From a World Cup like no other in Qatar to Ukrainian athletes returning home to fight in the war against Russia, CNN Sport has curated the must-read stories of the past 12 months.
Gay Australian footballer Josh Cavall reflects on a life-changing year
It’s been over a year since Josh Cavallo came out as gay, but even now he still struggles to comprehend the far-reaching impact his announcement has had.
Since making that life-changing decision in October 2021, Cavallo has become one of the most recognizable names and faces in world soccer, as well as becoming an icon.
“I’m walking the streets of London and they stop me,” Cavallo told CNN in October.
“I’ve only been to London twice now and I’m like, ‘Wow, I came from Australia and what I did was through social media,’ and to see the impact it’s had on people on the other side of the world is absolutely phenomenal. .”
Exclusive: World Cup soccer fans detained by security officials for wearing rainbow-colored items
During the World Cup in Qatar, two German soccer fans told CNN’s Ben Church that security officials at Qatar 2022 asked them to remove the rainbow-colored items they were wearing while on their way to watch the game. between France and Denmark.
CNN witnessed the conclusion of the incident at Doha’s Msheireb metro station when Bengt Kunkel, wearing a rainbow-colored sweatband, and his friend, who was wearing a rainbow-colored armband, refused to deliver the items.
After shoving the Germans aside, a group of security guards finally let them go, on the condition that they keep the rainbow-colored items in their pockets, according to Kunkel.
“Out of nowhere. They grabbed my friend’s arm quite aggressively, pushed him away from the crowd and told him to take [the bracelet] off,” Kunkel told CNN.
Exclusive: “This Isn’t Saving, It’s Destroying”: Ukrainian MMA Champion Yaroslav Amosov Recounts The Horrors Of War
After Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, several high-profile Ukrainian athletes chose to return to their home country and help with the war efforts.
Among them was Yaroslav Amosov, current welterweight world champion in the Bellator MMA championship.
On May 13, he should have been defending his world title at the Bellator event at London’s Wembley Arena. Instead, Amosov returned to his hometown of Irpin and joined the territorial defense to help civilians in and around the town.
“It’s hard to look at your city that was once full of happiness, life,” Amosov told CNN’s Matias Grez in an exclusive interview in May.
Remembrance Sunday: For a dissenting voice, this is its most dangerous day
For footballer James McClean, Remembrance Sunday is possibly the most difficult day of the year.
Since first refusing to wear the poppy in 2012, McClean and his family have been subjected to abuse both at England’s football stadiums and online.
The Northern Ireland-born Republic of Ireland international has spoken openly about what the poppy and Remembrance Sunday mean to his community and his relationship with the British Army.
Youtubers, doping and greed: it’s been a tough year for boxing
Simiso Buthelezi, Miracle Amaeze and Luis Quiñones are some of the talented boxers who have died this year while pursuing their sports careers and chasing their dreams of world titles.
It is an accepted risk of the profession. A database first compiled by anti-boxing activist Manuel Velázquez and updated in the Electronic Journal of Martial Arts and Sciences estimated that 1,604 boxers died as a direct result of injuries sustained in the ring between 1890 and 2011, an average of 13. deaths per year.
That’s a shocking stat for a professional sport, but perhaps not entirely surprising. As Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa, director of Hartford Healthcare’s sports neurology program, points out, a boxer’s goal in a fight is to “neurologically impair the opponent.”
“Our dreams never came true.” These men helped build the World Cup in Qatar, now they are fighting to survive
The plight of migrant workers in Qatar was a dark cloud over what should have been the greatest sporting spectacle on the planet.
Despite all the incredible action on the pitch, including arguably the greatest World Cup final ever, tournament organizers couldn’t escape allegations that the workers who helped build the stadiums were subjected to appalling conditions. , which contributed to the deaths of migrant workers.
Ahead of the World Cup, CNN spoke with Kamal, a Nepali worker in Qatar, who recounted his experience of being arrested without explanation and held in a Qatari jail for a week.
Describing conditions in the cell he shared with 24 other Nepalese migrant workers, he says he was provided with a blanket and pillow, but the mattress on the floor he had to sleep on was infested with bedbugs.
“Inside the jail there were people from Sri Lanka, Kerala (India), Pakistan, Sudan, Nepal, Africa, the Philippines. There were around 14-15 units. In a jail, there were around 250-300 people. Around 24-25 people per room,” he says.
‘Direct child abuse’: Canadian gymnast quit at the age of 13 due to what she says was a horrible, abusive environment
Amelia Cline can still remember what she loved about gymnastics; the 32-year-old Canadian says it was a chance to explore the limits of gravity.
At the age of two, Cline says her interest was obvious to her parents in the way she would do “little baby pull-ups” at the kitchen counter. By the time he was nine or ten years old, Cline had outgrown his local coaches and was now commuting an hour from home to train at an elite club.
For a while, his love for the sport continued, but Cline says that all changed when Vladimir Lashin and his wife Svetlana arrived as the new coaching team. Cline says the mood in the gym quickly darkened.
“Immediately, he was verbally abusive,” she recalled. “If you made a mistake, they would yell at you and humiliate you.” According to Cline, it wasn’t long before trainers also resorted to physical abuse.
How has this World Cup affected the ‘brands’ associated with it?
