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Swimming: Double Olympic champion arrested after rape claims

STRASBOURG, FRANCE (AFP) – French swimmer Yannick Agnel, who won two gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, was taken into police custody on Thursday (Dec 9) as part of an investigation into the rape of a minor, the Mulhouse prosecutor’s office told AFP. The 29-year-old was arrested in Paris and placed in police custody in... » read more

Athletics: Warholm and Thompson-Herah named World Athletes of the Year

PARIS (AFP) – Norwegian 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm and Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah were named the World Athletes of the Year on Wednesday (Dec 1). Warholm received the award for smashing the 29-year-old world record in winning the Tokyo Olympics final in a sensational time of 45.94sec. His performance is widely considered one of the... » read more