THE TICKER: Everyone wants in on the Russian appeal of its suspension by WADA
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Doping ● It seems that everybody is in on the appeal of the...
TSX INTEL REPORT: Athlete shrieking over the Diamond League obscures the real issue; world...
≡ TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 11 November 2019 ≡
● LANE ONE ● Athlete shrieking over dropped Diamond League events misses the point completely
When the...
TSX INTEL REPORT: More events to be moved from Tokyo due to heat? Here...
= TSX INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~ 1 November 2019 =
● LANE ONE ● IOC moves Tokyo marathons and walks, but are there still more events to be moved?
The International...
LANE ONE: IOC moves Tokyo marathons and walks, but are there still more events...
The International Olympic Committee’s ninth Coordination Commission meeting is underway in Tokyo, and there is a lot to talk about with less than a...
TSX DAILY: Iranian hatred of Israel sends its judo world champ to Germany; U.S....
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 2 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: Iran’s policy vs. Israel costs it a World Champion as Mollaei heads to...
TRIATHLON: Zaferes wins seasonal World Series in style; Luis hangs on for men’s title...
Both of the leaders in the ITU World Series standings knew just what they had to do to collect their first career titles in...
TSX DAILY: “Why does a popular Olympic sport struggle?” is the wrong question ~...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 28 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: World Champion asks "Why does a popular Olympic sport struggle?"
In last week’s edition...
TRIATHLON Preview: Zaferes and Luis looking to wrap up season titles in Lausanne World...
The final stop on the 2019 World Triathlon Series tour in Lausanne (SUI) could mean the first-ever seasonal titles for France’s Vincent Luis and...
TSX DAILY: Let the lobbying start for new sports in 2028 ~ Heat-stroked French...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 20 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | GAMES OF THE XXXIV OLYMPIAD: LOS ANGELES 2028: Let the (sports) lobbying begin
The International Olympic...
TRIATHLON: Canada’s Mislawchuk surprises with men’s Olympic qualifier win in Tokyo
The conditions were cloudy and less harsh for the men at the ITU Olympic qualifier at Odaiba Marine Park on Friday, and Canada’s unheralded...
TSX DAILY: Australia is having the “Olympic Talk” about Queensland; the Diamond League, money...
= TSX DAILY ~ 16 August 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: With a possible 2032 bid ahead, Australia’s Queensland region is now having the “Olympic talk”
Even...
TSX DAILY: Crazy 2020 Triathlon qualifier ends in double disqualification
= TSX DAILY ~ 15 August 2019 =
| 1. | TRIATHLON: Women’s Olympic qualifier ends with hand-in-hand Brits disqualified, but Summer Rappaport makes U.S. team
This is why...
TRIATHLON: Crazy double disqualification leaves Bermuda’s Flora Duffy as the ITU 2020 qualifying event...
Anything can happen in a single race, and it did on Friday in Tokyo, as an entire season’s worth of results was upended by...
TSX DAILY: If you’re looking for sponsorship, the only thing worse than track really...
= TSX DAILY ~ 14 August 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: If you’re a track & field athlete and looking for sponsorship, there isn’t...
TRIATHLON Preview: Tokyo test event is also an Olympic qualifier, for U.S. and others
Most pre-Olympic test events are just that: tests, of the venue and staff. But for many of the world’s top triathletes, this week’s program...
TSX DAILY: Germany draws 178,000 for 10 national champs combined in Berlin, while U.S....
= TSX DAILY ~ 7 August 2019 =
| 1. | LANE ONE: Did you see where Germany drew 178,000 for ten national championships on...
LANE ONE: Did you see where Germany drew 178,000 for ten national championships on...
Whenever it seems certain that Olympic sport is essentially dead and that most of these sports are on their way back to recreational status...
TRIATHLON: Brownlee and Jackson shine brightest in Edmonton World Series Sprint
Twice an Olympic medalist, Britain’s Jonny Brownlee has not been among the stars of the ITU World Series in 2019, but he looked like...
TRIATHLON Preview: Zaferes looking to start new medal streak in Edmonton Sprint
It took a major crash during the bike phase to keep American Katie Zaferes off the podium at the last ITU World Series race...
TRIATHLON: Stanford returns to the top of the podium; Birtwhistle wins again in Hamburg...
Britain’s Non Stanford, now 30, was the 2013 World Champion, but hadn’t won a World Triathlon Series medal early last season. Was she still...
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