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Godwin to miss Paris Olympics due to injury

Godwin to miss Paris Olympics due to injury

Australian gymnast Georgia Godwin announced on Instagram this week that she has sustained an achilles injury just days out from the Australian Gymnastics Championships. Godwin was part of the team that obtained an Olympic quota last year, suffered the injury while training, and will not be participating in the national championships nor the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 







18-year-old Czech tennis talent suspended for doping

18-year-old Czech tennis talent suspended for doping

The drug Trimetazidine, also known as TMZ, has been in recent news because of positive 2021 tests from China’s swimming team and Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s four year ban in January. The drug is at the heart of Nikola Bartunkova’s provisional sanction by the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP).



FIFA delivers message on hosting the World Cup

FIFA delivers message on hosting the World Cup

Yon de Luisa Plazas, a member of both the FIFA Executive Council and the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Football (Concacaf), stressed the importance of each host nation having clear objectives for its participation.