Olympics News
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World champion sprinter Dafne Schippers says she is retiring
Dafne Schippers, a two-time world champion sprinter, announced on social media Tuesday that she was retiring from track and field at age 31.
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Britain's Beth Potter runs off with triathlon world title
Britain's Beth Potter won her first world title and a coveted slot in the 2024 Olympics after surging on the run to win the women's triathlon World Championship Finals in Spain.
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Afghan women's volleyball team upset by training conditions
The Afghanistan women's volleyball team has lamented training conditions at the Asian Games and is concerned it will not be ready for an event where it is participating in defiance of the country's Taliban rulers.
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Council defends North Korean flag on display at Asian Games
The Olympic Council of Asia says it is happy for the North Korean flag to keep flying at the Hangzhou Asian Games despite it being banned over the country's noncompliance with global anti-doping rules.
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Tigst Assefa shatters women's marathon world record in Berlin
Tigst Assefa broke the women's world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, as Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race for the fifth time but couldn't break his own record.
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Dorian Coninx's sprint finish to win World Triathlon Championship
Frenchman Dorian Coninx claimed his first world title on Saturday after a colossal effort in a breathtaking sprint finish to win the World Triathlon Championship finals in Pontevedra, Spain.
