FBI Arrests 'Most-Wanted' Ex-Olympian

After a decade on the run, a former Canadian snowboarder is now in U.S. custody. The latest update on him and the situation leading to his capture are detailed below. Meanwhile, the challenge that Noah Lyles has issued to his fellow athletes is a major talking-point in the track world right now. Let’s get started!

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TODAY’S POLL

As you read above, Bulgarian Olympian, Ivet Lalova-Collio has been suspended after her sample from the 2016 Rio Olympics re-tested positive. In case you didn’t know, samples collected at the recent 2025 World Champs will also be available for 10 years for re-analysis, as technology improves. So tell us,

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Take a look at this childhood image and…

DID YOU KNOW

Before you go, here’s a fact.

Did you know, a sport called ‘Sled-Dog Racing’ was included in the 1932 Winter Olympics as a demonstration sport? In the demonstration, teams of six dogs pulled their harnessed drivers on the sled, over a course of 40km, reaching speeds of up to 30km/h!

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