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Ariarne Titmus: 'I know that the LA Olympics will be my last'
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus, who is taking this season off from competing, does plan to return for a 2028 Olympic bid while repeating that she's at 'the tail end' of her career. 'I know that the LA Olympics will be my last,' Titmus, 24, said on a Two Am I podcast episode published Friday. 'So I just don't want to be an athlete that retires from their sport and is lost and has nothing to do, and I think that it was so important for me to channel different areas of my life to know that when I do leave the sport behind, I'm going to be all right.' Titmus won Olympic 200m and 400m freestyle titles at Tokyo 2020, then earned gold in the 400m free and the 4x200m free relay at the Paris Games. She has been American Katie Ledecky's primary rival for several years. Australia hosts the 2032 Brisbane Games, when Titmus will be 31. No Australian female swimmer over the age of 30 has ever competed at the Olympics, according to the OlyMADMen. After the 2023 World Championships, Titmus told her coach, Dean Boxall, that she would be 'running on fumes' by the end of 2024. 'I just know for myself, mentally more than anything, I just need to give myself a break, and a long break,' she said on the podcast, adding that she had swum 3,000 meters total since last summer. 'I need to give myself almost like an unlimited timeline to allow the hunger and motivation to build back up. I mean, I've been training the volume that I have been since I was 13, and up until I was 21, I'd had no more than two weeks at a time off. 'So, after Tokyo, I had two months (off). I enjoyed myself, but it didn't quite feel long enough. So I thought, if I want to make it through the next cycle, I'm going to have to give myself some time to just enjoy life a little bit.' Last November, fellow Australian swim star Kaylee McKeown was quoted saying that she plans to make LA 2028 her final Olympics, too. McKeown would be bypassing a chance to bid for the 2032 Games that will be held 19 miles north of her birthplace. 'I already know within myself I want to go because it will be my last Olympics, and I want to enjoy the sport, I love the sport, and I don't want to do it for anyone else or any other purpose but myself,' McKeown said then, according to News Corp Australia. McKeown, 23, swept the 100m and 200m backstrokes in Tokyo and Paris and has continued to compete since then. McKeown's total Olympic gold medals (five, including in the Tokyo women's 4x100m medley relay) and total Olympic medals (nine) have been bettered by only one athlete in Australian history across all sports: swimming teammate Emma McKeon, who announced her retirement last November. In 2028, both Titmus and McKeown can win individual gold at a third Olympics, a feat accomplished by one previous Australian in any sport: swimmer Dawn Fraser, won took the 100m free in 1956, 1960 and 1964. Nick Zaccardi,
NBC Sports
15-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
ElliReese Niday wins U.S. diving national title at age 13
ElliReese Niday, 13, became one of the youngest divers in history to earn a senior U.S. title, winning the women's platform event at the national championships in Auburn, Alabama. Niday totaled 721.40 points over 10 combined dives from Wednesday's semifinal and Thursday's final, prevailing by 10 points over Bayleigh Cranford. In most cases, the top two divers per individual event at nationals and winning synchronized teams qualify for this summer's World Championships. But Niday is too young for the World Championships because she doesn't turn 14 before the end of 2025. Niday, from Moultrie, Georgia, is the daughter of Lauryn McCalley, who won national titles on the springboard in 2000 and 2001. USA Diving doesn't have a complete list of all-time national champions by age, but did find another 13-year-old who captured a senior title — Marjorie Gestring in 1936, the same year she won Olympic springboard gold. Gestring remains the youngest person on record to win a Summer Olympic gold medal, according to the OlyMADMen group of