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New IOC president weighs in on esports

While Coventry has positioned herself as pro-esports, she understands that the lack of unified sports governance and the obvious differences between the esports scene and traditional sports impose challenges to the cooperation between esports and the Olympic ecosystem. “Esports is growing rapidly, but we need to define our role and ensure our values remain intact,” […]

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New IOC president weighs in on esports

While Coventry has positioned herself as pro-esports, she understands that the lack of unified sports governance and the obvious differences between the esports scene and traditional sports impose challenges to the cooperation between esports and the Olympic ecosystem.

“Esports is growing rapidly, but we need to define our role and ensure our values remain intact,” Coventry said in a conference with International Sports Press Members (AIPS) members, as first reported by Insidethegames.
Kirsty Coventry, the newly elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), briefly talked about esports this Tuesday, March 21, days before she won the IOC election.

“It is not about replacing traditional sport, it is about understanding how to connect with new generations.”
Coventry, a former Olympic swimmer from Zimbabwe, stated during her campaign for the IOC office that the Olympic Esports Games could be essential to reaching new publics and diversifying the IOC’s sources of revenues. She’ll officially become the first woman and first African to preside the IOC in June 23rd, when she succeeds Thomas Bach.
The bridge between esports and the Olympic Games can diminish should the Olympic Esports Games become popular. The first edition was initially scheduled for this year, however, it has been postponed to 2027. All the first editions will take place in Saudi Arabia, as part of the ever-growing intention of the country to expand their footprint in esports.

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Yohan Chang: Canadian taekwondo coach, athlete and stunt double at Rhine-Ruhr 2025

Written by Sophie Wisely, FISU Young Reporter, Australia Most kids dream of being a stunt double in blockbuster movies. For Canadian Yohan Chang, that’s his reality. Holding double duties at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games as both coach and competitor, the 24-year-old is the epitome of taekwondo mental fortitude. A graduate of one […]

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Written by Sophie Wisely, FISU Young Reporter, Australia

Most kids dream of being a stunt double in blockbuster movies. For Canadian Yohan Chang, that’s his reality.

Holding double duties at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games as both coach and competitor, the 24-year-old is the epitome of taekwondo mental fortitude.

A graduate of one of Canada’s top business schools at York University, Chang has coached the national taekwondo team since 2022, mentoring his students at international tournaments while carving out an extraordinarily exciting career in the film industry.

And that’s just the beginning.

“Taekwondo is actually a family business for me,” he said.

“I started when I was two, just kicking (and) punching with my dad and eventually, I transitioned into competing when I was around 12.

“Ever since then, it’s just been my entire life.”

Living the Hollywood dream

Chang is no stranger to the international stage, using his unique taekwondo skills to develop a niche job path in TV and movie stunts.

“My dad also does the film industry aspect. So being a younger kid with this skill set of martial arts; being able to fall, being able to spin, kick, and jump is somewhat uncommon,” he said.

“So they need kids all the time to do all those small stunts. That’s how I slowly got into it, and then… into coaching, training (and) competing.”

Chang has credits in over 13 different entertainment series, with some jobs amassing nearly 800 million minutes viewed at peak streaming.

“The biggest (job) that I’ve worked on is Umbrella Academy. It’s a Netflix show with people with superpowers. I stunt double the Asian actor Justin H. Min. So I was stunt doubling him in season (two and three).

“Obviously, it’s been a blast being on that side of (the industry).”

The Torontonian said there isn’t much difference between his on-screen persona and the competitive taekwondo mindset.

“I would say that the main similarity (between the both) is the pressure of being on camera and also performing. You have that same pressure where you can’t really afford to fail.”

Coaching Team Canada on Saturday, 19 July, while also representing his country in the men’s 64kg division the following Tuesday, Chang has unprecedented insight into being a student-athlete. 

“I’m towards the end of my career, so it’s quite a rare opportunity for me to compete at an international level like this. The stunt jobs and those things, they’ll always be there, especially as I get older,” he admitted.

“This is my first University Games as an athlete… I just wanted to see what it was like being at a multi-sport game, working with other individuals outside of taekwondo and seeing what the atmosphere was like and seeing if anything was different.” 

Chang’s mental fortitude, developed over years of competition, allowed the Schulich School of Business student to balance elite sports and academics.

Canada is no stranger to sporting prowess, but for niche disciplines such as taekwondo, structural boundaries still present themselves.

“It’s quite difficult to get into the sport, because in order for you to compete at a high performance level, you have to get your black belt first. Which makes it a little bit more difficult for people who just want to try it out,” he said.

This is something Chang is working to change, training with his student-athletes regularly to create a supportive and tight-knit environment. On Saturday, his mentoring paid off in a big way as his pupil and teammate Nithan Brindamohan captured gold with a 2-1 win over Ethan Youngsuk of the United States.

