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Asian Games are a proving ground for young athletes, from skateboarding to esports to swimming

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Edgar Grospiron quits as 2030 French Alps Olympics chief amid setbacks

Edgar Grospiron quits as 2030 French Alps Olympics chief amid setbacks

The Associated Press  |  Updated Sept. 10 - 11:23 a.m.  |  Save Story

Edgar Grospiron, the former moguls Olympic champion, has left the presidency of the 2030 Winter Olympics organizing committee, French organizers said Thursday.