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China dominate diving at Chengdu 2021 as Li and Zhang add to swimming golds

  • Chengdu 2021

China captured four more diving gold medals to complete a clean sweep at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games in Chengdu.

Lee Fang-chih and Teng Chun-hsun 21-15, 21-17.Four gold medals were won by China on the final day of swimming

men’s 4x100m medley relay team who overcame Italy and Japan to take top spot.Italy earned two more swimming




World Triathlon reveals already has alternative plan if Seine ruled unsafe for Paris 2024 test event

  • Triathlon

World Triathlon has revealed that a duathlon format will be adopted in Paris later this month should the Seine be deemed a risk to athletes but remains confident that its test event for next year’s Olympics and Paralympics will be staged as planned.

pollution caused by above-average rainfall in the capital.World Aquatics decided to cancel its Open Water Swimming

around €1.4 billion (£1.2 billion/$1.5 billion) in its attempts to clean up the Seine, with public swimming

of Paris’ hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics.When announcing the cancellation of the Open Water Swimming

be able to store more than 50,000 cubic metres of water which is the equivalent of 20 Olympic-sized swimming


Chinese clean sweep in Berlin at Diving World Cup Super Final

  • Diving

China won all eight golds in the individual and synchro categories at the World Aquatics 2023 Diving World Cup Super Final in Berlin - the concluding event of the season.

springboard event by Chen Yiwen and Yang Hao’s men’s platform win on the concluding day at the SSE Swimming


Paris 2024 “setting clear pathway” on sustainability for future Games, claims Prince Albert II

  • Paris 2024

Organisers of next year's Olympics and Paralympics in Paris are creating new standards in terms of sustainability and “setting a clear pathway” for future Games, according to Prince Albert II of Monaco.

The timing of the article is somewhat unfortunate given yesterday's cancellation of the Open Water Swimming

overall progress of Paris 2024 in terms of sustainability hit a blip yesterday when the Open Water Swimming



Swimmer Blackman provides hosts Trinidad and Tobago's first gold of Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Commonwealth Youth Games 2023

triumphing in the men's 200 metres freestyle final, and Scotland enjoyed a notable day of success in swimming

closest challenger in 1:50.97, and Australia's Harvey Larke completed the top three in 1:51.64.The first swimming

the other medallist in the event with 24.48 to place third in the final.Holly McGill won one of three swimming

breaststroke, beating England's Sienna Robinson by 0.87 and Wales' Theodora Taylor by 2.17.England did seal a swimming

tomorrow is set to feature the start of athletics and Para athletics as well as medals in road cycling and swimming



Turkish delight at Chengdu 2021 as Ghana win first gold

  • Chengdu 2021

Turkey were the biggest winners on the final day of athletics competition in Chengdu where high jumper Rose Yeboah sealed Ghana’s first gold medal of the International University Sports Federation Summer World University Games.

gold.Competition is due to conclude tomorrow with medals set to be awarded in badminton, diving, fencing, swimming



Hojo and Koch sprint to gold as Yeongdo hosts first Triathlon World Cup race

  • Triathlon

Japan’s Takumi Hojo earned his first Triathlon World Cup victory and Germany’s Annika Koch continued her rich vein of form in the women’s race as Yeongdo, in South Korea, hosted the event for the first time.

his lead steadily and finishing 25 seconds clear, with Stapley, who had been the early leader in the swimming



Paris 2024 warned more work needs to be done cleaning up Seine after test event cancelled

  • Paris 2024

claimed that the "health" of its athletes is its "top priority" after the cancellation of the Open Water Swimming

A crane removes the finishing pontoon after the cancellation of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming

would be allowed in the Seine.Authorities had banned swimming in the river in 1923 because of high levels

in Paris, water quality in the Seine has regularly achieved the levels required for healthy public swimming

There were fears about the safety of competitors in the open water swimming event at the 2016 Olympics

in Rio de Janeiro due to pollution in Guanabara Bay ©Getty ImagesOpen water swimming has been hit by