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Eya Guezguez, Tunisian Olympic sailor, dies aged 17 in training accident

The IOC has announced that Eya Guezguez, who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games, died in a training accident

The Guardian - UK

Cis feelings shouldn’t dictate the fate of trans athletes

Leagues are deciding how to include transgender athletes. But their policies are missing the point.

Mic

Letters: Invasion must trigger horrific memories

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Tokyo bronze winner Lovlina Borgohain forced to start afresh

IOC drops 69kg class for Paris after boxing, lifting find little favour as Olympic sports

The Times of India

Paris Olympics: Boxing events for male reduced, changes also in weightlifting and shooting

NEW DELHI: Aiming to achieve gender equality, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has increased the number of boxing events for women in the 2024 Paris Olympics from five to six as per a revised list.

The Times of India

Paris Olympics | Boxing events for male reduced, changes also in weightlifting and shooting

While the preceding Tokyo Games had eight events for men and five for women, in Paris there will be seven events for the male pugilists and six for the female

The Hindu

Andrew Jennings obituary

Journalist and film-maker who investigated corruption in Fifa and the International Olympic Committee

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Morning Digest | Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Delhi, to meet S. Jaishankar and Ajit Doval; government steps in to tackle Russian trade hurdles, and more

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The Hindu

No Russia, No Problem

The answer has been clear at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships in France.

Sports Illustrated

The IOC Has a New Trans-Inclusion Framework, but Is the Damage Already Done?

The testosterone-centered policies used at the Olympics aren’t just about elite sports. They trickle down to even the recreational and youth levels, and end up policing who gets to be a woman in women’s sports—and in society at large.

Sports Illustrated

Indian firms buy more oil from Russia, energy ties may deepen

After IOC, Hindustan Petroleum has bought 2 million barrels of Russian crude oil.

The Hindu

Indian Oil Corporation buys Russian crude at deep discount

NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's top oil firm, has bought as much as 3 million barrels of crude oil that Russia had offered at steep discount to prevailing international rates, sources said.

The Times of India

Russia invasion upends Olympic 'neutrality' — if it existed

The International Olympic Committee has always been political, from the sheikhs and royals in its membership to a seat at the United Nations to pushing for peace talks between the Koreas

The Independent UK

IOC employs 9 Indian women’s hockey team players

NEW DELHI: In a first, as many as nine players of the Indian women's hockey team have been given employment at the nation's top energy firm Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) as part of its policy to promote sports and women's hockey.

The Times of India

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The Conversation

Sports are political: Reaction and inaction to Putin's war of aggression

On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the 2022 Paralympics. The decision came less than a day after the IPC announced it was permitting athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals. The IPC’s ban,…

The Times of India

Abhinav Bindra backs IOC move on Russia, Belarus

BENGALURU: Abhinav Bindra has backed the International Olympic Committee's decision to bar athletes from Russia and Belarus to put pressure on Russia to stop the war against Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Russian Paralympic Committee launch scathing attack on IOC as its athletes leave Beijing

Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from competing at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing on the eve of the Games amid the war in Ukraine, after the IPC performed a major U-turn

The Guardian - UK

History will judge IOC and Fifa as opportunistic hypocrites over Russia

By allowing their crown jewels to be used to burnish Russia’s image, the sports bodies have been complicit in Putin’s acts

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The Hindu

Russians, Belarusians to compete as 'neutral athletes' at Beijing Winter Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee added more restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes when the Paralympics open on Friday, but stopped short of expulsion

ABC News

Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as 'neutrals' at 2022 Paralympics

As the sporting world continues to impose sanctions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, Paralympics bosses make a final call on whether athletes from those countries can compete in Beijing.

The Independent UK

Russians, Belarusians compete as 'neutral athletes' in China

The International Paralympic Committee says Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as “neutral athletes” because of their countries’ roles in the war against Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

The soft touches of sport slowly unpick elaborate web with Putin’s regime

Governing bodies are using weasel words, instead of the plain ones needed: invasion, war, murder

The Times of India

Russian-led ISSF bans shooters from Russia, Belarus over Ukraine invasion

MUNICH: The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has banned shooters from Russia and Belarus from all its events owing to the invasion of Ukraine that has triggered global outrage.

The Independent UK

Ukraine's 20 athletes expected to make it for Paralympics

Ukraine's 20 athletes for the Winter Paralympics are expected to be in Beijing in time for Friday's opening ceremony

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian, Belarusian Skaters Banned from ISU Competitions, Governing Body Says

The International Skating Union (ISU) said on Tuesday that competitors from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to take part in its international events until further notice over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The move comes a day after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that sports federations ban Russian…

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