Olympic medalist and co-creator of Beam Kids Shawn Johnson East opens up about perfectionism and helping her kids find their ...

He believes the return of golf to the Olympics in 2016 provides a unique chance for Nigeria ... “If we have more golf courses, it can bring tourism, and kids could get scholarships abroad. Golf is ...

About 350 athletes and Unified partners participated in two days of snow sports at Mountain Creek and the National Winter ...

For the next eight decades, the utilitarian barn on the banks of the Charles River was one of the centers of American figure ...

When the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) was founded in 2009, they had a dream to see ice swimming become an Olympic sport one day. Since then, this extreme sport has grown globally ...

The 10,000 hour theory suggests that to become an expert in something, you just have to practise for that many hours. I’m a good table tennis player, so maybe I’d only need 5000 to get to Brisbane in ...

Biologists were on site during the construction of the golf course and during the Olympic events to ensure fauna management and protect species and their habitats. This combination of environmental ...

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Female athletes make up more than half of Australia's Olympic team ... Stacey Peters, Golf Australia's female pathway manager, said she could have been lost to the sport if it wasn't for the ...

When the man from Iron Mountain won a gold medal in Beijing, it looked like the perfect ending to a storied career. But Nick Baumgartner doesn't think like that. (Feb. 11, 2025) ...

They do a lot to support Team USA, track and field. They’ve been so supportive of me through the Olympics. I don't drink too much, especially in season, but when I'm out of season, it's a beer ...

It was played as a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin but did not gather enough support to be included in the Summer Games and since then has been largely eclipsed by India's ...