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Femke Bol turned agony into ecstasy in five days, winning gold in 400m hurdles. She then ran the last lap of the 4x400m relay, passing the leader in the last two strides to take Netherlands home in gold. Bol has set her sights on the Paris Olympics, aiming to go…

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Team GB must maintain positive Budapest vibes into Paris Olympics

As the dust settled here on Britain equalling its best-ever medal haul of 10 at a World Championships, UK Athletics technical director Stephen Maguire spoke of a need for athletes to step up to another level at the Paris Olympics in a year's time.

Evening Standard

Neeraj and I are happy to top a sport once dominated by Europeans: Nadeem

Karachi's Arshad Nadeem & India's Neeraj Chopra have a healthy competition for gold at the Paris Olympics. Nadeem won silver at the World Athletics Championship & gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Both athletes ran a victory lap after the final. Nadeem's journey began in his village in Punjab, where…

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Neeraj Chopra and I are happy that we are dominating a sport once dominated by Europeans: Arshad Nadeem

NEW DELHI: Arshad Nadeem presents a formidable challenge to India's Neeraj Chopra in the quest for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Despite this rivalry, both athletes express their delight in leading a sport once dominated by Europeans.

The Times of India

Seine pollution cancels Paris Olympics test events again

Pollution levels in the Seine river forced the cancellation of Saturday's test event for the para-triathlon at the Paris Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Britain's Alex Yee goes in Seine to win Olympic triathlon test event

Britain's Alex Yee braved the waters of the Seine to win the men's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics on Friday, on a course identical to the one set to be used for next year's event.

Radio France Internationale

Tori's throwing everything at the Worlds

Our top javelin thrower has been in rich form heading into the world champs starting this weekend, and hopes to beat her personal best and set herself for the Paris Olympics. Sarah Cowley Ross reports.

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Kayaking champion hopeful of Indian team’s entry to Paris Olympics

Kozhikode paddlers have long been successful in canoeing/kayaking, with many representing India at international events. KKCA plans to open a hostel to train young kayakers, and hopes to send a team to the Paris Olympics.

The Hindu

Indian archers fail to secure Olympic team quotas, make quarter-final exit at World Championships

NEW DELHI: The Indian archers participating in the World Championships in Berlin faced disappointment on Wednesday as they failed to secure team quota places for the Paris Olympics.

The Times of India

Kiwi Maia still pinching herself over huge US win

After shocking the United States' elite young athletes by winning the NCAA national 1500m, Kiwi runner Maia Ramsden plots a path to the Paris Olympics. Sarah Cowley Ross reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Tough task for Indian archers to earn Olympic berths

KOLKATA: Less than a year before the Paris Olympics, Indian archers will begin their quest to earn Games quota places at the Archery World Championships in Berlin. A total of 530 archers - both recurve and compound - from more than 80 countries will take part in the biggest archery…

The Times of India

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

The IOC has assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten

The Independent UK

Russia and Belarus omitted from Paris Olympics invitees

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has not formally invited Russia and Belarus, to participate in the Paris Olympics, but has left the door open for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals

The Hindu

Biles, Ledecky, McLaughlin-Levrone all look for Olympic encores in Paris

The city itself will be one of the brightest stars at the Paris Olympics, with ceremonies on the Seine, beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower and a marathon route that passes through Versailles

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Ukrainian boxer fights through the challenges of war on her way to the Paris Olympics

Boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics in a modest gym located in the heart of Kyiv despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside

Newsroom.co.nz

Glintmeyer's stepping-stones to success

A national open title holder at 14, Milan Glintmeyer is heading to the world junior swimming champs hoping to step up again to the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

Former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki announces stunning return to tennis from retirement

The Dane won the 2018 Australian Open and is targeting an appearance at the Paris Olympics next year

Irish Mirror

Jordan Conroy: 'I was in a low and was lost after Dancing With The Stars'

The Ireland Sevens star says he has had a mental growth shift over the past two years and is in a great place as the team try to nail down qualification for the Paris Olympics in the coming days

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Black Stick seizes speed from her track past

Back in black after playing hockey in Holland, Black Sticks defender Tarryn Davey is aiming for the Paris Olympics and a possible reunion with her old NZ track and field team-mates.

The New Daily

Ariarne Titmus ponders her future after 2024 Paris Olympics

Australian swimming star Ariarne Titmus concedes she doesn't know what the future holds beyond the Paris Olympics.

AAP

Ariarne Titmus pondering future after Paris

Australian swimming star Ariarne Titmus has hinted she will make a decision on her future after the Paris Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Paris mayor confident that Paris Olympics still on track for 2024

The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says the 2024 Olympics is "on budget and on time". She was responding to concerns expressed recently by a senior Olympics official.

The Times of India

Trap shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta in joint lead at ISSF Shotgun World Cup

Faridabad's Bhowneesh Mendiratta, a quota winner for the Paris Olympics, showed his mettle on the opening day of the trap competition at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup. Despite missing two targets out of 75, the 23-year-old shooter moved into a joint lead with four other competitors, including double world champion…

The Hindu

Discipline and self-belief have helped Nishant Dev punch his way to success

Having drawn everyone’s attention by thumping a Cuban boxer — a rarest of the rare occurrence for an Indian boxer — to secure his maiden international medal, a World championship bronze in Tashkent, 22-year-old Nishant Dev has grown in confidence. Now, he is determined to claim medal at the Asian…

The Independent UK

Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony

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