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May 27, 2026
Olympic medallists slam IOC president for comments on athlete pay
International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has triggered global backlash after saying she does not believe Olympians should be paid to compete at the Games. “I don’t believe in paying athletes,” Coventry told Sport Nation last week. “I come from a small country, I came from a sport that doesn’t necessarily pay athletes very...
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May 26, 2026
Bolder Boulder 10K winner DQ’d after starting in the wrong wave
At Monday’s annual Bolder Boulder 10K in Colorado, one of the biggest 10K races in the U.S., American runner Emad Bashir-Mohammed, running in the men’s citizen’s category, stopped the clock in in 29:50. The mark, one of fastest in event history, held off the rest of the field by eight seconds. But...
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May 26, 2026
Specialized settles case over ‘junk fees’
Specialized Bicycle has reached a confidential settlement in a case filed in California over so-called "junk fees" charged to online customers. Giant Bicycle, which is being sued on a similar claims by the same attorney who filed the Specialized case, has not reached an agreement. Both suits pointed to a California law...
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May 25, 2026
This Fitbit Air rival skips a monthly subscription, and it finally has a launch date
The Luna Band is being positioned as a direct rival to Fitbit Air, but with one big difference: it appears to avoid the monthly subscription model. It is a screenless, voice-first wearable built around Luna’s LifeOS software, which aims to turn health data into practical daily guidance rather than just...
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May 25, 2026
Enviro-Sports Productions transfers ownership, management of the Sharkfest Swim Lake Tahoe to Big Blue Adventure
The Sharkfest Swim at Lake Tahoe is being handed off to Big Blue Adventure, with Enviro-Sports Productions transferring ownership and management of the event. The move keeps the open-water swim in place while shifting event operations to a new organizer. The article frames this as a management transition rather than...
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May 25, 2026
Extreme weather forces multiple rescues at Romania’s Transylvania 100K
A 100‑kilometer trail‑running race in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania was hit by extreme weather that triggered multiple rescues and several serious incidents along the course. Organizers reported that participants were caught in conditions that rapidly turned dangerous, including heavy rain, cold temperatures, and difficult terrain that made self‑navigation and...
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May 25, 2026
Giro d’Italia rider disqualified for headbutting rival and causing high-speed crash during “dangerous” Milan sprint
An Italian sprinter has been thrown out of the 2026 Giro d’Italia after a high‑speed clash in the closing metres of stage 15, when he appeared to lean into a rival and deliver a headbutt that sent the other rider crashing heavily. The incident occurred in the tight sprint finish...
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May 25, 2026
Clean Athletes Stole the Show at the Enhanced Games
At the inaugural Enhanced Games—a Las Vegas event that allowed performance-enhancing drugs—athletes competing clean unexpectedly won multiple events against enhanced rivals. Three drug-free competitors claimed victory: U.S. sprinter Fred Kerley (men’s 100m), Tristan Evelyn (women’s 100m), and Hunter Armstrong (men’s 50m backstroke). Despite the event’s drug-friendly premise, most enhanced athletes...
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May 25, 2026
Scientists Reveal a Natural Way to Increase Your Workout Stamina By 20%
The study, published in Psychology of Sport and Exercise, focused on 29 healthy, active exercisers who worked out on stationary bicycles in two separate sessions—one while listening to music and one while listening to nothing. Both times, they wore over-ear headphones. The cyclers began with a workload of 70 watts, which...
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May 24, 2026
Surprising research reveals why you shouldn’t add bananas to your smoothies
Researchers found that adding bananas to berry smoothies can significantly reduce how many flavanols your body absorbs, because bananas have high levels of an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase that interferes with these plant compounds. In the study, the banana smoothie led to about 84% lower flavanol levels than the control,...
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