The best of Swiss track star Audrey Werro in images
Audrey Werro is one of the top runners on the international scene at only 21. She set records and won numerous events in her home country of Switzerland as a teen. Recently, the holder of four national marks added the record of 1:57.25 in the 800 to her accomplishments in the homeland. One to watch when looking ahead to the LA Olympics in 2028.
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The best of Swiss track star Audrey Werro in images
Audrey Werro is one of the top runners on the international scene at only 21. She set records and won numerous events in her home country of Switzerland as a teen. Recently, the holder of four national marks added the record of 1:57.25 in the 800 to her accomplishments in the homeland. One to watch when looking ahead to the LA Olympics in 2028. Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro Audrey Werro
Yahoo
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Matt Vautour: NFL Players in Olympics is a terrible idea and awful football
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Olympic president Kirsty Coventry starts work with strong IOC and challenges for Los Angeles Games
GENEVA — The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee's first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected in three months ago. Take Los Angeles, host of the next Summer Games that is the public face and financial foundation of most Olympic sports. The city described last week as a 'trash heap' by U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to welcome teams from more than 200 nations in July 2028. Most of the 11,000 athletes and thousands more coaches and officials who will take part in the LA Olympics will have seen images of military being deployed against the wishes of city and state leaders. 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