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Heraskevych hopes to win appeal, but knows his chance of racing in Olympics is over

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is challenging his Olympic disqualification, but he says he still cannot race in Milan Cortina

The Independent UK

Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech - and gets disqualified

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back

The Independent UK

The Ukrainian daring the Winter Olympics to disqualify him over war tribute helmet

Vladyslav Heraskevych has vowed to go against the International Olympic Committee’s rule and says he will not ‘betray’ the Ukrainian athletes who have died during the Russian war

The Independent UK

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I will not betray them – Ukrainian vows to compete in banned war victim helmet

Skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych criticised the International Olympic Committee.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian skeleton athlete ready to be disqualified over ‘helmet of memory’

The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says he is ready to be disqualified from the Winter Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trains again in banned helmet, despite IOC ruling

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has trained in his banned helmet at the Milan Cortina Games

The Independent UK

IOC bans Ukrainian from wearing war tribute helmet at Winter Olympics

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be allowed to wear a helmet commemorating those killed in the war with Russia

The Independent UK

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Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will be allowed to wear a black armband at the Milan Cortina Games but the International Olympic Committee says he cannot wear a helmet painted to honor Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia

The Independent UK

IOC bans Ukrainian Olympian’s helmet honouring war-fallen athletes

The IOC confirmed the decision on Tuesday, stating that Heraskevych's helmet contravened IOC guidelines about political symbols. However, the committee would "make an exception" to allow him to wear a black armband instead.

Euronews

IOC responds to booing of JD Vance and Israeli athletes at Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony

The International Olympic Committee encouraged ‘fair play’ and commended the US administration’s level of engagement with this Milano-Cortina Games

The Independent UK

How Weed Surveillance Drones Destroyed the Lives of These Californians

California tried to use drones to find illegal marijuana operations, but they found building code violations instead.

Reason

Vauxhall’s new all-electric 800hp sports available for test drive in Gran Turismo 7

Vauxhall’s Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo will be seen in physical form at the Munich Motor Show before you can drive it in Gran Turismo 7

The Independent UK

“We ended up getting into the punk rock scene ’cos the metal people hated us. We were this weird, crazy, slow band that played to punk crowds”: The tangled story of Saint Vitus, the US misfits who helped give birth to doom metal

The modern doom scene owes a huge debt to Saint Vitus

Metal Hammer

Why many holly wreaths will be without real berries this Christmas

A shortage on berries on holly this year means many wreaths will feature artificial berries

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At US Border, Frustration Over Immigration As Political Football

In her store located a stone's throw from the wall separating the United States and Mexico, Ida Pedrego sighs at the thought of White House hopefuls visiting the border to talk about immigration.

The Guardian - AU

Kenneth died after routine knee surgery. His devastated family want answers

Kenneth Toll, a 62-year-old diabetic, was found dead in a private NSW hospital’s bathroom three days after his operation

The Independent UK

Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams amid as they decry a 'broken' finance system

Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan sports administration threatens legal action over gender row

Taiwan’s sports administration has threatened the International Boxing Assocation with legal action over ‘false information’ in the gender eligibility row

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The Independent UK

Coach convicted of sexual abuse departs Olympics after being spotted on TV among China’s team

The Australian coach appeared on TV discussing Swiss triathlon athlete Julie Derron and pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 13-year-old in 1999

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Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate

Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva flashes a double ‘X’ sign to the crowd after her defeat by Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting amid gender eligibility controversy The post Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend

Female athletes of color have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny and discrimination when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender

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Olympics Organizers Denounce Flawed Testing Of Boxers

Olympics organizers criticize flawed testing of boxers Khelif and Lin, raising gender identity issues in sports.

The Independent UK

IOC calls tests that sparked vitriol targeting boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting impossibly flawed

Olympics organizers have again slammed arbitrary testing imposed on boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Tin that led to a storm of vitriol misidentifying the women as transgender or men

Salon

Culture war ignites in women's boxing

After a boxer withdrew from a match, Trump, JK Rowling and Elon Musk spread misinformation about her opponent

The Independent UK

Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying a female boxer in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes

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