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☆ Covid casts long shadow over New Zealand paddler Jones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The 35-year-old’s ambitions of reaching a fifth Olympics once seemed fanciful as she spent more than a year recovering after being diagnosed with long Covid in early 2022. “I’d get really tired from just going out and mowing the lawn or going for a walk,” she told Reuters in an interview. Jones speaks to the media at Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Auckland, New Zealand this week. Long Covid provided multiple reminders of how quickly things can unravel. “But I guess you just don’t know where you can get (Covid) from or when it’s going to hit.

Persons: Luuka Jones, Jones, “ I’d, “, Phil Walter, Valerie Adams, Barbara Kendall, I’ve, ”, Long Covid, I’m, ’ ”, Chris Froome, Jonathan Toews, Covid Organizations: Reuters, Paris, Beijing, Rio Games, Vector, Getty, Zealand, Olympic, British, de Locations: Tokyo, Zealand, Marne, Auckland , New Zealand, Beijing, New Zealand

☆ Gabby Douglas: Three-time Olympic champion ‘crushed’ after gymnastics return halted by positive Covid-19 test
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas’ return to competitive gymnastics – originally set for this weekend – will have to wait, after the American tested positive for Covid-19. Douglas last competed almost eight years ago at the Rio Olympics, but announced her intention to return to the sport in an Instagram post last year. “I was so excited to get back out on the competition floor, but unfortunately, I just tested positive for Covid. I’m crushed but I’ll see you guys soon!”Douglas competes on the uneven bars during the 2016 US Olympic team trials. Douglas was due to compete in three disciplines at this weekend’s meet: the beam, floor and vault.

Persons: Gabby Douglas ’, Douglas, “, ”, I’m, ” Douglas, Ronald Martinez Organizations: CNN, Rio, Olympic, Getty, Rio Games, Paris Locations: Kentucky, Rio

☆ Team GB relishing the rivalry with Paris 2024 hosts France
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 16, 2017. Team GB finished fourth as the top European nation in the 2020 Tokyo table with 22 golds, compared to 10 each for Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. "I think the wheels are going to have to come off if we’re not top five," England told reporters at an event announcing the first Team GB athletes, all sailors, for Paris 2024. England said France had an advantage in designing courses and choosing locations but that went with the territory and was accepted. The French capital will be the second city, after London, to host the Summer Games three times when they start next July.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Mark England, we’re, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis Organizations: IOC, Paris, REUTERS, Olympics, Games, Team, Britain, French rugby, Barcelona, Olympic, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Britain, Tokyo, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, United States, London, China, England, Beijing

☆ Gabby Douglas, three-time Olympic gold medalist, announces 2024 comeback to competitive gymnastics
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas announced her return to competitive gymnastics on Thursday in an Instagram post. “Hey guys long time no post,” the 27-year-old wrote. let’s do this.”Douglas added the hashtag “2024” to the end of her post – possibly signaling her intent to compete in the Paris Olympics next year. Douglas won two golds at London 2012, including in the all-around event, and added a team gold to that at the Rio Games in 2016. Douglas is a three-time Olympic gold medalist.

Persons: Gabby Douglas, … “, ” Douglas, ”, Douglas, Ezra Shaw, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Biles, Lee Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, London, Rio Games, USA Gymnastics, Auburn Locations: Paris, Tokyo, ”

☆ Felix demands better maternity care for Black women following Bowie's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Maternity care for Black women needs to be radically improved so that other pregnant women do not end up dying like 2016 Olympic relay champion Tori Bowie, track and field's most decorated woman Allyson Felix said on Thursday. loading"Three gold medalists from that 4x100 relay team in Rio set out to become mothers. All three of us — all Black women — had serious complications," Felix, who collected seven Olympic gold medals during her career, wrote in Time magazine. "This is America, in 2023, and Black women are dying while giving birth. "I’m hopeful that Tori, who stood on the podium at Rio, gold around her neck and sweetness in her soul, won’t die in vain."

