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Gambian taekwondo athlete chases Olympic gold after recovering from leg shot

  • Taekwondo

Alasan Ann is set to become the first Gambian taekwondo athlete to compete at the Olympic Games. Ann reached the final of the African Qualifying Tournament in February to earn his place at the Paris 2024 Taekwondo Tournament.

 Born in Maple Grove, Minnesota, Ann represented the USA at junior level.


Record-setting Bol, unstoppable Tentoglou, and Holloway feels comfortable

  • Athletics

On Saturday in Glasgow, Record-setting Femke Bol proved unstoppable. Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece successfully defended his World Indoor Long Jump Championship, while American sprinter Grant Holloway comfortably advanced to the semi-finals of the 60-meter hurdles. Julien Alfred and Ewa Swoboda in 60m semi-finals.

Since 2018, the Greek got the gold medal in every major championship he competed in, 10, less Eugene’s (USA


PATU: Strengthening ties in Pan-American region

  • Taekwondo

In a historic step towards strengthening taekwondo in the Pan-American region, the Pan-American Taekwondo Union has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) aimed at promoting inter-institutional cooperation and enhancing opportunities for athletes and the entire PATU family in the region.

The agreements were signed by PATU president Juan Manuel López and USA Taekwondo CEO Steve McNally, as

Memorandum of Understanding establishes a strategic alliance between the Pan American Taekwondo Union and USA



Paris 2024: USA secures full team quota for women's wrestling

  • Wrestling

USA wrestlers had three Olympic quotas in women's wrestling and four out of six in freestyle wrestling

The USA will have a full team at Paris 2024, as will Japan, who won all six places at the 2023 World

category and Soleymi Caraballo (Venezuela) in the 68 kg category.In contrast to the women's team, the USA

Gomez went on to win the licence and the USA will have another chance to claim two places at the World


GAMMA: Engelhardt remains as president as new leadership team elected

  • GAMMA Sponsored Section

The election of the new GAMMA Executive Board and Council was the main item on the agenda at the GAMMA Congress ahead of the African Games. Held in a hybrid format, the meeting saw the first elections since the organisation's inception in 2019, as well as the approval of a new constitution, which will take place at an Extraordinary Congress in Thailand.

Erica Kerner of the USA and Xinghui Jin of China have also been appointed to the Council and will join


USA wins three Greco-Roman wrestling berths for Paris 2024

  • Wrestling

The first continental wrestling qualifier of the year began on 28 February in the Mexican city of Acapulco. The Greco-Roman wrestlers were the first to compete in the Pan American qualifying tournament.

The USA took three places in the 87kg, 97kg and 130kg categories, but failed to qualify in the other

Jair Cuero Munoz defeated second-seeded Kamal Bay (USA) in the 77kg semi-final.


Beijing to host World Athletics Championships in 2027

  • Athletics

The 2027 World Athletics Championships will welcome the biggest stars back to Beijing, 12 years after the Chinese capital successfully hosted the premier athletics event and almost two decades after the Beijing Olympic Games.

World Athletics Championships have now been awarded to the four largest economies in the world: the USA


Hockey players deliver 13,000 books to primary schools

  • Ice Hockey

13,000 activity books from the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship have been delivered to elementary schools in the Utica, New York, area, where the tournament will be held.

will take place in Utica, N.Y. and at the Adirondack Bank Center from 3-14 April 2024.Hilary Knight (USA

hockey and the upcoming tournament.Hockey fans, secure your tickets for the 2024 #WomensWorlds in Utica, USA

title from the last World Cup.Held in Utica, Oneida County, New York, this will be the fifth time the USA

Previous hosts in the USA were Plymouth, Michigan (2017).

As well as being the defending champions, the USA have appeared in every gold medal final since the tournament's



Privilege or exception? How the IOC's decision on USAW affects the qualification system

  • Weightlifting

The US weightlifters took part in the European Championships in 2024. They did not compete for any medals, but... why was the American country allowed to take part in the European qualifying tournament, and what can this mean for weightlifting and the whole Olympic qualification system?

A year ago the USA won eight gold medals in Bariloche, Argentina, and they would have been serious contenders

 USA Weightlifting (USAW) announced the decision to participate in the 2023 European Championships

"The IWF Executive Board has approved USA Weightlifting's alternative participation in the 2024 European

GETTY IMAGESThe decision to allow the USA team to compete at the European Championships was taken by

GETTY IMAGESSo, how were the Pan American games without the USA?


Laureus Award: Messi, Djokovic, Bonmatí and Biles among nominees

  • News

The nominees for the prestigious Laureus Awards, selected by the 1,300 members of the Laureus Global Media Panel, have been announced. The awards ceremony will take place on 22 April. Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic, Noah Lyles, Simone Biles and Aitana Bonmatí are among the nominees.

-Noah Lyles (USA), Athletics.-Lionel Messi (Argentina), Football.

-Sha'Carri Richardson (USA), Athletics.-Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Alpine Skiing.

-Coco Gauff (USA), Tennis.-Qin Haiyang (China), Swimming.

-Caroline Marks (USA), Surfing.-Kirsten Neuschäfer (South Africa), Sailing.

-Dancing Grounds (USA), Dance x Social Integration.


Opeloge moves up Olympic rankings at Oceania Championships

  • Weightlifting

Don Opeloge broke records and made a significant step forward in the Paris 2024 rankings when he won the 102 kg title for Samoa at the Oceania Championships held in Auckland, New Zealand, from February 21 to 25, the IWF official website reports.

lifted for the Marshall Islands at Rio 2016 and is back with her country after a spell competing for the USA


US wrestlers dominate Pan American Championships

  • Wrestling

Team USA won the team trophies in all three categories and took home all 10 gold medals in freestyle

 The USA freestyle squad included three athletes who have already secured a place for the USA at

The USA still does not have an Olympic quota in these two weight categories.USA's Kyle Snyder also won

57kg), Kayla Miracle (62kg), Macey Kilty (65kg) and Brooklyn Hays (72kg) won gold medals to help the USA

The USA had six finalists, but only two of them, Hayden Tuma (-63 kg) and Alejandro Sancho (-67 kg) returned

The USA team finished on top with 183 points ahead of Mexico and Brazil.Chile's Yasmani Acosta will now