Sports Around the World: 9/14-9/18

Posted on September 16, 2015

Here’s this week’s update on sports around the world.

English Premier League

Chelsea’s Coach, Jose Mourinho, tells a BBC Sports reporter that the question is stupid and he should use google.

 

Canoe Slalom World Championships

The Canoe Slalom World Championships is happening in London right now — which is kayaking in the United States.

Here’s a video recapping the first day. This is not a casual canoe trip around a lake! Good luck to all of the competitors trying to secure spots in the 2015 Olympics!

 

Team Australia Swimming

Olympic Preparation

Olympic athletes come from all over the world, all different time-zones, to compete in the games that span three weeks. Additionally, some of the top events have been scheduled around prime-time broadcasting schedules. Team Australia’s Swimming team are already preparing for the impact the time zone and competition schedule will have on their performance. Team AUS has tweeted an article sharing more about how they’re preparing.

Doping

Team Austrailia’s swimmer Kylie Palmer is cleared to resume competition but will have to give back medals and prize-money from a 2013 competition.

 

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