Olympic

JudoInside – News – Barbara Matic already on Olympic form

The final for women U70kg at the Grand Slam in Tbilisi Sanne van Dijke and Barbara Matic looked to be fairly even at the beginning but the Croatian double world champion had a look of total commitment and enjoyment on her face and she rolled underneath the Dutch number 1 with a seoi-otoshi for ippon to take the gold. She almost made it look easy, almost.

Through the first couple of rounds the top 4 of the category, Van Dijke (NED), Matic (CRO), Teltsidou (GRE) and Butkereit (GER) forged their way forward towards the final block. Van Dijke and Matic

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Strict eligibility conditions in place as IOC EB approves Individual Neutral Athletes for the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Like all the other athletes at the Olympic Games, the Individual Neutral Athletes will also have to comply with the rules and regulations applicable at the Olympic Games, including anti-doping.

Like all the other athletes, they will also have to sign the updated Conditions of Participation applicable for Paris 2024. This contains a commitment to respect the Olympic Charter, including “the peace mission of the Olympic Movement”. Please find an excerpt of the new form here.

The Individual Neutral Athletes will be invited by the IOC and their respective IFs. Only a very limited number of athletes will qualify through

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Kylian Mbappé still targeting Olympics amid Real Madrid talks

  • Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMar 22, 2024, 03:05 PM ET

Amid discussions over a move to Real Madrid, France forward Kylian Mbappé said Friday that he remains hopeful of taking part in the Paris Olympics this summer and that no one has yet told him he won’t be able to compete.

Mbappé is expected to join Madrid when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires this summer, with ESPN reporting last month the LaLiga giants are hopeful of finalizing an agreement with the player soon.

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ESPN has learned that Real Madrid sent an

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Coco Gauff is first US tennis player to clinch Olympic spot, has busy plans for Paris

Coco Gauff is the first US tennis player to mathematically clinch a spot in the Olympic field, setting up for her Olympic debut in Paris.

Gauff has accumulated enough points so that she is guaranteed to be among the top four US women’s singles players at the end of the 12-month Olympic qualifying window, which runs through the end of the French Open in early June.

A nation can qualify no more than four singles players per gender. The US is expected to earn the full four spots for men and women. Players can also qualify separately in doubles.

After

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