These World Championships were long anticipated by many because it was the last opportunity for federations to qualify entire teams to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Having qualified at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, three teams already had their Olympic team spots secured - the United States of America, China and Russia. This year's Worlds … Continue reading European WAG team qualifiers for Tokyo Olympics
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Stuttgart World Cup interview: Lorette Charpy (FRA)
We got to spend a few minutes with Lorette following her wonderful performance at the Stuttgart World Cup and she talked about how her competition went, almost medalling and future upgrades (interview done in French and translated) How was the competition today for you? LORETTE: It was pretty good. I know I still need to … Continue reading Stuttgart World Cup interview: Lorette Charpy (FRA)
Mediterranean Games 2018 WAG recap
Last week saw another major competition, the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona. With a range of nations from all over the Mediterranean region, the French, Spanish and Italian teams were expected to be the standouts here, but there was also some strong competition from other countries, some of whom counted Olympians among their members. Italy (Martina … Continue reading Mediterranean Games 2018 WAG recap
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