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Paris 2024 women’s and men’s Olympic football tournaments draw

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Which nations have obtained quotas for the Men’s Olympic football tournament at Paris 2024? France (Hosts) USA (2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship) Dominican Republic (2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship) Spain (2023 UEFA U21 Championship) Israel (2023 UEFA U21 Championship) Ukraine (2023 UEFA U21 Championship) Morocco (2023 U23 Africa Cup of Nations) Egypt (2023 U23 Africa Cup of Nations) Mali (2023 U23 Africa Cup of Nations) New Zealand (2023 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament) Paraguay (2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament) Argentina (2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament) The men’s competition features 16 nations from six confederations with squads made up of mostly under-23 players. Teams can also…
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Three Swimmers Earn Olympic Berths On Day 2 Of Japanese Trials

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2024 JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS After a somber night where no swimmer earned an Olympic qualification time, the Japanese Olympic Trials saw a turnaround this evening in Tokyo. A trio of athletes made the grade, including Tomoyuki Matsushita in the men’s 400m IM, along with Mizuki Hirai and Rikako Ikee in the women’s 100m fly. The surprises were that Tomoru Honda missed the men’s 400m IM final while Daiya Seto missed the qualification time when finishing with the silver behind Matsushita. Also disappointing was the fact that, despite the top 4 finishers in the men’s 100m breast all clocking sub-minute results,…
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Jordan Burroughs chases wrestling gold at 2024 Olympics – NBC New York

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Jordan Burroughs, a six-time world wrestling champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, is well aware that 2024 is his last shot at standing atop the Olympic podium for Team USA. Burroughs has had a historic wrestling career already, becoming the most decorated US wrestler in history with seven global gold medals, his latest being from the 2022 World Wrestling Championships. “Wrestling has given me everything that I wasn’t growing up,” Burroughs said. “I wasn’t confident. I wasn’t big and strong. I wasn’t ferocious and tenacious. So when you talk about hunger, it’s deeper than just the desire to win; it’s…
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Léon Marchand talks about a new world record and his Olympic preparations ahead of the 2024 NCAA championships

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How the American university circuit helped Léon Marchand with his home Olympics challenge At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Léon Marchand will want to continue to write the history of French sport and world swimming. The native of Toulouse has changed dimensions since he beat American legend Michael Phelps‘s world record in the 400 m individual medley at the 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Since then, he has been preparing as a swimming superstar on the American university circuit with Arizona State University (ASU). “There’s like a lot of energy involved (in NCAA). You don’t swim just for…
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