Tuesday, June 8, 2021, marked a special day for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. According to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) announcement, 29 athletes from 11 different countries were named to the Refugee Olympic Team, also known as the EOR...
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CrossFit Games-qualified athlete Janelle Stites (formerly Shafer) may lose her and team On Track's qualification for the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games due to an out-of-competition drug policy violation she received as an Olympic weightlifter in 2019. Stites is a member of team On Track, which placed fifth overall at the...
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The 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest is set for June 15-20 at the Old Sacramento Waterfront in Sacramento, CA. Gabriel Peña made his WSM debut in 2020, but it was cut short when he withdrew from the competition due to a heart complication. He recovered quickly, and just eight...
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Ukrainian Weightlifter Dmytro Chumak has been charged with three violations of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Anti-Doping Rules for attempts to "evade and bribe" doping control officers, according to Inside The Games. The charges, which also involve Chumak's coach, Matsokha Mykhailo, are related to an out-of-competition testing mission conducted by the...
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After intense competition, many athletes might take a week or two off, give their bodies a break, and relax for a bit. Not Sawyer Klatt. The 19-year-old powerlifter who competes in the 105-kilogram weight class got back into the gym four days after his most recent powerlifting meet. He loaded...
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The 2021 California Pro — the third Men's Open pro show to take place — has wrapped. Patrick Moore walked away with first place and a ticket to the 2021 Mr. Olympia. For the last few years, Moore has been under the wing of seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath. Clearly,...
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CrossFit athlete Noah Ohlsen is one of the fittest athletes in the world. The five-foot, seven-inch tall, 30-year-old has competed at the CrossFit Games for seven consecutive years with six top-eight finishes. His best result was a runner-up rank in...
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Strongman Odd Haugen is considered a legend in the strength sports world. He is the President of Mas Wrestling USA — the strength sport where two athletes fight over a stick — and holds the current Thomas Inch Dumbbell world...
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CrossFit and nonprofit organization The Phoenix have teamed up to help people recover from substance disorders by offering them a community created by fitness. On May 13, 2021, CrossFit CEO Eric Roza took to his Instagram page to share the...
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On May 19, 2021, USA Weightlifting revealed the eight athletes — four men and four women — representing America at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Olympics will take place from July 23 through August 8, 2021. Weightlifting fans won't...
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Several elite CrossFit athletes happen to be siblings competing in the 2021 Semifinals: the brothers Panchik (Scott, Spencer, and Saxon), the brothers Smith (Ben, Alec, and Dane), and notably Brooke Wells and her twin sister Sydney. The Wells sisters are...
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The four-time World's Strongest Man champion Brian Shaw stepped away from his training for the 2021 WSM contest recently as he was cast to pull a row of three Hyundai cars for their new commercial airing on ESPN. Being one...
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