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  2. List of WNBA players born outside the United States

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    Russia Soviet Union (now Russia) Evgeniya Belyakova: F 2016: 1 — [254] Russia United States: Becky Hammon: G 1999–2014: 16 Born and grew up in the United States, became a naturalized Russian citizen and represented Russia internationally since 2008. [255] Previously she has represented the United States. [256] [257] Russia Soviet Union (now ...

  3. Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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    Individual Neutral Athletes [a] was the name used to represent approved individual Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned those nations' previous designations due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that continued into the duration of the games.

  4. List of sportswomen - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer

  5. Category:Russian female athletes - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Russian athletes. It includes athletes that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for competitors within the sport of athletics , comprising track and field , road running , cross country running and racewalking .

  6. List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) - Wikipedia

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    nb Yekaterina Volkova of Russia was originally the 2008 women's steeplechase bronze medalist, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping and her teammate Arkhipova was allocated the medal. [5] nb2 Yuliya Zaripova of Russia was originally the 2012 women's steeplechase champion, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping. Ghribi ...

  7. The IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris ...

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    Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine.

  8. Equal pay in women's sports: The challenge for female athletes

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    The average salary for WNBA athletes was just over $102,000 in 2022, and many athletes sought work overseas for higher pay. Countries like China and Russia can offer contracts for hundreds of ...

  9. List of participating nations at the Winter Olympic Games

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    At the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, athletes from Russia competed as Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) and Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), respectively. YUG, SCG. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (officially the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes until 1929) participated as Yugoslavia (YUG) in three Games before the World War II.