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Men can compete in artistic swimming at Paris Olympics
Men can compete in Olympic artistic swimming for the first time at the 2024 Paris Games, World Aquatics said on Thursday.
Approval from the International Olympic Committee means a maximum of two men can be selected among eight athletes in the team event that is due to include 10 nations.
Adding men to the sport once known as synchronized swimming will leave rhythmic gymnastics as the last women-only event on the Summer Games program.
"Aquatics sports are universal and men have proven themselves to be excellent artistic swimmers," World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam said in a statement.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/35304110/men-compete-artistic-swimming-paris-olympics
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Men can compete in Olympic artistic swimming for the first time at the 2024 Paris Games, World Aquatics said on Thursday.
Approval from the International Olympic Committee means a maximum of two men can be selected among eight athletes in the team event that is due to include 10 nations.
Adding men to the sport once known as synchronized swimming will leave rhythmic gymnastics as the last women-only event on the Summer Games program.
"Aquatics sports are universal and men have proven themselves to be excellent artistic swimmers," World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam said in a statement.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/35304110/men-compete-artistic-swimming-paris-olympics
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U.S., Mexico announce joint 2027 WWC bid
The United States and Mexico plan to bid to co-host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the two countries' federations announced Wednesday.
United States, Mexico announce joint bid for 2027 Women's World Cup
The United States and Mexico plan to bid to co-host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the two countries' federations announced on Wednesday.The announcement came on the final day that FIFA said it would accept submissions for expressions of interest. Bid agreements are due by May 19 and official bids by Dec. 8. FIFA plans to publish an evaluation report in May 2024 ahead of a vote by FIFA's Congress that May 17.
South Africa has announced a bid, and Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have announced a joint bid. Brazil's sports minister has said that nation will bid.
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UNITED STATES
KATELYN ABELN, PISTOL
The most decorated pistol shooter in Ohio State history, Abeln capped her OSU career by leading the Buckeyes to their fourth straight national championship this past season as she won her second consecutive individual aggregate national championship. Abeln will now compete for world championships in the 10-meter women’s air pistol (July 27-28) and 25-meter women’s pistol (August 2-3) in Paris.HUNTER ARMSTRONG, SWIMMING
Armstrong was a breakthrough star of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing second in the 100-meter backstroke to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021), where he went on to earn a gold medal as a member of the U.S. 4x100-meter medley relay team.The former Buckeye, who returned to Ohio State for two more seasons after his first trip to the Olympics before turning pro, will compete in the 100-meter backstroke again in Paris (July 28-29) after another second-place finish at Trials. He will also be a member of the U.S. 4x100-meter freestyle relay team (July 27-28).
KEANA HUNTER, ARTISTIC SWIMMING
Before even starting her Ohio State career, Hunter will compete in the Olympics as a member of the artistic swimming team, which will compete in team routines on August 5, 6 and 7. The 20-year-old from Los Angeles will join Ohio State’s synchronized swimming program as a freshman this fall.ADA KORKHIN, PISTOL
Fresh off a spectacular freshman season in which she won the collegiate national championship in air pistol and finished second only to Abeln in the aggregate standings, Korkhin will compete alongside Abeln in the 25-meter women’s sport pistol competition, which will begin with a qualification round on August 2 and conclude with the final on August 3.HENRY LEVERETT, PISTOL
Like Abeln, Leverett concluded his Ohio State career by helping the Buckeyes win their fourth straight national championship this past season. He will now make his second trip to the Olympics, having also competed in Tokyo, to vie for a medal in the men’s 25-meter rapid-fire pistol (August 4-5).RUBY REMATI, ARTISTIC SWIMMING
Remati, who helped Ohio State win synchronized swimming national championships in 2022 and 2023 before stepping away from the team this past season to focus on national team competition, joins Hunter on the U.S. artistic swimming team, which qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 2018.KYLE SNYDER, WRESTLING
Snyder became an American hero in 2016 when he won the Olympic gold medal in 97-kilogram freestyle following his sophomore year at Ohio State. “Captain America” hopes to get back to the top of the podium this year after earning the silver medal at 97 kg in Tokyo.The first three rounds of the 97-kg wrestling competition will be held on August 10 while the medal rounds will take place on August 11, the final day of this year’s Olympics.
