‘The Groningen Swim Challenge raised about 140.000 Euros for the UMCG Cancer Research Fund on Saturday, which is 55.000 more than last year.’
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A high dive during The Great American Eclipse
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Taylor Ruck “My main priority is Tokyo 2020” | FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
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Gators swim over fence into Texas woman’s backyard during Harvey
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Nandor Nemeth – Interview | FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
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Missy Franklin interview at FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Getting supported by the fans is a big motivation for Missy Franklin. We met the 5-time Olympic and 11-time World Champion at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis and talked about her career and her expectations for the future.
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“It’s amazing to make history” Mona McSharry | FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Mona McSharry won her first gold medal at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. We talked with the Irish girl about the pressure before the final and her visions for the future.
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Interview with Singapore swimmer Roanne Ho | #OneTeamSG Up Close and Personal
In this webisode of our exclusive series of athlete interviews, Team Singapore swimmer Roanne Ho shares with Gary Yang and Randall Wu what her favourite food and genre of music is amongst other interesting bits, and gives her personal shoutouts to the support team behind her success!
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Violent video games have ‘no place at the Olympics’, but e-sports are still in the running
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said in an exclusive interview that the Games had welcomed several new sports that are popular with millennials, but on e-sports, despite their stellar rise, it would have to proceed with caution.
“We want to promote non-discrimination, non-violence, and peace among people. This doesn’t match with video games, which are about violence, explosions and killing. And there we have to draw a clear line,†he said.
E-sports that mirror those played in real life – like soccer or basketball – could be considered for the Olympics, but those that involve gratuitous violence and bloodshed went against “Olympic valuesâ€, Bach said.
“So if ever somebody is competing at playing football virtually or playing other sports virtually, this is of high interest. We hope that, then, these players are really delivering sports performance. If [fans] at the end would even play the sports in the real world, we would even be more happy,†he said.
The multibillion-dollar video gaming industry has already succeeded in gaining inclusion at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
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