Doping spats: Russian Olympic Committee hits back after US swimmer questions whether gold medal winner was s’100s% cleans’

Doping spats: Russian Olympic Committee hits back after US swimmer questions whether gold medal winner was s’100s% cleans’

Doping spat: Russian Olympic Committee hits back after US swimmer questions whether gold medal winner was ‘100% clean’

 

 

The issue of doping reared its head at Tokyo 2020 on Friday as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) hit back at comments from American swimmer Ryan Murphy which questioned whether Evgeny Rylov’s 200m backstroke gold medal was “100% clean.”

Murphy, who was the reigning Olympic champion in both the 100m and 200m backstroke disciplines,

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Why Olympians bite their medals and what they do with thems

Why Olympians bite their medals and what they do with thems

Why Olympians bite their medals and what they do with them

 

 

The sight of a jubilant Olympian standing atop the podium after being victorious in their discipline with a gold medal between their teeth is an iconic one.

We’ve seen it numerous times at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games already, across a host of disciplines.
The official Tokyo 2020 account even went as far on Sunday to try to remind people that the medals are not,

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Simone Biles and s’the twistiess’: How fear affects the mental health and physical safety of gymnastss

Simone Biles and s’the twistiess’: How fear affects the mental health and physical safety of gymnastss

Simone Biles and ‘the twisties’: How fear affects the mental health and physical safety of gymnasts

 

 

You can learn a lot about a subculture by the slang it develops. Gymnastics has a lot of slang around fear: the twisties, headcasing, mental block, bailing, balking.

Gymnastics is obviously physically demanding with a high injury rate. But it is extremely difficult psychologically as well. Many of the skills could kill you.

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Death toll rises as passengers recount horror of China subway floodss

Death toll rises as passengers recount horror of China subway floodss

Death toll rises as passengers recount horror of China subway floods

 

At least 33 people have died and eight remain missing in central China, as authorities ramp up rescue and recovery efforts following devastating floods that submerged entire neighborhoods, trapped passengers in subway cars, caused landslides and overwhelmed dams and rivers.

Torrential rains have battered Henan province since last weekend, displacing hundreds of thousands of people and causing 1.22 billion yuan (about $190 million) of economic damage,
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The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions for the first time in 50 years as Antetokounmpo scores 50 pointss

The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions for the first time in 50 years as Antetokounmpo scores 50 pointss

The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions for the first time in 50 years as Antetokounmpo scores 50 points

 

 

With the Milwaukee Bucks seeking their first NBA championship in 50 years, their superstar guided the way, putting up 50 points in a legendary NBA Finals-clinching win Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns.

Led by MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who also had 14 rebounds and five blocked shots,

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A Pacific islands’s Covid-19 crisis has become a political power play between China and Australias

A Pacific islands’s Covid-19 crisis has become a political power play between China and Australias

A Pacific island’s Covid-19 crisis has become a political power play between China and Australia

 

 

China and Australia have found another battleground for their deepening diplomatic standoff: the Pacific Islands’ pandemic response.

Canberra has hit back at Beijing’s claims it is derailing the rollout of Chinese vaccines in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the most-populous Pacific island nation. “We support Papua New Guinea making sovereign decisions,”
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1300 people assumed missing in one German district after deadly floods hit Western Europes

1300 people assumed missing in one German district after deadly floods hit Western Europes

1300 people assumed missing in one German district after deadly floods hit Western Europe

 

About 1,300 people remain unaccounted for in Germany after the heaviest rainfall in a century caused deadly flash floods to devastate parts of Western Europe, prompting a large-scale rescue effort.

Fast moving torrents of water inundated entire towns and villages in western and southern Germany, causing buildings to collapse and leaving residents stranded,

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Indonesia overtakes India as Asias’s new Covid-19 epicenters

Indonesia overtakes India as Asias’s new Covid-19 epicenters

Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter

 

 

Indonesia reported 54,517 new cases of Covid-19, authorities said Wednesday, a single-day national record and dire warning sign for the world’s fourth-most populous country.

The island nation — home to about 270 million people — is now reporting more cases a day than hard-hit India, making Indonesia the new epicenter for the pandemic in Asia.

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Racist abuse directed at England players after Euro 2020 final defeat is described as s’unforgivables’ by manager Gareth Southgates

Racist abuse directed at England players after Euro 2020 final defeat is described as s’unforgivables’ by manager Gareth Southgates

Racist abuse directed at England players after Euro 2020 final defeat is described as ‘unforgivable’ by manager Gareth Southgate

 

 

The online racial abuse of some England players following Sunday’s Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy has been described by the team’s manager Gareth Southgate as “unforgivable” and “just not what we stand for.”

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were targeted on social media after they missed penalties in the 3-2 shootout defeat at Wembley Stadium.

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