Olympic historians. In December 2016, Hailey Hernandez won the 3m springboard at USA Diving's Winter Nationals at age 13. Neither Delaney Schnell nor Daryn Wright, the U.S. Olympians in Paris in women's platform, competed in the event at nationals this week. Also at nationals, Max Flory won the men's 3m springboard with 922 points, prevailing by 27.3 points over Collier Dyer. Carson Tyler, whose fourth-place finish at the Olympics was the best by an individual U.S. diver, placed fourth at nationals after hitting his feet on the board on his fifth of six final dives, a commentator said. Earlier this week, Tyler won the synchronized platform event with Josh Hedberg. Nationals finish Friday with women's springboard and men's platform finals. The World Championships are in Singapore in July and August. USA Diving 2025 National Championships Results Men's Platform: Friday *Men's 1m Springboard: 1. Lyle Yost. 2. Nicholas Harris Men's 3m Springboard: 1. Max Flory, 2. Collier Dyer Men's Synchro Platform: 1. Carson Tyler/Josh Hedberg Men's Synchro Springboard: 1. Jack Ryan/Grayson Campbell Women's Platform: 1. ElliReese Niday**, 2. Bayleigh Cranford, 3. Ella Roselli *Women's 1m Springboard: 1. Anna Kwong 2. Hailey Hernandez Women's 3m Springboard: Friday Women's Synchro Platform: 1. Daryn Wright/Bayleigh Cranford Women's Synchro Springboard: 1. Anna Kwong/Sophie Verzyl *Mixed Synchro Platform: 1. Bayleigh Cranford/Tyler Wills *Mixed Synchro Springboard: 1. Luke Hernandez/Kyndal Knight *Not an Olympic event, but is held at World Championships **Too young for World Championships Nick Zaccardi,
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Teddy Riner to miss World Judo Championships as he preps for one more Olympics
France's Teddy Riner, the most successful judoka in Olympic history, will miss next month's World Championships as he comes back from elbow surgery and prioritizes long-term preparation for a record sixth Olympic bid. "Even though the elbow surgery I underwent a few months ago is behind me, I'm not yet feeling 100%," was posted on Riner's social media. "And to step onto a tatami at the highest level, I need to be ready, both physically and mentally. It's never easy to withdraw from a major competition, but this is a thoughtful decision made with my team. We're working hard every day to come back stronger." Advertisement Riner, 36, owns the most Olympic gold medals (five) and medals (seven) in judo history, including individual heavyweight titles in 2012, 2016 and 2024. He also shared the honor of lighting the Paris Olympic cauldron with fellow Guadeloupe native Marie-José Pérec, a track star from the 1990s. Since winning individual and team gold in Paris, Riner has repeatedly said that he plans to compete through the 2028 LA Olympics. "Now that I have become the record holder in my sport, I experience things differently," he said in April, according to a translation of a L'Equipe report. "Now, four years (before the 2028 Olympics), I will try to go moonwalking in Los Angeles. No pressure, only pleasure. And if I manage to go and collect a fourth (individual) gold medal, I will do it with joy. That is the objective. But it is certain that there will not be the pressure that I was subjected to in Tokyo, in Paris. Now, it is above all pleasure. And to live the last four years of my sport at the top. And to finish in 2029 to say goodbye." Advertisement He is already the oldest Olympic judo gold medalist, and in LA can become the oldest judoka to win an Olympic medal of any color, according to the OlyMADMen. Riner, who made his Olympic debut in 2008, can break the record he currently shares of five Olympic appearances in judo. Riner also owns the record of most world championship titles in judo — 12 from 2009 through 2023, including two in separate open competitions without weight categories and one in a team event. He also skipped World Championships in both the Tokyo and Paris Olympic cycles. Olympics LA 2028 LA 2028 Olympics add new events in swimming, gymnastics, track; more female spots for first time There will be more women's quota places than men's quota places at the Olympics for the first time.