Persons: Tori Bowie, Allyson Felix, Bowie, Felix, Tianna Madison, —, we're, Tori, Amy Tennery Organizations: YORK, Rio, U.S, Olympic, Thomson Locations: Rio, United States, America, New York

☆ Monica Puig: How marathon running stopped former tennis player from descending into a 'big black hole of depression and sadness'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With tennis, the stakes felt higher when rankings points, global recognition, and prize money were on the line. Puig has swapped tennis rackets for running shoes over the past year. Johnny PaceBut the sense of personal satisfaction she gets from running has endured, helping to ease the lingering pain of her retirement from tennis. As a tennis player, Puig always saw running as a form of punishment – never enjoyment. Now, Puig has also set her sights on competing in triathlons, as well as running the remaining marathon majors in Chicago, Berlin, and Tokyo.

Persons: CNN — Monica Puig, Puig, She’s, I’ve, ” Puig, “ I’ve, Johnny Pace, it’s, ”, I’m, It’s, Lintao Zhang, “, Clive Brunskill Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Olympic, Rio – Puerto Rico’s, York City Marathon, Madrid, Games Locations: New York City, Boston, London, “, Rio –, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, Augusta , Georgia, Puerto Rico, York, Beijing

☆ Former world 100m champion Bowie died from childbirth complications - reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 13 (Reuters) - Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie died from complications during childbirth, U.S. media reported. The American, who won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Rio Games in 2016 and was crowned world champion a year later, died on May 3 at the age of 32. An autopsy report from the Orange County (Florida) Medical Examiner's Office obtained by USA TODAY Sports said Bowie was approximately eight months pregnant and experiencing labour when she died. Possible complications included respiratory distress and eclampsia, a rare condition which can cause seizures. Bowie's agent Kimberly Holland told CBS News the news would end the "hurtful" speculation about the cause of death.

Persons: Tori Bowie, Bowie, Kimberly Holland, Pearl Josephine Nazare Organizations: Rio Games, USA, CBS News, Thomson Locations: Orange County ( Florida, Bengaluru

☆ Former world 100m champion Bowie dies aged 32
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Athletics - World Athletics Championships – women’s 100 metres victory ceremony – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 7, 2017 – Tori Bowie of the U.S. (Gold) poses with her medal. REUTERS/Matthew ChildsMay 3 (Reuters) - Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32, her management company said on Wednesday. The American was crowned world champion in 2017 and won three Olympic medals at the Rio Games in 2016. "We're devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away," Icon Management said in a statement on Twitter. Olympic medallist Calvin Davis has died at the age of 51, the sport's governing body World Athletics said in a statement on Wednesday.

☆ 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' smashes box office records with the biggest global opening for an animated film ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" had the biggest opening for an animated film on record. The movie, based on Nintendo's video game, stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black. In the US the film took $31.7 million on Wednesday, $26 million on Thursday and a further $146.4 million Friday to Sunday. It's also the biggest opening of any film so far this year, beating "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter said "Super Mario" was set to be "the first all-audience blockbuster of 2023."

☆ 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' is set for a big opening weekend — despite bad reviews
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article 7974.T-JP Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTChris Pratt and Charlie Day voice Mario and Luigi in Universal and Illumination's "The Super Mario Bros. Universal"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" isn't looking like a smash with the critics. And box office analysts don't foresee poor critical reviews deterring moviegoers, particularly families, from venturing to the cinema to see "The Super Mario Bros. Jack Black voices the villainous Bowser in Universal and Illumination's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" UniversalRadheyan Simonpillai, Globe and MailLong before critics sat down to watch "Super Mario Bros.," there was a big question about the film's top-billed voice actor — Chris Pratt. "I wonder whether the filmmakers were too timid to draw outside the lines with this copyright protected material, lest they end up with something like the disastrous live-action 1993 movie, 'Super Mario Bros.,'" he said.

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[1/5] A general view of the grand opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 15, 2023. The theme park world is meant to ignite interest from both new and seasoned fans of the Mario games through an immersive experience. It follows in the footsteps of its predecessor in Universal Studios Japan, also owned by the Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) unit. Super Nintendo World will also be added to Universal Studios Florida in 2025. The opening of the park will be followed by the “Super Mario Bros” movie, which arrives in theaters on April 7 and stars “Guardians of the Galaxy” actor Chris Pratt, who voices Mario.

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