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Swimming, Pieter Coetzé: Pieter Coetzé: South African backstroker making a splash on the global...
Olympics.com· 3 days agoWhen the global pandemic turned the world upside down, South African swimmer, Pieter Coetzé saw an...
GB-based boxer Ngamba named in Refugee Olympic Team
BBC via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoCameroon-born Ngamba, 26, is the first boxer to be selected for the team. Ngamba moved to the UK aged 10, but cannot compete for Team GB because she does...
New 'underground cathedral' opens ahead of Paris Olympics
The Raw Story· 1 day agoIt has no spire, stained glass windows or nave but the cavernous underground stormwater facility inaugurated on Thursday in the French capital ahead of the Paris Olympics ...
Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
The Hill· 1 day agoThe Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports....
Katie Ledecky to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WBAL-TV Baltimore· 13 hours agoMaryland swimming phenom Katie Ledecky will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Team GB at Paris Olympics: Who are the British athletes to watch at the 2024 Games?
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoBritish canoe slalom team-mates (L-R) Kimberley Woods, Joe Clarke, Adam Burgess and Mallory Franklin...
Biden to give Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ledecky, Thorpe
ABC News· 10 hours agoKatie Ledecky, the most decorated women's swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, will be among 19 ...
Biden, in election year, gives top U.S. honor to leading Democrats
The Raw Story· 3 hours agoThe 19 winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom also include Oscar-winning Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky and, posthumously, ...
Gem of the city: The original Cape Coral Yacht Club soon gone, but what of its legacy?
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoCoral History Museum. From there, the original Yacht Club opened its doors on June 10, 1962. The $1...
Swimmers Matin Balsini, Alaa Maso Named to Refugee Olympic Team
Swimming World Magazine· 1 day agoSwimmers Matin Balsini and Alaa Maso have been named to the Refugee Olympic team or the Paris ...