Other gold medallists on day three of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 taekwondo competition included Thailand’s Bunlung Tubtimdang (men’s 68kg), Brazil’s Maria Pacheco (women’s 57kg) as well as Yunseo Kim from the Republic of Korea (women’s 46kg).   

The Young Reporters Programme exemplifies FISU’s commitment to more than sports competitions. At every FISU World University Games, a group of talented aspiring sports journalists are chosen to cover the competition.



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Former Shickley volleyball coach Dan Sorge inducted into National High School Coaches Hall of Fame

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – The Shickley volleyball team was nearly unstoppable during the Dan Sorge era, winning six straight state titles from 1987-1992, and broke the state record for consecutive victories, setting a new mark of 104 matches. Now, more than 10 years after the end of his coaching career, Sorge was honored with an […]

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HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – The Shickley volleyball team was nearly unstoppable during the Dan Sorge era, winning six straight state titles from 1987-1992, and broke the state record for consecutive victories, setting a new mark of 104 matches.

Now, more than 10 years after the end of his coaching career, Sorge was honored with an induction into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Rapid City, South Dakota.

With a coaching career that lasted from 1979-2015, Sorge was influential in the growth and development of youth volleyball in the state of Nebraska.

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South’s Maria Osage-Erese earns area’s first college scholarship in girls flag football – News-Herald

Five years ago, Maria Osagie-Erese knew nothing about flag football. Today she is the first student-athlete from The News-Herald area to earn a college scholarship to play flag football at the next level. A recent graduate of South, Osagie-Erese said she will join Mercyhurst’s program this coming fall after receiving a substantial scholarship to join […]

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Five years ago, Maria Osagie-Erese knew nothing about flag football.

Today she is the first student-athlete from The News-Herald area to earn a college scholarship to play flag football at the next level.

A recent graduate of South, Osagie-Erese said she will join Mercyhurst’s program this coming fall after receiving a substantial scholarship to join the program that just moved up to Division I with its fledging flag football program.

“Five years ago I didn’t even know what flag football was,” Osagie-Erese said. “Five years ago I wanted to play soccer. My dream was to be on the USWNT. It was my favorite sport, but something was missing.”

Enter the sport of girls flag football, where Osagie-Erese spend the past three years as a running back and defensive back for the South Rebels. All of a sudden, her love of soccer and her proficiency in track as a shot put and discus thrower started to take a back seat.

This past spring, Osagie-Erese helped led South to a 17-2 record and a second-place finish in the first state girls flag football tournament at Massillon Paul Brown Stadium. She led the team with 362 yards rushing to go with 14 catches and 179 yards through the air, finishing with seven total touchdowns.

Defensively, she had 18 stops.

She will play running back and defensive back at Mercyhurst, but quickly added, “I’ll play whatever position they want me to play.”

Osagie-Erese certainly could have chosen track and field for college. She was a Division I regional qualifier in the shot put with a throw of 37-feet, 10-inches. Her PR in the discus was 96-1.

“Flag football is a lot of short-burst running,” she said. “It really fits what I do. At first I thought I’d be going to Kent State for track, but Mercyhurst’s coach came to see us play and see our games and that’s when everything changed.”

Most of the colleges that have scholarship opportunities in flag football are in Florida or southern state, Osagie-Erese said. Location to Mercyhurst — just an hour or so from Willoughby — played a big part in her decision, as well.

She plans to major in international business with a minor in French.

Though she graduated a few months ago, Osagie-Erese joined her South teammates at the NFL’s flag football championships in Canton this weekend. The Rebels went 1-2, with a win over a Cincinnati Bengals team and losses to teams representing the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens.

It’s been a highlight week for girls flag football. Not only are the flag football championships going on in Canton this weekend, but the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced it is sponsoring the 2026 state championship game next spring as the latest step toward the OHSAA officially sanctioning the sport.

It’s a journey Osagie-Erese is proud to be part of, along with being the first girl in area history to receive a college scholarship in the sport.

“I think it’s amazing,” she said. “I think girls are finally getting to play and be on the big stage like the boys. It’s long overdue. I’m excited to be part of it.”

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Quarterfinal day at men’s water polo

Day 12 Schedule Classification 11-12Match 39. 09:00. Classification 9-10Match 40. 10:35. Classification 5-8 SemifinalMatch 41. 16:00. Classification 1-4 SemifinalMatch 43. 17:35. Classification 5-8 SemifinalMatch 42 .20:00. Classification 1-4 SemifinalMatch 44 .21:35. Match Reports Classification 15-16 (starts 9am) Enjoy this article? Why not share… Facebook Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Twitter Messenger Share on Messenger […]

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Day 12 Schedule

Classification 11-12
Match 39. 09:00.

Classification 9-10
Match 40. 10:35.

Classification 5-8 Semifinal
Match 41. 16:00.

Classification 1-4 Semifinal
Match 43. 17:35.

Classification 5-8 Semifinal
Match 42 .20:00.

Classification 1-4 Semifinal
Match 44 .21:35.

Match Reports

Classification 15-16 (starts 9am)

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