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 · Apr 4, 2022
Letters: Invasion must trigger horrific memories Newcastle Herald readers have their say Newcastle Herald · Apr 3, 2022
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 · Apr 3, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
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 · Apr 2, 2022
Andrew Jennings obituary Journalist and film-maker who investigated corruption in Fifa and the International Olympic Committee The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022
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 A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Mar 25, 2022
No Russia, No Problem The answer has been clear at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships in France. Sports Illustrated · Mar 24, 2022
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 · Mar 23, 2022
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 · Mar 17, 2022
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 · Mar 16, 2022
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 · Mar 15, 2022
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 · Mar 8, 2022
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 Conversation · Mar 7, 2022
The Times of India · Mar 5, 2022 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 · Mar 4, 2022 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 · Mar 3, 2022 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
The Hindu · Mar 2, 2022 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 · Mar 2, 2022 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 · Mar 2, 2022 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 · Mar 2, 2022 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 · Mar 2, 2022 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 · Mar 1, 2022 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 · Mar 1, 2022 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…
Radio France Internationale · Mar 1, 2022 Russian and Belarusian athletes given hope for Beijing Paralympic Games Organisers of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games are likely to admit Russian and Belarusian athletes under a neutral flag despite a ban on the country's sports men and women imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).