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Australia’s Olympic champion O’Callaghan reveals spinal fractures but cleared to participate in CWG 2026
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (356+ words) Updated: Jul 15, 2026 12:02 IST, Sydney - 3 MINS READ Australian Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan said on Wednesday she had been told to “stop swimming immediately” last month because of spinal stress fractures but has been cleared to race at next week’s Commonwealth Games....
Easing of Russian Olympic restrictions is ‘terrible’: Marta Kostyuk
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (449+ words) Updated: Jul 08, 2026 23:14 IST, London - 3 MINS READ Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk slammed the “terrible” decision by the International Olympic Committee to lift some restrictions on Russian athletes, after reaching the Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday. The IOC will allow Russian athletes…...
Asian C’ship show has boosted my confidence to qualify for LA Games: Fencer Taniksha
2+ week, 5+ day ago (756+ words) Updated: Jun 25, 2026 17:50 IST, NEW DELHI - 4 MINS READ Commonwealth Junior Championships silver medallist Taniksha Khatri is confident the experience gained at the recently concluded Asian Fencing Championships here will significantly boost her confidence as she pursues qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles…...
Pranati Nayak’s silver medal in Tashkent restores gymnast’s confidence after injury and illness
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (615+ words) Updated: May 29, 2026 14:39 IST, CHENNAI - 4 MINS READ For Pranati Nayak, the vault silver in Tashkent was less about the medal and more about what it restored. “After the injury, it was a little difficult for me because I had not competed…...
World Gymnastics lifts restrictions on Russia, Belarus
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) Updated: May 18, 2026 22:31 IST, Lausanne - 2 MINS READ World Gymnastics on Monday lifted restrictions imposed on Russians and Belarusians competing after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Meeting on Saturday and Sunday in Sharm El-Sheikh, the executive committee of the body said in…...
Calmer, stronger, more determined: Yui Susaki targets LA 2028 to regain Olympic title
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (405+ words) Updated: Jan 24, 2026 19:09 IST, NOIDA - 3 MINS READ Yui Susaki is one of those sportspersons you call ‘near perfect’. The Japanese four-time wrestling world champion and former Olympic champion’s streak of perfection was broken when she lost to Vinesh Phogat in the…...
Lakshya Sen: Olympic heartbreak sapped motivation, but fitness reset and mental clarity revived game
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (522+ words) Updated: Nov 25, 2025 19:24 IST, New Delhi - 5 MINS READ Newly crowned Australian Open champion Lakshya Sen said the heartbreak of finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics drained his motivation and planted a seed of doubt, but renewed focus on physical conditioning and…...
LA 2028: Whitlock, Britain’s most successful gymnast, hopes to retire on a high after Olympics
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) British gymnastics great Max Whitlock said Monday he plans to end his retirement in a bid to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Whitlock, whose three Olympic gold medals — two on the pommel horse and one on the…...
Gymnastics governing body gives muted response to Indonesia’s decision to ban Israel from World Championships in Jakarta
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (474+ words) Updated: Oct 11, 2025 15:43 IST, JAKARTA - 2 MINS READ Gymnastics’ governing body gave a muted reaction to Indonesia’s announcement that it would block Israeli athletes from competing at the upcoming world championships in Jakarta. “The FIG takes note of the Indonesian government’s decision…...
Israel gymnastics group appeals Indonesia’s decision to bar to its athletes
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (321+ words) Updated: Oct 12, 2025 10:27 IST, JAKARTA - 2 MINS READ The Israel Gymnastics Federation said it was appealing Indonesia’s decision to block the country’s gymnasts from competing in a world championship, calling the move by the world’s largest Muslim-majority country “outrageous”. The Southeast Asian…...