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A Unique Journey to the Winter Olympics With just six months until the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Paul Mehdi Benhayoun is intensifying his training on the snow-covered slopes of the Alps. At 32, this French-Moroccan athlete is pursuing an extraordinary ambition: becoming the first African biathlete to compete in the Winter Games. His goal is to represent Morocco in a sport …

Tragedy Strikes: Olympic Champion Laura Dahlmeier Dies in Mountaineering Accident Laura Dahlmeier, a double Olympic biathlon champion, has passed away following a tragic mountaineering accident in Pakistan. The 31-year-old German athlete was part of an expedition in the Karakoram mountains when she was caught in a rockfall on Monday. The incident occurred at approximately 5,700 meters (18,700 feet), a height …