20th Asian Games, Day 1: Yu Zidi takes first of likely three titles; hosts Japan cheer 1-2 punch in men's 200IM, Tomoyuki Matsushita & Yemeni Kojima, 17, on pbs of 1:55.30 &1:55.36WJR; at 51.9 in the 100 back, Xu Jiayu, 31, as fast as his peak 9 years ago
TIMELINE - January - April- The SOS Daily Trawl of official World long-course records (plus all pre 1954 standards, all pools and metrics) set this day throughout history.
It took the fastest third-place finish ever to claim bronze in three quarters of all finals at the 38th edition of the continental showcase in Paris; and 14 events featured a clean sweep of fastest win, podium, and last-place finish in the final ever simultaneously
An argument that ought never to have started is, effectively, won, yet women still find themselves having to fight to see fair play, safe play and sex-based rights back where they should be: as the three pillars holding up the two gateways to sport
What's the difference between democratically elected politicians (not Putin) & sports politicians? Like athletes, performance decides the fate of the first. The second group extend term limits (like Putin), change 'sports nationality & scrap 'neutrality' without asking those without vote they govern
A $250 million lawsuit against Nancy Hogshead, Champion Women, and Deb DiMatteo has been dismissed - Federal Court Declares Women's Sports Advocates Have First Amendment Right to Warn of the Risks of Sexually Abusive Coaches
The China Open was striking for four reasons: McEvoy's master-class 20.88; money magnets that drew foreign stars to a charm offensive that doubled as domestic championships; the speed of Zhang as he beat Märtens in the 200, 400 & 800 free; and the very young age of many Chinese finalists
