HEARD AT HALFTIME: No money, no Russians in international T&F; Gwen Berry spurns grant;...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Athletics ● As expected, World Athletics did not receive the $5 million...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Diack calls son “a thug,” Tokyo sponsors wavering on 2021, Australia-New...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Vox Populi ● Further to our Lane One column for 10 June...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Court of Arbitration for Sport sets hearings for Russia, Salazar &...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Court of Arbitration for Sport ● It will be a busy November...
LANE ONE: It isn’t easy being an Olympic athlete in almost any sport, and...
It’s hard enough to be an Olympic athlete, especially from hyper-competitive teams like the United States, China, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and elsewhere.
It got...
LANE ONE: Who’s in the money? EXCLUSIVE analysis of our survey of International Federation...
/Updated to include new posting for Modern Pentathlon/ Each of the International Federations which have a sport on the program of the Olympic Games...
LANE ONE: Show me the money! Our exclusive research on the finances of the...
The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent postponement of the Games of the XXXIInd Olympiad in Tokyo to 2021 has put a hole in the...
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...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Are the IOC and Japan falling out of love? Can a...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● “The International Olympic Committee...
THE TICKER: Weightlifting loses two presidents; is Thomas Bach an IOC immortal? Cycling needs...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Weightlifting ● An era ended on Wednesday, as International Weightlifting Federation chief Tamas...
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...
THE TICKER: Coronavirus kills FIS Alpine finals; Russian athletics finally contrite; more Nassar abuse...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Alpine Skiing ● The coronavirus danger in Italy has cancelled the FIS Alpine...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC expects Tokyo Games to go on as scheduled, passes on...
Within the Olympic world, Tuesday’s attention was on Lausanne and the meeting of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee ... and the...
HIGHLIGHTS: Big wins for Germany in Bobsled, Luge and Cycling; world record for Chloe...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
It’s been a busy weekend in international sport; click here for our coverage of track & field,...
THE TICKER: Coronavirus knocks SportAccord out of Beijing, but Salt Lake City ready to...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● SportAccord ● The annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, a key convention...
HIGHLIGHTS: Where no man has gone before! Duplantis clears world-record 20-2 3/4 in Torun!
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ATHLETICS ● Saturday was one of those dream days in track & field, where athletes around...
HIGHLIGHTS: Bobsled star Humphries close to making debut American season a World Cup winner
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
There was no doubt that once two-time Olympic champ and three-time World Cup winner Kaillie Humphries received...
HIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin dominates in Bulgaria; Chen storms to fourth straight U.S. figure skating title
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● If you somehow thought American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin was off-stride, with a slow...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Chile proposes cheap Pan Am Games … at $507 million; the...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● XIX Pan American Games 2023 ● The organizing committee of the 2023...
HIGHLIGHTS: Shiffrin scores again with Super-G bronze; Bowe wins third straight 1,000 m
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
Anyone who pays attention to alpine skiing is running out of superlatives to shower on American superstar...
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