IOC President invites athletes of the world to Beijing 2022 02/04/21
To mark one year to go until the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has put athletes at the heart of this milestone by featuring their preparation and commitment to getting to the Games during these unprecedented times. Athletes narrate and feature in self-filmed content in a film released on this landmark date. They will also hold live chats and take over @Olympics social handles between 4 and 20 February, the period during which next year s Games will take place.
Welcoming athletes from around the world, IOC President Thomas Bach today formally invited the National Olympic Committees (NOC) of the world and their winter sports athletes to participate in next year s Games.
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Nauris Miezis named FIBA 3x3 World Tour 2020 MVP
RIGA (Latvia) - Nauris Miezis was named MVP of the 9th edition of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour by his peers on December 30, 2020.
The jury of 108 players who competed at the World Tour in 2020 rewarded the 29-year-old Latvian after a stellar season, which saw him win 2 individual awards (Doha Masters and Jeddah Final MVP) and 3 team trophies with Team Riga (Hungary and Doha Masters, Jeddah Final).
Miezis elevated his game in the money time this season. He led all players on the Tour with 3 different Tissot buzzer beaters (nobody else had more than one), including one for the ages to defeat Liman in the championship game in Jeddah.
Premier League s Rising Stars put under the microscope 19 Dec 2020
Now Playing In new YouTube series, Alan Shearer looks at four contenders for the Hublot Young Player of the Season award
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The Premier League is full of exciting young talent and, in a new monthly YouTube series Rising Stars , we look at those who are in contention to be named the 2020/21 Hublot Young Player of the Season.
The award, won last season by Trent Alexander-Arnold, is presented to the best-performing player who was aged 23 or younger at the start of the season.
It is sponsored by Hublot, the Official Timekeeper of the Premier League.