NBC Sports
15-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
Teddy Riner to miss World Judo Championships as he preps for one more Olympics
France's Teddy Riner, the most successful judoka in Olympic history, will miss next month's World Championships as he comes back from elbow surgery and prioritizes long-term preparation for a record sixth Olympic bid. 'Even though the elbow surgery I underwent a few months ago is behind me, I'm not yet feeling 100%,' was posted on Riner's social media. 'And to step onto a tatami at the highest level, I need to be ready, both physically and mentally. It's never easy to withdraw from a major competition, but this is a thoughtful decision made with my team. We're working hard every day to come back stronger.' Riner, 36, owns the most Olympic gold medals (five) and medals (seven) in judo history, including individual heavyweight titles in 2012, 2016 and 2024. He also shared the honor of lighting the Paris Olympic cauldron with fellow Guadeloupe native Marie-José Pérec, a track star from the 1990s. Since winning individual and team gold in Paris, Riner has repeatedly said that he plans to compete through the 2028 LA Olympics. 'Now that I have become the record holder in my sport, I experience things differently,' he said in April, according to a translation of a L'Equipe report. 'Now, four years (before the 2028 Olympics), I will try to go moonwalking in Los Angeles. No pressure, only pleasure. And if I manage to go and collect a fourth (individual) gold medal, I will do it with joy. That is the objective. But it is certain that there will not be the pressure that I was subjected to in Tokyo, in Paris. Now, it is above all pleasure. And to live the last four years of my sport at the top. And to finish in 2029 to say goodbye.' He is already the oldest Olympic judo gold medalist, and in LA can become the oldest judoka to win an Olympic medal of any color, according to the OlyMADMen. Riner, who made his Olympic debut in 2008, can break the record he currently shares of five Olympic appearances in judo. Riner also owns the record of most world championship titles in judo — 12 from 2009 through 2023, including two in separate open competitions without weight categories and one in a team event. He also skipped World Championships in both the Tokyo and Paris Olympic cycles. Nick Zaccardi,
Yahoo
09-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Skateboarding age minimum set through 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Skateboarders must be born in 2014 or earlier to be eligible for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics under a new age minimum set by the World Skate federation. Starting this year, an age minimum is being phased in for World Skateboarding Tour events. World Skate, the international governing body for the sport, confirmed that the age rules will also apply to the LA Games. Advertisement Skateboarders must have been born in 2014 or earlier to compete in tour events in 2025. The age minimum will be raised one year each in 2026, 2027 and 2028 — which means that the birth year minimum of 2014 will remain the same through the LA Games. Year Minimum Age Youngest Birthdate 2025 turning 11 in 2025 Dec. 31, 2014 2026 turning 12 in 2026 Dec. 31, 2014 2027 turning 13 in 2027 Dec. 31, 2014 2028 and onward turning 14 in 2028 Dec. 31, 2014 The World Skate decision was made after "comprehensive consultations conducted as a part of the debriefing process" after the Paris Games. "Supported throughout the debriefing with the largest collective consensus was the learning that the accelerating standard and corresponding challenges in Olympic skateboarding has necessitated the introduction of a minimum age limit," according to World Skate. Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games. It was one of the many sports with no age minimum at both the Tokyo and Paris Games. Advertisement In both Tokyo and Paris, the youngest medalists and gold medalists across all sports were female skateboarders. In Tokyo, Kokona Hiraki took silver in the park event three weeks before her 13th birthday. She became the youngest Olympic medalist since 1936, according to the OlyMADMen. Momiji Nishiya of Japan took gold in women's street in Tokyo, a month before her 14th birthday. She became the youngest Summer Olympic gold medalist since 1960, according to the OlyMADMen. Had the new age rules been in place at those Games, Hiraki would not have been eligible while Nishiya would have made the age cutoff by four months. Advertisement At the Paris Games, both women's skateboarding gold medalists were 14 years old -- Australian Arisa Trew in park and Japan's Coco Yoshizawa in street. Zheng Haohao of China, who placed 18th out of 22 in the women's park event in Paris five days before turning 12, was the youngest Olympic competitor in any sport since 1992, according to the OlyMADMen. Lexus WSL Finals Caity Simmers, John John Florence give U.S. sweep of world surfing titles in thrilling finals The U.S. won the men's and women's world championships in surfing for the first time since 2011.
