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Phillip Adams

  • Commonwealth Sport Legends

"It's like doing a marathon in reverse," says Phillip Adams of his highly focused approach to shooting

expertise, most profitably in Asia.He first used a gun in the army cadets at school and took up pistol shooting

debut at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in 1982, aged 37.When Adams started his record-breaking shooting





Polish President Duda signs act of support for 2023 European Games

  • Kraków 2023

Poland President Andrzej Duda has signed an act of support for the Kraków 2023 European Games, introducing legal solutions to allow the organisers to conduct operations effectively in preparation for the event.

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Öberg wins second gold in two days in mass start at Annecy Biathlon World Cup

  • Biathlon

Swedish star Elvira Öberg built on her first victory on the circuit yesterday with another gold medal, this time in the women's mass start, on the final day of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Annecy Le Grand-Bornand.

narrowly missing the bronze by just over a second.Jislová was also the only biathlete to keep a perfect shooting

Norway, who took the bronze, was a further 10sec behind.Felix Leitner of Austria was fourth with a clean shooting


Defending Biathlon World Cup champion Bø breaks gold medal drought with sprint win

  • Biathlon

Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway, the defending International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup champion, has won his first race of the season in Annecy Le Grand-Bornand in France, ending a run of 17 races without victory.

He kept a clean shooting record in the men's 10-kilometre sprint to take the victory in 23min 30.3sec



Røiseland extends Biathlon World Cup lead with sprint victory in Annecy

  • Biathlon

Marte Olsbu Røiseland of Norway continued her fine form in this season’s International Biathlon Union World Cup by winning the women's sprint on the opening day of the stage at Annecy Le Grand-Bornand in France.

With a clean shooting record, the Norwegian stormed to victory in a time of 20min 22sec, more than 15sec

the gold with two penalty laps - but did take the bronze.Austrian Lisa Theresa Hauser kept a clean shooting



World 200m champion Lyles talks mental health after dark days when his titles "meant nothing"

  • Athletics

World 200 metres champion Noah Lyles has spoken about why he decided to "break a stigma" last year in announcing he was on anti-depressants – and how lockdown and social and political issues in the United States contributed to his distress.

every day it seemed like I was seeing another young person dying in the street, followed by a school shooting


Lyles, Gold and Young-Craddock tell it like it is about mental health for USADA’s TrueSport talk

  • The Big Read

TrueSport - the athlete support programme run by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) - lived up to its name this week as it staged an extended discussion on Mental Wellness & The Young Athlete. Rarely can so much truth have been spoken by elite athletes.

every day it seemed like I was seeing another young person dying in the street, followed by a school shooting


Fillon Maillet leads French one-two in men's pursuit at IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen

  • Biathlon

Quentin Fillon Maillet claimed victory in the men's 12.5-kilometre pursuit on the second day of the International Biathlon Union World Cup in the Austria town of Hochfilzen, leading home a French one-two.

Anton Smolski was followed in by Austrian Felix Leitner, the best biathlete on the day with a perfect shooting

relay by 29sec in a time of 1 hour 13min 52.5sec.Linn Persson gave the team the lead with a faultless shooting


IPC to cease acting as international federation for 10 sports by end of 2026

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will cease to act as the international federation for 10 sports by the end of 2026 as it seeks to move away from accusations of conflicting interests.

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