Traditionally, billions of viewers watch the World Cup, and as they focus on what’s happening on the pitch, the names of some of the world’s biggest companies flash behind the players in a continuous technicolor loop: Budweiser, Visa, Coca-Cola, Qatar. Airways, Adidas, McDonalds, Wanda, Vivo, Hyundai Kia.
But Qatar 2022 is different. Many of these brands, particularly those with roots in the Western world, have found themselves caught in the geopolitical crosshairs of this tournament, balancing their sponsorship with criticism leveled at FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, and host Qatar. especially around human rights issues.
Not that it’s affecting the bottom line for FIFA.
Fearing torture and possible execution, Iranian weightlifter Amir Assadollahzadeh left the team in Norway and ran for his life.
Athletes who are good enough to compete at world championships are among the best in their field. They dedicate their lives to the pursuit of their trade, are proud to represent their countries, and all dream of returning home with medals around their necks.
But at the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in November, one athlete wasn’t vying for glory; Iranian Amir Assadollahzadeh says he literally found himself running for his life.
The 31-year-old Iranian lifter told CNN that in the middle of the tournament he felt forced to quit his team and run from his teammates.
She had agonized over a decision that would change her life forever, but around 3:30 a.m., she made up her mind and left her hotel in the Norwegian city of Stavanger on the North Sea coast.
“I took what I needed for my trip and left,” Assadollahzadeh recalled. “I quickly ran to the bus station, but I was five minutes late.”
Camille Herron put her “heart and soul” into breaking the 100 mile world record. But officials now say the course was too short.
Camille Herron has called it a “unicorn moment” for the sport of ultramarathons, a performance that expanded the notion of what women can achieve in endurance events.
When Herron crossed the finish line at the Jackpot Ultra Running Festival 100-mile race in Henderson, Nevada in February, she did so as the outright winner, even beating all the male competitors, and in world record time.
But now their efforts appear to be in vain, at least as far as the record books are concerned.
Capturing Lionel Messi’s viral moment: The story behind the most-liked photo on Instagram, as told by the photographer who took it
Lionel Messi vs. a run-of-the-mill brown egg was the shock no one expected in 2022.
But the photo that Messi chose to upload to his Instagram page to celebrate the World Cup victory surpassed the app’s previous record, held by said egg, for most-liked post ever.
It was captured by Getty photographer Shaun Botterill, who had a front row seat to one of the most iconic moments in sports history.
This is her story of how she captured the most liked photo of all time.
The Blind Skateboarder Who Challenges Misconceptions About Sight And Sport
Dan Mancina is a skateboarder whose amazing videos have racked up hundreds of thousands of views.
Mancina is also blind, and videos of him using his white cane while skating inspire curiosity and admiration.
The Blind Skateboarder Who Challenges Misconceptions About Sight And Sport
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‘We didn’t see ourselves represented’: This figure skating couple is ditching entrenched gender norms in their sport
American figure skaters Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc bring a different story to the ice, one based on equality.
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The pair excel in their discipline, rooted in traditional gender norms, through their performances and skating style. On the same subject : In 2022, women’s sports recorded a key growth in business, interest.
‘We didn‘t see ourselves represented’: This figure skating couple is ditching entrenched gender norms in their sport
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- The researcher, William Daley, says the bowlers averaged 129 on a series of standard IQs.
- Who is the smartest athlete in sports? Top 10 Smartest Athletes In Pro Sports
- Ryan Fitzpatrick. https://www.youtube.com/embed/z8L2B606UsQ. …
- Steve Nash. https://www.youtube.com/embed/qlZPPc8vFOI. …
Do sports require intelligence?
dear rum. https://www.youtube.com/embed/f0pD0owKoos. …
Which sport requires the most brain?
Bill Bradley. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dlSgV2Yx2RY. See the article : Australian sport fails diversity – Perkins. …
What sport builds most strength?
Pau Gasol. …
Shane Battier. …
What are 5 sports that require muscular strength?
Marcellus Wiley. …
Which sport is best for earning money?
Myron Rolle.
Intelligence has specific functions in sporting activity; its development is related to a series of complex factors, such as problem-solving skills, the formation of cognitive skills, social behavior and interpersonal relationships.
What is the highest paying sport in the world?
| Gymnastics Gymnastics is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports in the world. Many people don’t realize the amount of force it takes to twirl, twist, and jump, and they also don’t realize the constant pressure of competing against oneself. | Weightlifting and gymnastics were the two highest rated sports for strength and power. | What sport requires more strength? Boxing. The sweet science. That is the sport that demands the most from the athletes who compete in it. It’s harder than football, harder than baseball, harder than basketball, harder than hockey, soccer, cycling, skiing, fishing, billiards, or any other of 60 sports that we qualify |
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| The Bottom Line Other sports that require muscular endurance include wrestling, rock climbing, boxing, martial arts, figure skating, surfing, skiing, and basketball. | Basketball is the most lucrative sport globally, which is not surprising. The best basketball players in the NBA not only earn millions of dollars in pay each year, but also receive more endorsements and endorsements than any other athlete in any other sport. | What sport can make you richer? A mixed martial arts (MMA) athlete can earn almost twice as much money as a boxer. With an average annual salary of $68,500, many MMA fighters must also rely on endorsements and big fights if they want to make the injury-prone sport more lucrative. Experience is important for MMA fighters. |
| League | total salaries | Average wage |
| nba | $3,661,652,248 | $4,000,000 |
| IPL | $90,893,850 | $72,450 (per week) |
What is the top 10 hardest sport?
MLB
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