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As someone who was proudly inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2023 — the highest honour our country can bestow ...
The Olympics might be about strength, speed, and stamina—but sometimes, it's also about shots, chugs, and champagne. Behind ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For athletes across the state of Florida and in Duval County, the chance to participate in the Florida Special Olympics means everything. “It’s about having the same ...
TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) - A parade for a group of remarkable athletes was held in Texarkana on Wednesday (March 26). The community came out to send off the Hoop Heroes, Texarkana’s Special Olympics ...
By Tariq Panja Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Special Olympic athletes went toe-to-toe in the Spring Games Friday morning. Hundreds competed in the friendly competition all to have fun and go home a champion.
Coventry's manifesto offered mostly continuity from Bach with little new detail, while her rivals had specifics to benefit Olympic athletes, which she was as recently as 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
Kirsty Coventry was elected the new president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday. Coventry, 41, becomes the first woman and first African named president of the IOC. "It is a signal ...
Daley Thompson, born Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, is a Team GB Olympic decathlon athlete, winning the gold medal twice for his country – in the 1980 and 1984 Games. He also broke the world ...
Los Angeles 2028 is set to feature more female athletes than male in a landmark moment for the Olympic Games. A total of 10,500 athletes will compete across 31 sports in the initial programme ...
Six athletes from the Calgary area are settling back home after the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy earlier this month — where they won a combined ten medals. That includes ...