Search

  • Sort results by:

10000 results Showing results 481 to 495

A centre of excellence for aquatic sports in Bahrain

  • Olympics

The project is a collaboration between World Aquatics, GFH Financial Group and the Bahrain Swimming Association

A collaboration unfolded as World Aquatics, GFH Financial Group (GFH) and the Bahrain Swimming Association

 The project will include two swimming pools, a 50m pool and a 5m diving pool, both built to Olympic


Yaroslava Mahuchikh, best athlete of 2023, to lead Ukraine in Olympic year

  • Olympics

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine has honoured the country's best athletes in a difficult environment. High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh was named the best athlete of 2023 in a country that has 51 athletes qualified for Paris.

to 18-year-old swimmer Oleksandr Zheltyakov, who has already made a significant mark on the world of swimming

 He has won three medals at the World Junior Swimming Championships and nine (two gold, five silver


FISU America to host three competitions in 2024

  • FISU Section Pages

2024 brings a lot of news for FISU America, as three countries in the region will host FISU competitions, welcoming hundreds of student athletes from around the world to compete in their sports.

On 26-27 April, the Colombian city of Pereira will host the FISU World University Championships Fin Swimming

a matter of pride for us as a country and as a federation to be the first to organise the World Fin Swimming


ESPN and NCAA sign new eight-year media rights deal

  • FISU Section Pages

NCAA and ESPN have reached a new eight-year agreement for the media rights to NCAA championships from 1 September 2024. It includes domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships, as well as international rights to the same NCAA championships and the Division I men's basketball tournament.

championships - soccer, football (FCS, DII & DIII), cross country, water polo, indoor track and field, swimming

soccer, field hockey, volleyball (including DII & DIII), cross country, indoor track and field, swimming


Olympic year kicks off with key qualifiers

  • Olympics

January 2024 begins with a flurry of sporting activity in the run-up to Paris 2024. The thirty-third Olympic Games of the modern era, with more than 10,000 athletes, will begin in the Paris region on 26 July.

 In swimming, the required qualifying times are counting from 1 March of the previous year.


Philippine Olympic Committee celebrates Olympic centenary

  • Paris 2024

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) made its Olympic debut at Paris 1924 and aspires to have at least 19 athletes representing the country at the upcoming edition, in line with the number of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Currently, four Filipino athletes have secured spots. The dream is to improve on the four medals won at Tokyo 2020.

it did at the last edition, in addition to the three universal slots it was granted in athletics and swimming


CSUSA: 407 new international student-athletes at US universities

  • FISU Section Pages

The Class of 2023 is made up of 407 international student-athletes who have begun their studies at an American university, have received a scholarship and are competing in a sport. They are part of the Keystone Sports Class of 2023, which includes 1,209 international student-athletes.

most common ones are college football, college tennis, college golf, college athletics and college swimming

United States while earning an athletic scholarship in sports such as football (soccer), tennis, golf, swimming

"We are experts in football, tennis, golf, athletics, swimming, basketball, and 15 other sports.



Qatar unveils extensive 2024 sports calendar

  • Sports

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has unveiled the sports calendar for 2024, with a total of 85 events (approximately one every 4.5 days). Notably, 15 of these events will be major international championships.

event will also serve as a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.The World Aquatics Masters Swimming

-23 Asian Cup, Asian Junior Squash Open, and Asian Padel Championships.At the Arab level, the Qatar Swimming

Association will organize the Arab Age Group Swimming Championships from 10-15 January 2024, while at

for Adults and the 15th GCC Golf Championship for Juniors, GCC Under-15 Basketball Championship, GCC Swimming


Restrictions on transgender athletes at Paris 2024

  • Olympics

Transgender athletes face increased restrictions ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics compared to previous rules, as it was recently decided that they must have completed their transition before the age of 12 to avoid unfair advantages.

This decision was followed in 2022 by FINA (now World Aquatics), the International Swimming Federation


Biles and Djokovic named AIPS Champions of the Year

  • News

US gymnastics star Simone Biles and Serbian tennis world number one Novak Djokovic have been named AIPS Athletes of the Year for the 2023 edition. This is the result of a poll by the AIPS, in which a panel of 405 journalists from 107 countries voted.

Katie Ledecky (swimming, United States): 135 votes (3,70%).The male Champion:Novak Djokovic, born on

Hubert Kos (swimming, Hungary): 129 votes (3,54%).8.


The venues for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha

  • Swimming

One of the most important competitions at the beginning of the year will be this major aquatic event in Doha. As usual, the Qatari capital doesn't hold back and will offer three impressive competition and training venues.

WORLD AQUATICSThe first-ever World Swimming Championships in the Middle East will take place in the capital

with over 2,500 elite athletes from more than 190 countries around the world competing.The 21st World Swimming

facilities create an ideal environment for hosting prestigious international competitions, such as the World Swimming

It will be the venue for swimming (SMW), artistic swimming (SWA), and water polo (WPO) competitions.Hamad

at the Aspire Dome on 4 February, following the first days of competition, which will see artistic swimming


Ugandan teen Paralympian enjoys confounding stereotypes

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

Ugandan swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe faces atough test next year in Paris, but the 16-year-old said she is used to smashing stereotypes starting with her own mum.

It was something I had not looked into because I didn't know para swimming ever existed or... sports

(could) feel comfortable and confident, doing what they love most and that is swimming, why not me?"

camp in South Korea and eventually competing in the World Para Swimming World Series 2019 in Singapore.Then

But the Covid-19 pandemic threw her preparation into disarray as Ugandan authorities ordered swimming

"Much as I love swimming, I cannot be in swimming forever."


Colombia to host FISU World University Swimming Championship in April 2024

  • FISU Section Pages

The city of Pereira in Colombia will be the epicentre of this major event organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) - the Pereira Risaralda - FISU World University Championship Finswimming 2024.

It will be able to host high-level competitions such as artistic swimming, diving, and underwater activities


New Zealand recognises its Olympians

  • Olympics

Athletes and sports officials have been recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours, which are highly prestigious in the Oceanic country. Four Olympic footballers have been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit.

 "We also have sports administrators from bowling, rugby, swimming and shooting who have been recognised