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  • The Battle for the Future of the Olympic Games Is Being Played out in Brisbane | 7.30

    Apr 24, 2024

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    in Competition, Organization

    Forget the debate over whether Brisbane’s Olympic stadiums plan is good for the river city; international experts say the 2032 Games are shaping up to be a test case for the future of the Olympic movement. Peter McCutcheon reports.

  • Chinese Swimmers Tested Positive for Banned Drug Before Medaling at Tokyo Olympics | CBS News

    Apr 24, 2024

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    in Competition, Doping

    The organization that’s supposed to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of the Olympics denied Monday that it is soft on China’s athletes. But U.S. anti-doping officials don’t buy that, especially after an investigation revealed that Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug were allowed to compete in the Tokyo games in 2021. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.

  • Chinese Olympic Swim Team Doping Scandal Heats Up | Reuters

    Apr 23, 2024

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    in Competition, Doping

    The World Anti-Doping Agency has threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of a cover-up over its handling of Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics, as global sports groups demanded an investigation.

  • Doping Bombshell Rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports

    Apr 23, 2024

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    in Competition, Doping

    Doping bombshell rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports

  • Regan Smith | Documentary Short | Park Stories

    Apr 23, 2024

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    in Competition

    Regan Smith is one of the fastest women in the world. We made this film with her in advance of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she went on to become a three-time Olympic medalist.

    All together, Regan has won five world championships, has medaled 13 times at global senior competitions and with the 2024 Paris Olympics right around the corner, she’s got a chance to vault herself into the land of legends.

    We’ve always known how special she is — can’t wait to see what she accomplishes next

  • World Anti-doping Agency Rejects Claims of Chinese Doping Cover-up in Swimming | ABC News

    Apr 23, 2024

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    in Competition

    It has been revealed that the World Anti-Doping Agency decided not to ban 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the same banned performance-enhancing substance before the Tokyo Olympics.

  • Swimming Beneath Finland’s Icy Waters | Gordon, Gino, and Fred’s Road Trip

    Apr 23, 2024

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    in Freediving, Winter Swimming

    Gordon, Gino, and Fred get ready to brave the freezing waters of Finland for an icy swim.

  • Zumbrota Swimming Pool Closes Over Safety Concerns | KTTC

    Apr 23, 2024

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    in Safety, Swimming Pools

    Zumbrota swimming pool closes over safety concerns

  • Brave 10-Year-Old Saves Swimmer at Sydney Beach | Today Show Australia

    Apr 23, 2024

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    in Safety

    Miles Babcock saw them having a medical episode and and was quick to jump to action

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