HEARD AT HALFTIME: Florida offers itself as Tokyo replacement (?); new USOPC Board opening;...
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THE TICKER: Japanese government denies Games cancellation decision, for now; EOPAAA Commission deadline likely...
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LANE ONE: Why is the IOC so in love with action sports? Because a...
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LANE ONE: Paris 2024 program approved, with four added sports, eight event changes and...
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THE TICKER: USOPC chief calls S. 2330 “a big win,” Paris 2024 cuts costs;...
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THE TICKER: Honoring Dick Shea; more money info on ANOC and UIPM; Diack trial...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● More Memorial Day memories ● Further to Tuesday’s notes from Barry Schreiber on...
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, 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: 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,...
TSX DAILY: Triple jump stars say, “We have to thank Willie Banks for everything”...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 9 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: Willie Banks recalled the start of rhythmic clapping in track & field
In advance...
MODERN PENTATHLON: France’s Belaud wins second world title, while Silkina scores upset women’s gold
With five different skills involved, it’s hard to imagine someone winning a world title out of nowhere, but that’s what happened at the Modern...
TSX DAILY: Sports participation in U.S. high schools shows surprise decline; U.S. squeaks by...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 4 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: New high school participation numbers show first overall decline in 30 years
The National...
MODERN PENTATHLON Preview: Another World title for Asadauskaite?
One of the largest World Championships ever is underway in Budapest, Hungary for the combined 2019 World Championships in Modern Pentathlon and a concurrent...
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...
MODERN PENTATHLON: Olympic champs in the spotlight at World Cup Final, but only Asadauskaite...
Going into the Laser Run in the men’s World Cup Final in Tokyo (JPN), 2016 Olympic champ Alexander Lesun (RUS) was in the lead...
MODERN PENTATHLON Preview: Superstar field assembled for World Cup Final in Tokyo
Two Olympic qualifying places will be on the line at the 2020 Olympic venue, the AGF Field within the Tokyo Stadium complex at Musashino...
THE BIG PICTURE: World Beach Games folds in San Diego; may be held elsewhere...
/Updated: see footnote/A long effort to bring a major international event to San Diego ended failure on Thursday as word leaked out that the...
MODERN PENTATHLON: Rio champion Lesun shows he’s getting ready for Tokyo with win in...
Russia’s Aleksander Lesun is a two-time World Champion and the reigning Olympic gold medalist from the Rio Games in 2016. But until the UIPM...
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