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Daily Mirror
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Adam Peaty sets huge LA 2028 Olympics target with blunt message to American rivals
Adam Peaty has won three Olympic gold medals during his career and is hoping to win more at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, having decided not to retire from swimming Three-time Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty is targeting FOUR more medals at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, with Team GB wanting to "beat America on home turf". The 2028 Games will be Peaty's fourth and he would make history if he won another gold, becoming the oldest British swimmer to do so. And Peaty will have an extra opportunity to win after the 50m breaststroke sprint was added to the Olympics. "I'm very excited the 50m has been added but I will do the 100m as well, so that will give me four opportunities to [win a] medal," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. "We want to beat America on home turf in that medley. We've got the incredible Oliver Morgan on backstroke and that's always been our weak link at previous Olympics. It's very exciting." Peaty had been weighing up retirement after the Paris Olympics, having been denied a third 100m breaststroke gold medal by just 0.02 seconds, but he has decided to continue and target the LA Games. "I've won six Olympic medals so far, three of them gold, and I'm still a world record holder," he told Mirror Sport in December. "I would be a very miscalculating and misguided individual if I ever thought that was a bad thing, and I still stand by what I said on the night in Paris. "I still won, because I could have finished nowhere and it could have been a whole lot worse. It's wishful thinking that I could have found an extra 0.03 seconds of speed to turn my silver into gold if I hadn't been going down with Covid, and the winning time was pretty slow for a showpiece Olympic race. "You can't worry too much about what could have been because that's not a healthy way to live. Maybe the illness took more out of me than it should have, but on another day I could have missed out altogether. "There is still a lot of hurt there because of certain things that happened, because of the illness, and so there is a bit of anger. In life you have to take the losses with the wins, and in my career I've never taken success for granted. "I've absolutely loved the last few months, especially in terms of the food aspect - being able to eat what I want - and I've been very busy running clinics for younger kids, working on projects in Saudi Arabia and doing corporate events as a motivational speaker. "A lot of athletes retire and look around wondering, 'What do I do now?' I'm trying to give myself a taste of what life might look like when I do stop competing in the pool. But after a decade in the limelight as a professional swimmer, I haven't gone out of my way to make too many changes."
CairoScene
4 days ago
- Sport
- CairoScene
First Egyptian Woman Appointed VP of African Squash Federation
Eltarabolsy's is the first female president of the national federation, but also as the presenter of Al-Abtal, Egypt's first television programme dedicated to squash and its champions. Jul 27, 2025 Amna Eltarabolsy, President of the Egyptian Squash Federation and a former world-ranked champion, has been appointed Vice President of the African Squash Federation, becoming the first Egyptian woman in history to hold the position. Eltarabolsy's career began as a professional athlete, reaching a global ranking of No. 41 before retiring in 2008. Today, she stands at the helm of Egyptian squash's administrative and media landscape, as the first female president of the national federation, but also as the presenter of Al-Abtal, Egypt's first television programme dedicated to squash and its champions. Eltarabolsy currently serves as Secretary of Sports for Alexandria Governorate under the Mostaqbal Watan (Nation's Future) Party. Her election to the African federation comes at a pivotal time. As squash prepares to make its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, the continent is focused on elevating talent, infrastructure, and international competitiveness.
