Park Tae-hwan's campaign to be allowed to compete at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after completing an 18-month doping suspension has received the backing of the head of the organisation that is banning him.
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu set two meeting records en route to claiming a third successive 400 metres individual medley title on the first day of swimming finals at the European Aquatics Championships here.
Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan has filed an appeal with the Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) over a decision by South Korea to debar him from Rio 2016 following the completion of an 18-month doping suspension.
Speedo has unveiled its latest line-up of federation swim suits which sponsored athletes will wear during Rio 2016 and other events this season.
Britain's Andrew Picard has been suspended from membership by England’s Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in the aftermath of admitting 10 counts of child pornography offences.
Russia celebrated double gold on the opening day of the LEN European Aquatics Championships, after success in the team diving and synchronised swimming team technical events here today.
Yuliya Efimova's chances of being able to compete at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are being unfairly affected by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) refusing to lift their temporary suspension on her following a positive drugs test for meldonium, it has been claimed.
South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan has pleaded for a chance to appear at Rio 2016 after his failed drugs test.
Slovenian swimmer Tanja Smid has been banned for four years after she admitted failing a drugs test at the Serbian Open in Belgrade in February.
World record holder Cesar Cielo missed the chance to qualify for Brazil’s Olympic team after coming third in the men’s freestyle 50 metres on the final day of action at the Rio 2016 swimming test event.
Henrique Rodrigues and Thiago Pereira secured their places at a home Olympics today after finishing joint-first in the men’s 200 metres individual medley at the Rio 2016 swimming test event.
Brazil’s Marcelo Chierighini secured his place in the men’s 100 metres freestyle at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after securing victory in the test event at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Brazil’s Kaio Almeida secured his place at a fourth Olympic Games after achieving the required men’s 200 metres butterfly qualifying time at the Rio 2016 test event in the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Etiene Medeiros missed out on lowering her Brazilian national record in the women’s 100 metres backstroke on the second day of the Rio 2016 test event in the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
An appeal from Russia's leading swimmer Yuliya Efimova for a provisional suspension imposed on her following a positive drugs test for meldonium to be lifted in time for her to compete in her country's Olympic trials has been turned down by the International Swimming Federation (FINA), they have announced.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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