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30-year-old champion: Paris-Roubaix straggler Thomas tells of 'awful' ordeal

3+ day, 23+ min ago  (657+ words) Benjamin Thomas is an Olympic cycling champion who has ridden the Tour de France and won a Giro d'Italia stage, but nothing had prepared him for the "awful" cobbles of Paris-Roubaix. The Frenchman managed to finish the 258km race in 139th and…...

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Taiwanese Olympic champion: Gender-row boxer Lin targets Asian Games after bronze on comeback

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (508+ words) Gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting's coach said the Taiwanese Olympic champion would target Asian Games gold after stepping up in weight and winning bronze in her first event since the Paris Olympics. Lin, who won gold at 57kg at the 2024 Games, was…...

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Bid to upstage US at 2028 Olympics: Chalmers urges Mc Evoy to swim in Australia 4x100m relay team at Olympics

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (257+ words) Sprint king Kyle Chalmers has urged new 50m freestyle world record holder Cameron Mc Evoy to rejoin Australia's relay team in a bid to upstage the United States at the 2028 Olympics. Mc Evoy, 31, was part of the country's 4x100m freestyle team that…...

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'Complex and sensitive area': New Zealand, Australia say Olympic gender rules bring 'clarity"

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (389+ words) New Zealand's Olympic Committee said Friday that an IOC ruling that only "biological females" will be allowed to compete in women's events would bring greater "clarity" and "fairness" to future Games. New Zealand famously fielded transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard at…...

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Just warming up: US skater Malinin 'full of confidence' after first Olympic gold

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (556+ words) US figure skating star Ilia Malinin warned his rivals he was just warming up for his men's Olympic singles bid starting Tuesday after facing the challenge of Japanese pair Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato on his way to team gold....

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Alpine skiing: Italy's Brignone back training with Winter Olympics in sight

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (198+ words) Alpine skiing overall World Cup holder Federica Brignone has returned to training with the Italian team as she bids to qualify for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Brignone, a giant slalom silver medallist in Beijing four years ago, suffered a double…...

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Month ahead of Winter Olympics: Cross-country king Klaebo warms up for Olympics with record Tour de Ski win

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (160+ words) Cross-country skiing great Johannes Klaebo won the prestige Tour de Ski for a record fifth time on Sunday, a month ahead of the Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina. The 29-year-old won three of the six stages of this year's World…...