“I don’t get them just to get them,” she continues. “Like, one is a quote from my grandpa. It says, ‘Where you are, I have been, where I am, you will be.’ He used to tell us that all the time and he passed away, so that’s very sentimental to me.” After the 2020 Summer … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has publicly commented on Jay Shah’s election as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Banerjee wrote, “Congratulations, Union Home Minister!! Your son has not become a politician, but has become the ICC Chairman – a post much much more important … Read more
Katie Ledecky, far out in front: one of the most astonishing sights in sports and, by now, one of the most familiar. It was twelve years ago that Ledecky shot to an early lead in the eight-hundred-metre freestyle final at the London Olympics, and then, instead of fading, kept lengthening her lead. It’s been eleven … Read more
Paris — The Opening Ceremony of the Paris Paralympics got underway Wednesday in the center of the French capital, firing the starting gun on 11 days of intense competition. Just as for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics on the River Seine in July, it took place away from the main stadium for the first … Read more
A state think tank has outlined the president’s vision for sport in China, saying it is driving a push for fair competition and a more “just and reasonable” global sports order with a greater voice for developing nations. In its report on Xi Jinping Thought on sport, the Xinhua Institute – under official news agency … Read more
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team has been calling this year’s Olympic Games its “redemption tour.” With the exception of a single newcomer, the sixteen-year-old Hezly Rivera, every gymnast who qualified for Paris was a member of the team that competed, three years ago, in Tokyo: Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee, and, of course, Simone … Read more
Two weeks ago, just before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Nike began airing its major Olympic ad campaign. Typically, these spots are beautifully produced paeans to ambition, effort, and excellence—Olympic ideals on sale for a popular audience. They have titles like “Unlimited You” and “Find Your Greatness.” But this one is different. … Read more
A high-school writer I mentored a few years ago was the star sprinter for his school’s track team, and one day, out of curiosity, I asked about the sliver of time between a runner getting into the starting block and the starter’s pistol going off. One of the things I enjoy most in watching almost … Read more
Australian swimming legend Bronte Campbell is set to marry her long-time boyfriend Benfield Lainchbury. The champion swimmer took to social media to share the engagement news on Friday, posting a video and series of photos from Venice. Campbell and Lainchbury have clearly been enjoying their post-Olympics European vacation, and Campbell was in a playful mood … Read more
The second weekend of the Paris Olympics, roughly halfway through the Games, was a good time to sit down, in peace and quiet, and to ruminate on all that we have seen. Or, at least, it would have been a good time, except that the men’s kayak cross was scheduled for Sunday, August 4th, at … Read more
