Writing a report this week about the recreation and replacement of the Olympic gold medals won by Canada’s Percy Williams more than 40 years after they were stolen while on display, I was reminded of the pathos of the sprinter’s final years.

States sprinter collected three gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics having had similarly severe childhood

to compete at the 200m in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, where she became the youngest member of the United

States team and won a bronze in the women’s 4x100m.Four years later in Rome she swept the board, winning

in 1990 and the following year he anchored the British 4x400m relay team that famously defeated the United

States at the 1991 World Athletics Championships.More illness and injury followed, but he restored himself

Norway was victorious in the men's team sprint and mixed team normal hill, with podium finishes in other events at the 2023 International Ski and Snowboard Federation Nordic World Ski Championships at Planica.

seconds too quick for Norway's Anne Kjersti Kalvaa and Tiril Udnes Weng who finished in 19:43.15.The United

States were able to secure a bronze in this event, with Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern finishing five

France's Perrine Laffont and Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury claimed the dual moguls titles at the Bakuriani 2023 International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.

Laffont was able to edge past Jaelin Kauf of the United States in the super final, who she defeated in

Avital Carroll of Austria won the small final to reach the podium as she defeated Hannah Soar of the United

States 22 to 13.Kingsbury, who also was victorious in consecutive days, defeated Walter Wallberg of

Japan won the men's team foil tournament with Italy securing the women's team foil gold medal at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Foil World Cup in Cairo.

team, consisting of Erica Cipressa, Martina Favaretto, Francesca Palumbo and Alice Volpo, defeated the United

States 45-29 to win another title convincingly.Italy had a run of dominance in the past, as they they

British Esports' "Esports in Education Summit" received a 42 per cent increase in attendance from last year, it has been reported.

partnership forming in 2020 between British Esports and Pearson, which allowed around 40 universities in the United

Kingdom and the United States to have esports-related courses.Kalam Neale says that esports athletes

There were two messages that stood out in International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s speech at the Closing Ceremony of last year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.

due to the the country’s human rights record.Those concerns that led to many nations, including the United

States, refusing to send Government officials to Beijing dominated the build-up to the Games which were

South Korea.This figure may have impacted by new coronavirus testing requirements put in place by the United

States Government amid concerns over positive cases in China but a return of one gold medal from Lake

Max Langenhan of Germany won a fifth successive men’s singles title at the final International Luge Federation Luge World Cup of the season in Winterberg.

Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt took silver in 2:23.291, 0.559 behind.The podium was completed by the United

States line-up of Emily Sweeney, Tucker West and double Zachary Di Gregorio and Sean Hollander who claimed

Mixed martial arts fighter Yaroslav Amosov has urged people "not to forget what is happening" in Ukraine after making a winning return to the cage during Bellator 291 in Dublin last night.

Ukrainian fighter Amosov defeated Logan Storley of the United States in Ireland last night for the interim

Paul Cayard has quit as executive director of US Sailing, admitting that the organisation’s new structure is "not what I signed up for".

I am not a quitter, but I do know when it is time to go.The United States failed to pick up a single

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay missed the women's world indoor 3,000 metres record by 0.09sec in Birmingham as the concluding World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the season produced national records for Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Neil Gourley for Britain.

found the pacing lights starting to move away from her before she won in 2:34.53.Marquis Dendy of the United

States, wearing a distinctly un-aerodymanic white bucket hat, won the men’s long jump with a final effort

Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury secured his second consecutive gold in the men's moguls, while Perrine Laffont of France retained her title in the women's event at the Bakuriani 2023 International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.

since Kari Traa of Norway in 2001 and 2003, scoring a total of 87.40.In second was Jaelin Kauf of the United

States, who scored 83.56 points.Kauf is the first American medallist in the moguls since Hannah Kearney

Russian Ice Hockey Federation President and triple Olympic champion Vladislav Tretiak has been sanctioned by the Canadian Government in its latest round of penalties against the country for its invasion of Ukraine.

Sarajevo 1984.He also won silver at Lake Placid 1980 after losing the "Miracle on Ice" where an underdog United

States side eventually took gold.

A quarter of the tickets for this summer's World Athletics Championships in Budapest have been sold since being made available in mid-December last year.

While the event in Oregon was mainly attended by spectators from the United States, we will be welcoming

fans from all over Europe, as well as from further afield, such as the United States, where interest

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Cosm have announced a multi-year partnership to introduce a new 8K live viewing experience during games.

companies will be working together through Cosm's research and development centre in Salt Lake City, Utah, United

States.

Equestrian Federation (FEI) Endurance World Championships is set to begin tomorrow in Butheeb in the United

October 2022 to February 2023 when it was moved to the Butheeb International Endurance Village in the United

record at the Endurance World Championships with 12 team and 11 individual titles, while riders from the United

States and UAE have triumphed 12 times in the individual competition.FEI President Ingmar De Vos said