athletes

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Creatine is widely known as a go to supplement for athletes and gym enthusiasts, often linked to improved strength and performance.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

North Korea sent athletes to South Korea for the Pyeongchang Winter ‌Olympics that year, as they formed a unified ice hockey team for the first time.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Taiwan’s Olympic athletes must compete as “Chinese Taipei” and the World Trade Organization categorizes the semiconductor powerhouse as a “separate customs territory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Recently, the California Interscholastic Federation attempted a compromise for track and field competitions — offering honors and slots in competitions both to transgender athletes and to any biologically female athletes they would have displaced.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The energy that filled that room was palpable, and I wanted to be a part of it, to fence with other athletes of color and learn from Olympians and Olympic hopefuls alike.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad