympics have captivated the world. At 10 years old, he set new world records in the 100m and 4x100m medley relay, showcasing his exceptional speed and determination. His hometown of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, has produced numerous swimming champions, and Pan's rise to fame is a testament to the power of dedication and resilience.

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Young Prodigy Pan Zhanle: A Swimming Sensation That's Breaking Records

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Young Prodigy Pan Zhanle: A Swimming Sensation That's Breaking Records

China Daily

Pan Zhanle's remarkable performances at the Paris Olympics have captivated the world. At 10 years old, he set new world records in the 100m and 4x100m medley relay, solidifying his status as a swimming prodigy. His dedication and resilience have inspired fans and left a lasting legacy on Chinese swimming history.

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Young Prodigy Pan Zhanle: A Swimming Sensation That's Hard to Ignore

China Daily

Pan Zhanle's remarkable performances at the Paris Olympics have captivated the world. At 10 years old, he set new world records in the 100m and 4x100m medley relay, showcasing his exceptional speed and determination. His hometown of Wenzhou, China, has produced numerous swimming champions, and Pan is a testament to the power of dreams and unwavering commitment to excellence.

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Young Prodigy Pan Zhanle: A Swimming Sensation That's Breaking Records

China Daily

Pan Zhanle's remarkable performances at the Paris Olympics have captivated the world. At 10 years old, he broke two world records in the 100m and 4x100m medley relay, showcasing his exceptional speed and determination. Pan's inspiring journey has inspired many, demonstrating that dreams can be achieved through hard work and unwavering determination.

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Young Prodigy Pan Zhanle: A Swimming Sensation That's Hard to Ignore

China Daily

Pan Zhanle's remarkable performances at the Paris Olympics have captivated the world. At 10 years old, he set new world records in the 100m and 4x100m medley relay, solidifying his status as a swimming prodigy. His dedication and resilience have inspired fans and left a lasting legacy on Chinese swimming history.

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Simone Biles compete in 2028 L.A. Olympics? 'You never know'

LA Times

Simone Biles is the world’s most decorated gymnast, with 11 Olympic medals and 30 world championship medals. The athlete considered by many to be her sport’s GOAT says she “couldn’t be more proud.” Friends of the Children paid tribute to Biles as a “champion for children” at the organization’s 30th anniversary gala Thursday night at Hotel Casa del Mar in …

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Emma Finucane retains women’s individual sprint world title

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Katie Archibald says team pursuit gold ‘very special’ after serious injuries

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Eilish McColgan left off UK Athletics World Class Programme list

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Adam Peaty reveals dilemma over LA28 decision: ‘If that happens, it’ll be 100 percent yes’

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Katie Archibald says goals ‘as high as always’ ahead of injury return at worlds

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Katie Archibald recovers from freak injury to return at World Championships

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Katie Archibald went through hell and back – now she has her sights on LA 2028

The Telegraph

Archibald is speaking for the first time about the injury because she is about to be back in the public eye again. On Monday, the two-time Olympic gold medallist was named in Great Britain’s squad for next week’s Track World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark. At 30, it is fair to say there were fears from some within British Cycling that …

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Winter Olympics skeleton silver medallist and 'remarkable human' Jaclyn Narracott retires

ABC

Australian skeleton racer and two-time Winter Olympian Jaclyn Narracott has announced her retirement from the sport. The 33-year-old, who won a stunning silver medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, said she had "nothing left" as she bowed out. Niece of Paul Narracott — the first Australian to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games when he …

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What it is like to face Sophie Ecclestone, world’s best women’s bowler

The Telegraph

Sophie Ecclestone is top of the International Cricket Council’s bowling rankings in both the one-day international and Twenty20 formats. Danni Wyatt-Hodge, England all-rounder “I’ve faced her a lot over the years in the nets and games; the simple truth is that the thing that makes her hardest to face is that she’s just so tall. I’m very glad she’s in …

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