NBC Sports
21-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
At 2028 LA Olympics, beach volleyball returns to its spiritual home. Teams are starting to line up
In beach volleyball, decisions that greatly impact the Olympics are often made years before the Opening Ceremony. Qualifying typically takes place in the two seasons leading into the Olympics. The Los Angeles Games qualification system hasn't been announced yet, but if tradition holds, qualifying would start in early 2027 as the sport returns to its spiritual Southern California home for the 2028 Games. The top American women are already lining up. Taryn Brasher (née Kloth) and Kristen Nuss, who went into the 2024 Olympics ranked No. 2 in the world, have been steadfast since a tearful round of 16 defeat in Paris that they will keep their partnership through LA 2028. Brasher, who got married on Jan. 10, and Nuss, who will marry Trey Cruz on Jan. 9, 2026, live in different units of the same building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while most other U.S. teams are in California. Their bond is so strong, and so well known in the beach community, that they said no other players reached out to either of them after Paris to gauge interest about possibly switching teams. No U.S. women's Olympic beach pair has stayed together to bid for the following Games since the end of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings' dynasty in 2012 (and May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings were apart for much of that London Olympic cycle). In Paris, the U.S. won zero women's beach medals for the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games. Brasher and Nuss developed a mantra since first teaming up at LSU in 2021: 'rewrite the script.' It's a nod to their unconventional beach story. In particular Nuss, being undersized (5 feet, 6 inches, the shortest U.S. Olympic beach volleyball player since 1996) and from Louisiana and not California. Brasher, who is 6-4, is from South Dakota. She played four years of indoor volleyball at Creighton before transferring to LSU. OlympicTalk, They began 2023 having to go through qualifying to earn main draw spots at international tournaments. They took bronze at the World Championships at the end of that year, then went into the Paris Olympics ranked behind only Brazilians Ana Patricia and Duda. With the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop, Brasher and Nuss won all three matches in a difficult group. Then they got unlucky, drawing world No. 3 Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada in the round of 16. Brasher and Nuss were swept, while Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson went on to take silver to Ana Patricia and Duda. Brasher called the defeat the most devastating moment of her life. 'Four years to 40 minutes,' she said, simply contrasting the work put in versus the approximate length of a straight-sets match. 'I was embarrassed for how I represented Team USA,' Brasher said on a 'Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy' episode published last October. 'It was really, really hard to come back. People were doing celebrations for us. I had to leave, and I would go and cry because I was just so disappointed in myself. 'I don't think I have the best taste of the Olympics in my mouth right now because I was just disappointed. But still, every time I think back, I'm like, that was so cool, and it was such an honor to be on Team USA. That is one of the greatest, highest honors that I could ever even imagine.' Five days after the Closing Ceremony, an ill Brasher, buoyed by Nuss' encouragement, and Nuss returned to compete at the Manhattan Beach Open, the most prestigious annual tournament in the U.S. They won the event and continued their strong play into 2025. In five top-level international tournaments this season, they have two wins, a runner-up, a third-place finish and a 13th-place outlier. 'There's one more chapter left to be written,' Nuss said of the 'flip the script' narrative, 'and that is a gold medal in LA '28.' The other 2024 U.S. Olympic women's beach team — Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng — lost in the quarterfinals in Paris after winning the 2023 World title. Hughes, who hasn't played since sustaining a significant Achilles tendon injury in January, now trains with Ally Batenhorst, according to NBC Los Angeles. They plan to debut as a team later this year or in 2026 and to bid for the 2028 Games together. Traditionally, a nation can qualify no more than two Olympic beach teams per gender. NBC LOS ANGELES: Beach volleyball world champion Sara Hughes reveals new partner Sara Hughes (left) and Ally Batenhorst are teaming up for an LA 2028 Olympic run. Both went to USC. Sara Hughes (left) and Ally Batenhorst are teaming up for an LA 2028 Olympic run. Both went to USC. (NBC Los Angeles) Batenhorst, listed at 6 feet, 5 inches, played beach and indoors at Nebraska before completing her college career indoors at USC in 2024 (Cheng and Hughes' alma mater). She began a professional indoor career earlier this year but is now transitioning to make her pro beach debut. 'I watched her entire career, especially at USC,' Hughes told NBC Los Angeles. 'And there's always this little rumors going around that she liked playing beach volleyball. And when I first saw her, I was like, wow, she just has such athleticism. She looks like a true leader on the court. She's very passionate, and I thought all those would just translate to the beach.' Cheng has played with beach veteran Molly Shaw since the international season began in March. In five top-level international tournaments together, they have placed fourth, fourth, 13th, fifth and ninth. They have not announced whether they've committed to sticking together through 2028 Olympic qualifying. Shaw said her pairing with Cheng is a 'very unexpected' one. 'I sent (Cheng) a text in the fall,' Shaw said on the Sandcast podcast. 'I knew she was still with Sara, but I kind of shoot my shot, keep her on the radar. She's like, 'Sorry, you know, I'm good.' I was like, 'OK, all good.' Huge fan of her always. Then the (Hughes) injury happened. I don't really know too much background info, but we connected, and I was just like blown away. I was like, 'Me?' I was even like, 'Are you sure?' She's been one of the dream partners that I've always wanted to play with.' Nick Zaccardi,
