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Asian Games are a proving ground for young athletes, from skateboarding to esports to swimming
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 24 - 5:02 a.m. | Save Story
Kamus Wong is a 12-year-old skateboarder from Hong Kong at the Asian Games. She has no illusions of being ready yet for the Olympics.

Mixed martial arts -- without the wire cage and the blood -- bids to make the Olympics
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 22 - 3:04 a.m. | Save Story
could be coming to the Olympics.

Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi wins second gold medal in the pool at Asian Games
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 21 - 6:22 a.m. | Save Story
Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old Chinese swimmer, on Monday won her second gold medal at the Asian Games as she points to much larger things at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years and a showdown with Canadian Summer McIntosh.

Soldier Hollow hosts the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series
Kennedy Camarena and Sarah Earnshaw, KSL | Posted Sept. 20 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
Soldier Hollow was one of the hosts for the WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series over the weekend before it continued its tour to Whistler, Canada.

Olympic-inspired education program launches in Utah elementary schools
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted Sept. 20 - 10:33 a.m. | Save Story
Students at Three Peaks Elementary in Cedar City are among 72 schools across the state that are piloting a pram called Utah 2034 Champion Schools.

Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi starts quickly in the pool at the Asian Games
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 20 - 7:01 a.m. | Save Story
Led by 13-year-old Yu Zidi, China dominated the first day of swimming at the Asian Games with Yu and defending Olympic champion Pan Zhanle taking gold.
Games-Olympic dreams flicker as teqball awards first Asian Games medals
Ian Ransom, Reuters | Posted Sept. 20 - 4:33 a.m. | Save Story
With Spanish soccer great Carles Puyol on board and a growing fan base in Asia, teqball's ambitious global federation is confident that the sport's quirky hybrid of soccer and table tennis will one day muscle its way on to the Olympic programme.

IOC president coming to Utah
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 19 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry is set to spend a day in Utah next week with organizers of the 2034 Winter Games .

The Asian Games are open with more athletes than the Summer Olympics and some unfamiliar sports
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 19 - 5:08 a.m. | Save Story
but in name only.

Officials defend using temporary containers, cruise ship as lodging at Asian Games
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 18 - 12:45 a.m. | Save Story
The Olympic Council of Asia is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian Games, which includes the use of converted wooden containers.

Lindsey Vonn warns fans about scammers impersonating her online
VideoMatt Gephardt, KSL | Updated Sept. 17 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Olympic ski legend Lindsey Vonn said scammers are creating fake accounts impersonating her. The warning comes as con artists increasingly use AI and deepfakes to make celebrity scams harder to spot.

Utah teen will represent Team USA in trampoline and tumbling in China
VideoDebbie Worthen, KSL | Updated Sept. 16 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
When Kaysen Maag heads to China in November, he'll be one of about a dozen athletes from Utah representing Team USA on the international tumbling and trampoline stage.

French judo star Teddy Riner is aiming for one last Olympic gold in Los Angeles
Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 16 - 7:37 a.m. | Save Story
French judo star Teddy Riner wants to end his stellar career with a fourth individual Olympic gold medal at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

Olympic speedskating star Jutta Leerdam says she won't race this season
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 15 - 8:51 a.m. | Save Story
Olympic champion speedskater Jutta Leerdam, a global star at the Milan Cortina Winter Games watched by her fiance Jake Paul, is taking a season away from the ice.

All aboard. The Asian Games will lodge thousands of athletes on an Italian cruise ship
The Associated Press | Posted Sept. 15 - 2:45 a.m. | Save Story
All Aboard.

Female athletes accuse Sydney Sweeney ad of sexualizing women in sports
Carlos Rodriguez, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 14 - 1:58 p.m. | Save Story
An advertising campaign featuring American actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who say it is sexualizing women in sports.
Basketball-USA overcome 14-point deficit, beat France 97-79 to win Women's World Cup
Reuters | Posted Sept. 13 - 2:04 p.m. | Save Story
Defending champions USA fell behind early but stormed back past France 97-79 on Sunday to win the Women's World Cup.

Basketball-US and France on collision course after World Cup quarter-final wins
Reuters | Updated Sept. 10 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
After cruising to quarter-final victories at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup on Thursday, the U.S. and France have set off on a collision course that could bring a rematch of their 2024 Olympic gold-medal game in the final.








