Olympic gold medalist

Sports federations condemn Olympic prize money for athletics

An organisation of Olympic sports federations on Friday said the decision by World Athletics to award prize money to gold medallists in its events "undermines the values of Olympism".

U.S. swimming pools ban long breath-holding after deaths

New York City is putting up warning signs at all public pools prohibiting prolonged breath holding as a part of a movement to raise awareness of the peril.

Usain Bolt wins 200m at Golden Spike meet in Ostrava

Usain Bolt wins his first race of the year in Europe, but fails to break 20 seconds in the 200m at the Golden Spike meet.

Olympic gold weightlifter dies at 35

Milen Dobrev, aged 35, a weightlifting gold medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games, is found dead at his home

April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024

Sports federations condemn Olympic prize money for athletics

An organisation of Olympic sports federations on Friday said the decision by World Athletics to award prize money to gold medallists in its events "undermines the values of Olympism".

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

U.S. swimming pools ban long breath-holding after deaths

New York City is putting up warning signs at all public pools prohibiting prolonged breath holding as a part of a movement to raise awareness of the peril.

May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015

Usain Bolt wins 200m at Golden Spike meet in Ostrava

Usain Bolt wins his first race of the year in Europe, but fails to break 20 seconds in the 200m at the Golden Spike meet.

March 22, 2015
March 22, 2015

Olympic gold weightlifter dies at 35

Milen Dobrev, aged 35, a weightlifting gold medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games, is found dead at his home

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