Cheltenham Festival changes: Prices frozen, more handicap races and drinking areas expanded for 2025 and beyond | Racing News

The Cheltenham Festival, known as the pinnacle of jump racing, is undergoing a series of dramatic changes, including adjustments to five of its 28 races and an easing of course-side drinking restrictions. The four-day meeting in March was the subject of an extensive review, although most of the on-course changes announced will be implemented in…

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Japanese gymnast out of Paris Olympics for smoking, drinking

FILE–Japan’s Shoko Miyata competes on the balance beam during the women’s qualifying session the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. She has been pulled from Japan’s Paris Olympics team. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and drinking,…

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