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New Clark City’s Aquatic Center Readying For 2019 SEA Games

The swimming competition of this year’s SEA Games is taking place in the newly-constructed Aquatic Center at New Clark City in Capas Town, Tarlac.

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Once Derailed Kosuke Hagino Embraces Comeback With Marriage, Fatherhood

25-year-old Kosuke Hagino hit some hard times in 2018 into 2019, but the Japanese Olympic champion is getting his life back on track.

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Virdhawal, Rawat Light Up the 73rd Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Meet

Virdhawal Khade retained his 50m freestyle crown, while Srihari Nataraj bettered his mark in the 200m backstroke with a fine swim on a rainy Sunday.

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Top 5 Men’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite male swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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Top 5 Women’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite female swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Thorpe Joins Board Committee, Tokyo 2020 Traffic News

Check out this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Aussie legend Ian Thorpe, as well as new transportation info coming from Tokyo.

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Japan Relaxes Olympic Prize Money Taxes Effective 2020

Japan’s National Sports Agency has announced that its Olympic medalists will no longer be taxed on additional prize money.

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High-Level International Meets For September 2019

The 74th Japanese Sports Festival is just one of the meets taking place this September, but check out the rest in our monthly calendar.

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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Medal Designs Revealed

Late last month Tokyo 2020 organizers revealed the designs for the Olympic Games medals, but now the Paralympic medals have been revealed.

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Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Prepares For Summer Heat With More Ambulances

Resulting from the heatwave that struck Japan’s capital throughout this summer, the Tokyo Fire Department is preparing additional ambulances and…

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WADA Suspends New Delhi Laboratory

The World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, has suspended the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in New Delhi, India, for a period of up to six months.

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Kuan-Hung Wang Nails New Taiwanese 200 Fly National Record In Budapest

Taiwan’s Kuan-Hung Wang fell one spot shy of the podium in tonight’s 200m fly, but he produced a new National Record in the event.

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Van Der Merwe Finishes World Junior C’ships With British Age Record In 2Breast

16-year-old Kayla Van Der Merwe made her presence known in Budapest, finishing her campaign in a new British Age Record.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

7TH FINA WORLD JUNIOR SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 50-Meter Course Duna Arena, Budapest (Hungary) Pool swimming: Tuesday, August 20 – Sunday,…

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2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Saturday’s preliminary session features 6 rounds of prelims swims, plus the slow-seeded heats of the women’s 1500 free.

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