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The USOPC’s Transgender Ruling Is Not a Win for Women. It’s Another Trump Distraction.

The U.S. Olympic committee updated its policy to comply with the President's executive order on the matter. The decision is not a victory for U.S. athletes.

Sports Illustrated

US Olympic Policy Change Bans Transgender Women In Women's Events

American transgender women will no longer be able to compete in women's events at the Olympics and Paralympics after a recent policy change by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

International Business Times

Troubled SafeSport Center looks for a new leader and tries to chart a different course

The Associated Press spoke to more than a dozen people familiar with the U.S. Center for SafeSport to gauge the next moves it must take to rebuild trust after the ouster of its CEO last week

The Independent UK

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US Olympic committee sidesteps transgender athlete policy amid LA28 buildup

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee deferred to federations on transgender athlete eligibility as Executive Order 14201 continues to add pressure ahead of LA28

The Guardian - US

Ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Games, It’s Time for NCAA to Promote Olympic Sports

Rivalries and untapped marketing potential already exist at the college level, but tapping into year-round interest in these sports still lacks.

Sports Illustrated

Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC's CEO is '100% comfortable' with that decision

The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles' decision to run in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event

The Independent UK

US Olympic and Paralympic Committee awards Sarah Hirshland a 5-year contract extension as CEO

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced it is giving a five-year contract extension to CEO Sarah Hirshland

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Team USA CEO says brands are missing opportunities to back Olympic athletes

Olympians "can be valuable partners in motivating employees and customers."

Fortune

US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan

The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move that undercuts organizers’ plans to cut carbon emissions

The Independent UK

With 100 days before the Paris Olympics, Team USA hopefuls meet the press

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee officials and Team USA contenders met in New York City this week to discuss how they're preparing ahead of the Summer Games in Paris.

WEKU

The Olympics will begin awarding medals to runner-ups after the Kamila Valieva ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, violated doping rules during the 2022 Winter Olympics and temporarily banned her from international competition.

WEKU

50 years later, sprinter Matthews welcomed back to Olympics

The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics

The Independent UK

To Ban, or Not to Ban, That Is the Question

After Putin invaded Ukraine, do sports sanctions make sense?

Sports Illustrated

‘We’ve Got to Fix It’: Team USA CEO Sarah Hirshland Questions Integrity of Olympics After Valieva Dispute

The USOPC executive says the decision to allow the 15-year-old skater to continue competing in Beijing is a threat to the entire system.

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The Independent UK

USOPC CEO: Withheld Olympic medals 'unfair to the athletes'

The leader of the U_S_ Olympic and Paralympic Committee calls the decision not to award American figure skaters the silver medal they won in the team competition a result that is “frankly, unfair to the athletes.”

The Independent UK

Nearly 80% of US Olympians signed up for opening ceremony

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says 177 of its 223 athletes signed up to go to the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics

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