CANADA
FARES ARFA, FENCING
Arfa, a member of Ohio State’s fencing team from 2013-17, will compete in the men’s sabre individual competition on July 27 and team competition on July 31.DUAN ASEMOTA, TRACK & FIELD
Asemota, who sprinted for the Buckeyes in 2017 and 2018, will run the 100-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay for Team Canada. He’ll compete in 100-meter qualifiers on August 3 with hopes of advancing to the semifinals and final on August 4. The 4x100 first round will be held on August 8 with the final set for August 9.ALEX AXON, SWIMMING
After finishing third in the 500-yard freestyle at the Big Ten championships as an Ohio State sophomore this past season, Axon earned a spot on the Canadian Olympic team by winning both the 200- and 400-meter freestyle at the Canadian Olympic Trials. While his times in those events weren’t fast enough to qualify as an individual, Axon will lead Team Canada in the 4x200-meter relay on July 30.EMMA FINLIN, SWIMMING
An incoming Ohio State freshman, Finlin will represent her home country in the 10-kilometer marathon swim on August 8.SCARLETT FINN, ARTISTIC SWIMMING
Like Hunter, Finn will begin her career with Ohio State’s synchronized swimming team this fall after competing with her national team in the Olympic artistic swimming competition.ELEANOR HARVEY, FENCING
Like Arfa, Harvey was a member of Ohio State’s fencing team from 2013-17. The 2016 NCAA champion in women’s foil, Harvey will make her third Olympic appearance in Paris, having earned Canada’s best-ever individual fencing result with a seventh-place finish at the Rio Games in 2016. She’ll compete in the individual women’s foil on July 28 and the women’s foil team competition on April 1.TRISTAN JANKOVICS, SWIMMING
Like Axon, Jankovics heads to Paris as a member of Team Canada after completing his sophomore season at Ohio State this spring. He’ll compete in the 400-meter individual medley on July 28 after winning that event at Canada’s Olympic Trials and finishing eighth in the 400-yard IM at this year’s NCAA championships.NICHELLE PRINCE, SOCCER
Prince, who played for Ohio State’s women’s soccer from 2013-16, looks to win her third Olympic medal in Paris after helping Canada win the bronze medal in Rio and the gold medal in Tokyo. Canada will begin group-stage play against New Zealand on July 25 and will also play France on July 28 and Colombia on July 31 as it looks to make another run to the gold medal match, which will be played on August 10.FRANCE
MAXIMILIEN CHASTANET, FENCING
Chastanet, a member of Ohio State’s fencing team from 2014-18, will be in Paris as an alternate for the men’s team foil competition, which is scheduled for August 4.ELODIE RAVERA-SCARRAMOZZINO, ROWING
Ravera-Scarramozzino makes her third Olympic appearance as a member of the French rowing team. She’ll compete in the double sculls competition, which begins with heats on July 27 and concludes with finals on August 1.GERMANY
LENA HENTSCHEL, DIVING
This year’s Big Ten champion in the 1-meter dive as a sophomore, Hentschel will compete in both the 3-meter synchronized dive (July 27) and the 3-meter springboard (August 7-9) in Paris. She won a bronze medal in the synchronized dive at the Tokyo Olympics.IRELAND
CIARA MCGING, DIVING
After completing her Ohio State career this past season, McGing will compete in the 10-meter platform dive on July 31.LITHUANIA
TOMAS NAVIKONIS, SWIMMING
Like Axon and Jankovics, Navikonis heads to the Olympics after completing his sophomore season as a Buckeye this spring. He’ll compete against Axon a member of Lithuania’s 4x200-meter freestyle relay team.NIGERIA
SADE OLATOYE, TRACK & FIELD
Olatoye won seven Big Ten championships in the shot put, weight throw and hammer throw and was the 2019 NCAA champion in the weight throw during her Ohio State career. Now, Olatoye – who grew up in Dublin, Ohio, but competes internationally for Nigeria – will chase more hardware in the Olympic hammer throw competition. The qualification round is set for August 4 with the final scheduled for August 6.PUERTO RICO
KRISTEN ROMANO, SWIMMING
A winner of four individual Big Ten championships and three team Big Ten titles during her Ohio State career (2017-22), Romano will make her Olympic debut in the 200-meter individual medley. She’ll compete in the heats on August 1 with hopes of advancing to the semifinals that night and the final on August 2.SPAIN
AINA CID, ROWING
Cid, who helped the Buckeyes win three straight NCAA championships from 2013-15, is now set to compete in her third Olympics as a member of Spain’s rowing team. She’ll compete in the women’s pair competition, which begins with initial heats on July 28 and concludes with the finals on August 2.TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
LEAH BERTRAND, TRACK & FIELD
Coming off of a junior season at Ohio State in which she won the Big Ten championship and finished seventh at the NCAA championships in the 100-meter dash, Bertrand will compete in the same event in Paris. The qualifying rounds are set for August 2 with the semifinal and final scheduled for August 3.
