Media Watch -- Olympic Athletes' Feud Goes Public

Also: MMA sets sights for Olympics, LA 2028 fills out executive roster and more in Media Watch. 

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Great Britain's Mo Farah (left), Ethiopa's Kenenisa Bekele (centre) and Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie after the 2013 Great North Run between Newcastle and South Shields.   (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)
Great Britain's Mo Farah (left), Ethiopa's Kenenisa Bekele (centre) and Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie after the 2013 Great North Run between Newcastle and South Shields. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)

Olympic Track Legends Feuding

A feud between Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie has gone public with an attack at a gym, The New York Times Reports.

MMA Sets Sights on Olympics

ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong talks with Forbes on plans to participate in 2028 Olympics.

LA 2028 News

According to the Sports Business Journal, LA 2028 has filled its executive roster.

Olympic Gymnast Supports Daughter at NCAA World Championships

People Magazine reports that Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Lou Retton supported her daughter during the NCAA’S Women’s World Championship.

NCAA Champ to Pursue Olympics

University of Utah Athletics announces MyKayla Skinner intends to join the 2020 USA Gymnastics team.

Driverless Cars Available for Tokyo 2020?

2025 AD, an automated based website, reports on the possibility of Tokyo introducing driverless cars during the Olympics.

Compiled by Greer Wilson.

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