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Swedish Olympic Committee Faces Criticism Over Athlete Selection Criteria

Sweden's Olympic Committee's qualification requirements for the Olympic Games for athletes receive strong criticism. Athletics expert A Lennart Julin calls it a "judicial murder" – and Sweden's athletics federation captain Kajsa Bergqvist wants to change the requirements.
Swedish Olympic Committee Faces Criticism Over Athlete Selection Criteria

Photographers Escape Close Call with Shot Put at World Championship

Two photographers who worked during the women's World Championship final in shot put in Nanjing were close to being hit by New Zealander Maddison-Lee Wesch's throw. Wesch's shot put in the first round went over the safety net and landed near the photographers who were not physically injured.
Photographers Escape Close Call with Shot Put at World Championship
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