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The gymnastics Vault is terrifying. In Biles'own words: " most of the time I'm trying just not to die". Fucks sake man, that's what we said in the SUCK!
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LeBron to bear Team USA flag at Paris Olympics
LeBron James has been selected to be the Team USA flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced Monday.
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Men's Olympic soccer is primarily a U-23 competition. Countries are allowed three older players. FIFA did this to ensure that the World Cup is always the premier competition.
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USA's overage players are Walker Zimmerman, Djordje Mihailovic and Miles Robinson.
(The France overage players are good players, Alexander Lacazette has had quite a career but none have played much for France's Sr National team)
(The France overage players are good players, Alexander Lacazette has had quite a career but none have played much for France's Sr National team)
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Hope that the US doesn't get it. FIFA is always a loss for the host country. They were parading around in Cape Town saying that they would have to move the WC unless South Africa put a roof over the new stadium. The Mayor of Cape Town--a lady who had fought the government as a journalist during the Apartheid era--called a meeting and told Sepp Blatter to screw off. Pure gold as he turned tail.U.S., Mexico announce joint 2027 WWC bid
The United States and Mexico plan to bid to co-host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the two countries' federations announced Wednesday.www.espn.com
United States, Mexico announce joint bid for 2027 Women's World Cup
The United States and Mexico plan to bid to co-host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the two countries' federations announced on Wednesday.
The announcement came on the final day that FIFA said it would accept submissions for expressions of interest. Bid agreements are due by May 19 and official bids by Dec. 8. FIFA plans to publish an evaluation report in May 2024 ahead of a vote by FIFA's Congress that May 17.
South Africa has announced a bid, and Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have announced a joint bid. Brazil's sports minister has said that nation will bid.
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Canada women's soccer drone incident sparks controversy ahead of Paris Olympics
The Canadian women's soccer team caused controversy this week as New Zealand apparently caught a drone over their training session ahead of their Olympics matchup.
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Canada women's soccer drone incident sparks controversy ahead of Paris Olympics
Canada women's soccer won gold in the 2020 Olympics
A drone incident involving the Canada and New Zealand women’s soccer teams caused controversy ahead of their first match at the Paris Olympics.New Zealand launched a complaint to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) integrity unit after a drone was flown over the country’s women’s soccer team training session. The drone was found to be operated by a member of the Canadian team’s support staff.
"Team support members immediately reported the incident to police leading to the drone operator, who has been identified as a support staff member of the wider Canadian Women’s football team, to be detained," the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) said in a statement Tuesday.
"The NZOC has formally lodged the incident with the IOC integrity unit and has asked Canada for a full review."
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced its discipline on Wednesday and revealed it learned of a second drone incident that occurred on July 19.
The organization said "unaccredited analyst" Joseph Lombardi and assistant coach Jasmine Mander were sent home from Paris over the incident.
Canadian soccer head coach Bev Priestman will not be on the sidelines for the team’s match against New Zealand on Thursday.
"On behalf of our entire team, I first and foremost want to apologize to the players and staff at New Zealand Football and to the players on Team Canada. This does not represent the values that our team stands for," Priestman said in a statement.
"I am ultimately responsible for conduct in our program. Accordingly, to emphasize our team’s commitment to integrity, I have decided to voluntarily withdraw from coaching the match on Thursday. In the spirit of accountability, I do this with the interests of both teams in mind and to ensure everyone feels that the sportsmanship of this game is upheld."
Just sayin': That not how Harbaugh handles it when his employees are caught cheating......
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