Tag: athletes
These athletes who shone in 2024
The year 2024 will have been rich in events, particularly with the Paris Olympic Games. In the French capital, many of them shone. The American Simone Biles returned to being…
These athletes who said goodbye to their sport in 2024
Like every year, many of them end their careers. In 2024, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Mark Cavendish and Rafael Nadal said goodbye to their audience after having made the heyday of world…
The decision about the Russian athletes surprised the Finnish skating boss | Sport
According to Vesa Rosendahl, president of the skating association, the sports association was not aware that the Russians were being allowed into the Olympic qualifiers. During December, two international sports…
Leadership students welcome Special Olympics athletes back to Sarnia’s St. Pat’s
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Gabbi Sullivan and her fellow students in the Grade 12 business leadership and management class at St. Patrick’s secondary school in Sarnia were on…
Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan elected “athletes of the year” by the International Athletics Federation
Olympic champions Letsile Tebogo (200m) and Sifan Hassan (marathon) were named “Athletes of the Year” this Sunday, December 1 in Monaco by the International Athletics Federation, which also rewarded four…
How do Belgian top athletes settle in Utrecht?: ‘Dutch are clearer’
Picard notes that the Dutch are very clear. “Everything is said, both positive and negative,” says the goalkeeper of the Bilthoven team. Former footballer Erik van der Meer played one…
One of the world’s most followed track and field athletes is moving to “Floin coaching” | Sport
German 400 meter runner Alica Schmidt joins Jan Petrac’s coaching. Slovenian Petrac is known as Eveliina Määttänen’s coach and husband. 10.11. 17:45•Updated 10.11. 22:20 Moved to Finland five years ago…
How much did the leaders of Finnish top sports and the athletes themselves earn? Iivo Niskanen’s income dropped by a quarter | Sport
A quarter of Iivo Niskanen’s income dropped – almost half of Krista Pärmäkoski’s Finnish cross-country skiing star Iivo Niskanen received a taxable income of around 120,000 euros in 2023. Capital…
These athletes don’t celebrate tax day listings – this is the kind of work required to combine the crumbs: “Ikävää ruinata” | Sport
Those who have to collect their income from small scraps to be able to play sports are never at the top of the tax statistics – and many even have…
death, depression, doping, the other side of the coin for athletes
Kenyan athletes are among the best long-distance and middle-distance runners on the planet, but their successes often hide serious mental health problems, tragically illustrated by recent deaths. Winning to live…