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First Post
21-07-2025
- Sport
- First Post
India vs Pakistan clash at LA 2028 Olympics unlikely as only 1 Asian team to qualify: Report
Cricket will return to the Olympics at LA 2028 after 128 years. However, only one Asian team is reported to qualify directly for the event. This makes an India vs Pakistan clash highly unlikely. The ICC is set to debate the qualification process at its Singapore AGM. read more Cricket is all set to return to the Olympics after 128 years, with men's and women's T20 events scheduled for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. However, fans hoping for an India vs Pakistan clash might be disappointed. According to Forbes, only one Asian team will directly qualify for the men's event, making it very unlikely that both arch-rivals will feature together. The men's and women's competitions will reportedly have just six teams each. The host nation, the USA, is likely to get an automatic slot, which leaves just five remaining spots. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The report suggests that the ICC is leaning towards a regional qualification model. That means only the top-ranked T20I team from each region - Asia, Oceania, Europe, and Africa - will automatically qualify, while the final spot will be decided through a qualifying tournament. This could mean only one Asian team - likely India, based on their superior ranking - would make it directly, leaving Pakistan to fight for the remaining Olympic place in qualifiers. The ICC is currently debating how qualification should work, with the topic set to be discussed at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Singapore. Also Read: PCB stares at loss of crores if Asia Cup is cancelled: 'Revenues from ICC and Asia Cup are very important' Qualification process stirs debate Some associate members want qualifying tournaments instead of just rankings, saying it would give them a fair chance. Zimbabwe Cricket chair Tavengwa Mukuhlani, who is an ICC board director and also part of the Olympic working group, has urged that the qualifying tournament should be for everyone and not just full members. 'We should really make the most of cricket being in the Olympics and have qualifying tournaments instead of rankings, which don't make sense in terms of trying to develop the sport,' Mukuhlani told Forbes. 'The qualifying tournaments should be for everyone and not just Full Members (cricket's 12 nations who receive the most power and funds). It's fairer and if you look at other major sports, like football and basketball, you see some amazing things happen where underdog nations qualify," he added. Also Read: India camp rocked by injury crisis: How team combination could change after Nitish Reddy, Arshdeep Singh blow STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, others have argued that using rankings would be cheaper and easier because cricket's schedule is already packed. However, they also want inclusivity to be a factor and ensure that the right decision is taken so cricket is made part of the Olympics for good and not just for one edition. 'Discussions will be focused on what is the best option and there is the cost factor to consider, but inclusivity has to be a factor too and it would be great to showcase a curtain raiser before the Olympics,' Sumod Damodar, one of the three Associate member representatives on the Chief Executives' Committee, was quoted as saying. 'We need to make sure the right decision is made for cricket because the sport wants to be part of Brisbane 2032 and beyond. We don't want to be in situations where every four years we are begging for inclusion.' The LA28 Olympic cricket matches will be held at a temporary stadium in Pomona, about 50 km from Los Angeles, from July 12 to 29, 2028. Medal matches will be played on July 20 and 29. The cricket matches at Olympics will begin two days before the start of the main event. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Express Tribune
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
IOC chief Coventry ready for the office
For Coventry, who gets an eight-year tenure till 2033, the first major challenge is Los Angeles 2028 Games. PHOTO: AFP First impressions can be deceptive but Kirsty Coventry showed that behind a sunny disposition she will have the mettle to deal with the trickiest of people and situations when she succeeds Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday. Looming large on the horizon of the 41-year-old Zimbabwean -- the first woman and African to occupy the post of the most powerful single figure in sport -- is US President Donald Trump. With Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Olympics, Trump will feature often on Coventry's agenda. Trump has not been shy in giving public dressing downs to world leaders — notably Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa. Judging by Coventry's initial response, after a crushing first-round victory in the presidential election in March, she may have Trump's measure. "I have been dealing with, let's say, difficult men in high positions since I was 20 years old," she said, adding "communication will be key." Unlike Trump, though, Coventry embraces the word failure, for it helped forge her stellar career. "Everything's scary. Embrace that. You have to fail," Coventry told the swimming team at her American alma mater Auburn University last year. "I've learned the best lessons by failing, and I have failed at many things. Life has a really good way of humbling you." At the same time that steely resolve comes to the surface when winning is at stake. "I was banned from playing card games with the family, because they didn't like to deal with me when I lost," she said. A glance at Coventry's CV suggests failure in her life has been relative. Coventry, who had the Olympic rings tattooed on a leg after her first Games in 2000, is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and she has contributed seven of Zimbabwe's overall Games medals tally of has accrued domestic political experience, as she was Zimbabwe's Minister for Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation from 2019 to this year.
