LANE ONE: Why is World Athletics so timid about grabbing an opportunity to dominate...
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LANE ONE: FINA’s own status report sees a bright future for aquatic sports, but...
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LANE ONE: Show me the money, part 2! Our EXCLUSIVE research on the finances...
/Updated: see Modern Pentathlon below/ Yesterday, we profiled the financial situation of 14 of the 28 International Federations with sports on the program of...
LANE ONE: France’s Guy Drut says the Games “must reinvent themselves”; how about throwing...
France’s Guy Drut is best known as the 1976 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles and a a controversial politician in his home...
NOLIGHTS: International sport is dark this week and for weeks to come; an IF-by-IF...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
As the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold worldwide, competition has ceased. Here is a listing of the...
HIGHLIGHTS: Maroulis returns to the mat as U.S. secures 11 spots for Tokyo; final...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
Many of the international federations shut down their sports this past week, with most events canceled or...
TSX DAILY: U.S. men’s soccer players want their “fair share” of revenues; how much...
= TSX DAILY ~ 2 August 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: U.S. men’s soccer players want a “fair share” ~ how much is that?
The United...
HEARD AFTER HALFTIME: Gyarfas charged in 1998 murder plot; worries about IAAF Council candidates...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Aquatics ● Back in May, we asked why the international federation responsible...
AQUATICS: China and Russia go 21-for-21 in Diving and Artistic Swimming, but leave one...
A cynic would say that the Artistic Swimming and Diving competitions at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju (KOR) were too lopsided. Others would...
AQUATICS: China and Russia now have 19 golds in Diving and Artistic; Tingmao Shi...
China is synonymous with diving excellence and 27-year-old Tingmao Shi is a major reason why.
Pain was no barrier to her third consecutive World Championships...
AQUATICS: China and Russia continue their march through Diving and Artistic at FINA Worlds:...
The astonishing dominance of China in the diving well and Russia in Artistic Swimming continued without interruption during the FINA World Aquatics Championships in...
AQUATICS: China wins eighth straight Diving gold; Russia 4-for-4 in Artistic and Wellbrock sparks...
“There was no strategy or ‘key’ to today's race for me.”
Maybe not, but Germany’s Florian Wellbrock was determined not to let the 10 km...
AQUATICS: China 5-of-5 in diving, Russia 2-for-2 in Artistic and surprise Chinese open-water win...
The 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships have opened just as expected ... with one surprise.
China was expected to dominate the diving events and has...
AQUATICS: 18th World Aquatics Championships start Friday in Gwangju with Diving, Artistic and Open...
Once every two years, the entire competitive aquatics community comes together for the World Aquatics Championships, including Swimming, Diving, Artistic Swimming, Open Water, High...
HEARD AFTER HALFTIME: Diack indictment shows corruption on a grand scale; USA Synchro tries...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Athletics ● The German ARD network managed to obtain a copy of...
ARTISTIC SWIMMING: Fiedina and Ukraine dominate World Series Super Final in Budapest
There was one constant during the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super Final at the Duna Arena in Budapest: Marta Fiedina.
Still just 17, she...
ARTISTIC SWIMMING: Inui shines again in Quebec City, Carbonell wins in Barcelona
Two legs of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series overlapped this weekend with events in Quebec City (CAN) and Barcelona (ESP), with Japan’s Yukiko...
ARTISTIC SWIMMING Preview: Inui and Simoneau face off in Canada, while Carbonell and Yakhno...
The seventh and eighth stages of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series overlap this weekend:
● 30 May-01 June: PEPS Aquatic Centre at the University...
ARTISTIC SWIMMING: Seven-for-seven for Japan’s Yukiko Inui in World Series Greensboro
/Updated: see footnote/The revelation of the 2019 Artistic Swimming World Series has been the evolution of Japan’s Yukiko Inui.
A two-time Olympic bronze medalist in...
LANE ONE: Why does FINA have an accused murderer as a Technical Delegate at...
It’s amazing what you can find out if you make an effort to read even the most boring documents.
The international federation for aquatics sports,...
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