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Wightman donates 1500m world title-winning spikes to World Athletics Heritage Collection

  • Athletics

Jake Wightman, who earned a surprise win over Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take this year’s world 1500 metres title, has donated the spikes he wore in Eugene, Oregon, to the World Athletics Heritage Collection.

the form of the singlet and shoes she wore at last year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Valarie Allman of the United

States has donated the singlet and shoes she won in winning the Tokyo 2020 discus title to the World

an autographed discus and a painting from four-time Olympic discus throw champion Al Oerter of the United

States.


CANOC President Joseph hails efforts of predecessor Lewis in overturning 50-year Olympic ban

  • ANOC News

Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) President Keith Joseph has saluted the campaign by predecessor Brian Lewis to end the life ban handed to American sprinters Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett after their protest on the podium at the Munich 1972 Olympics.

and should be lifted," Joseph said.The IOC have said that they will now accept any request from the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) for accreditation at future Games on behalf of Matthews

Olympics in Munich.The pair were banned by the IOC after the pair had stood in a casual manner as the United

States national anthem was played during the victory ceremony.In handing down the life ban in 1972,

States Olympic Committee (USOC) official report recorded the incident as "either a planned or spontaneous


US men's ice hockey team for Lake Placid 2023 to come from NCAA Division III

  • Lake Placid 2023

The United States men's ice hockey team for the Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation

by Lake Placid native Bill Beaney, previously the Middlebury College coach and general manager.The United

States men’s ice hockey team for the Lake Placid 2023 Winter World University Games will be drawn entirely


David Owen: Bathers at Asnières: the first Olympic obstacle race

  • Inside the Blogs

It has been a tough year for modern pentathlon, as the sport battles for its Olympic future.

seconds behind Lane, was an Austrian swimmer called Otto Wahle.He later moved to New York and became a United

States citizen, coaching the US swimming team at the Stockholm 1912 Games.Third, a further 7.4 seconds



Olympic super-G champion Gut-Behrami hints at retirement before Milan Cortina 2026

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Switzerland’s Olympic super-G champion Lara Gut-Behrami has hinted that she might not defend her title at Milan Cortina 2026.

standings for giant slalom.She is seventh in the overall FIS rankings led by Mikaela Shiffrin of the United

States, the only female skier active on the circuit with more World Cup victories than Gut-Behrami.She


Sir Andy Murray wins ATP Tour humanitarian award in recognition of support for Ukraine

  • Tennis

Three-time Grand Slam singles and double Olympic tennis champion Sir Andy Murray has won an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour humanitarian award, in recognition of his support for the people of Ukraine.

decided that from Indian Wells onwards, I would donate my prize money for the rest of the season to United

Sir Andy previously won the award in 2014 and he joins Andre Agassi of the United States, Switzerland


Pussy Riot members arrested for trying to storm pitch during FIFA World Cup final

  • World Cup

Members of the anti-Kremlin activist band Pussy Riot were detained at the FIFA World Cup final in Doha yesterday after they tried to storm the pitch to protest issues, including the war in Ukraine, it was reported today.

following a 3-3 draw at the end of extra-time.At an earlier match in the tournament between Iran and the United

States on November 29, Pussy Riot members appeared in the stands wearing tee-shirts reading "Woman Life



Diggins and Krüger winners on last day of Cross-Country World Cup leg in Davos

  • Cross-Country

The latest leg of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup concluded in Davos today with American Jessie Diggins victorious in the women's individual, while Simen Hegstad Krüger led a top six completely made up of Norwegians in the men's race.

Weng, who was fourth today, just half-a-second behind the bronze medallist, Rosie Brennan from the United

States, who was 11 seconds adrift of her teammate.


Musk and Macron among dignitaries at FIFA World Cup final

  • World Cup

New Twitter owner Elon Musk and French President Emmanuel Macron was among the guests to attend the FIFA World Cup final tonight in Qatar, a match that saw Argentina lift its third trophy.

pictured next to American businessman Jared Kushner, best remembered for being the senior advisor to United

States President Donald Trump during his tenure as head of state.Macron attended the final too, notably


Olympic champions and volunteers - the warped reality of hard-up Canadian weightlifting

  • The Big Read

Canada's team of 17 athletes was one of the biggest at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships that ended in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday (December 16) - only three short of the maximum 20.

learning the sport too late, and the minimum youth body weight is too high, 40kg compared to 30kg in the United

States."

Varbanov is 23 and is set to compete again next year - "the plan is to go into the United States and



Women's Softball World Cup to start in Ireland as groups and schedule set

  • Baseball and Softball

Group line-ups and dates for next year's Women's Softball World Cup - the first to be played under a new two-stage format - have been confirmed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

Dublin, with Group A unfolding from July 11 to 15.Ireland, Britain, Australia, reigning champions the United

States and African and Asian qualifiers who are yet to be determined are due to face off.Group B will


Fischnaller doubles up at Park City Luge World Cup

  • Luge

Dominik Fischnaller recorded his second International Luge Federation (FIL) World Cup victory in as many days in Park City, triumphing in the men's sprint.

with compatriot Dajana Eitberger 0.185 behind in second place.Brittney Arndt was third to claim the United

States' first podium finish of this home World Cup.View this post on InstagramA post shared by FIL Luge