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Tennis: Advocacy groups call for WTA to drop sex-testing policy

The Sport & Rights Alliance has urged the Women's Tennis Association to end its new sex-testing policy. This policy requires players to undergo a one-time gene test to determine biological sex. Advocacy groups state the measure stigmatizes and traumatizes women and girls on the tour. The WTA's move follows a…

The Economic Times

IOC moves closer to allowing Russia full Olympic return ahead of 2028 Los Angeles Games

The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, paving the way for Russian athletes and teams to move closer to competing under their flag and anthem at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics despite strong objections from Ukraine.

France 24

Russian athletes provisionally cleared to compete at 2028 Olympics

Ban has stood sicne October 2023 but enforced neutrality now set to end

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IOC lifts suspension and paves way for Russia to compete at LA 2028 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has lifted a suspension on Russia that would allow athletes to compete for the nation at the 2028 Los Angeles Games

The Guardian - UK

IOC revamps 2036 Olympic host race

The International Olympic Committee has approved a revamped bidding process for the 2036 Summer Olympics, introducing a new “strategic dialogue” phase aimed at strengthening host selection and improving long-term planning.

Bangkok Post

Olympic athletes are being ripped off; they need to be treated better

Olympic athletes are being ripped off; they need to be treated better, despite what the IOC president Kirsty Coventry thinks

The National (Scotland)

End of an era: Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh dies

India's sporting world mourns the passing of Randhir Singh. He was a distinguished Olympian and a respected administrator. Singh achieved historic success in shooting and dedicated decades to sports governance. His contributions to the Olympic movement were significant. He served in key roles for the Olympic Council of Asia and…

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Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh passes away

Randhir Singh, a renowned sports administrator and India's first shooting gold medalist at the Asian Games, passed away at 79. He recently resigned as President of the Olympic Council of Asia due to health concerns. Singh had a distinguished career as an Olympian and administrator, contributing significantly to shooting sports…

The Economic Times

What is the Enhanced Games and why is it controversial?

The inaugural Enhanced Games , a controversial multi-sport competition allowing performance-enhancing drugs, is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, with the first event getting underway on Sunday 24 May. Founded by Dr Aron D’Souza, the event permits most performance-enhancing drugs, provided they are legal in the US and prescribed…

The Independent UK

Do trans women have an advantage in sport? The genetics of sex are complex

Last week, the International Olympic Committee announced it will determine whether athletes are eligible for women’s events by mandating a once-in-a-lifetime screening for the male-determining gene, SRY.

The Conversation

Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, dies

Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died at 87

The Independent UK

Is the Fitzroy River a suitable venue for the Brisbane Olympics, given it’s home to crocodiles?

Quite a few crocodile tears have been shed on the issue of the rowing and canoeing venue of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics.

The Conversation

The return of sex testing in sport risks harming women athletes rather than protecting them

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new policy on the protection of the women’s category that will force thousands of elite women athletes from around the world to undergo genetic sex testing in order to compete.

The Conversation

France calls Olympic gender testing a 'step backwards' as other nations support policy

France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.

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Transgender women athletes banned from competing in female Olympic events in new IOC policy

The IOC announced the ban on Thursday after its executives voted to adopt the new policy. The ruling now means transgender women, as well as women with select rare medical conditions, are no longer eligible to compete in female categories, effective from the 2028 LA games.

The Conversation

The Olympics’ transgender athlete ban is a legal and moral minefield

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.

Evening Standard

Olympics announces ban on transgender women in female competition

Eligibility for any female category will be limited to biological women from 2028 Games

The Independent UK

Transgender women banned from female Olympic events in new IOC ruling

The International Olympic Committee has ruled that eligibility for the women’s category will now be limited to biological females

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Charlie Kirk's Mentor and Cheerleading Pioneer, Jeff Webb, 76, Passes Away After a Freak Pickleball Accident

Jeff Webb, the father of modern cheerleading and founder of Varsity Spirit, has died at 76 following a freak pickleball accident.

International Business Times

Kremlev says IBA will pay Olympic boxers in 2028 if IOC refuses prize money reform

The International Boxing Association president announced this week that if the International Olympic Committee does not revise its policy on athlete compensation ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the IBA will once again award prize money to Olympic boxers.

The Conversation

Why it’s impossible for the Olympics to be politically neutral

As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy play out, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is once again insisting that any sport under its flag must remain politically neutral. The Olympic charter grounds this position in its fifth “fundamental principle of Olympism”, which states that sports organisations within the…

The Guardian - UK

Heraskevych ban reflects badly on the International Olympic Committee

Letters: Readers respond to the barring of a Ukrainian athlete after he insisted on wearing a helmet featuring photos of athletes and children killed during Russia’s war on his country

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After Cheating Scandal Blamed For Costing Team USA Gold Medals, US Figure Skating Breaks Silence

“There has been a lot of thoughtful, and at times emotional, discussion about the ice dance competition in Milan,” US Figure Skating CEO Matt Farrell said.

The Conversation

The IOC’s ban of a Ukrainian athlete over his helmet reveals troubling double standards

On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from competition for wearing a helmet that featured images of fellow Ukrainian athletes who had been killed in Russia’s invasion of his home nation.

The Independent UK

International Olympic Committee secures big win on athlete speech limits ahead of 2028 LA Games

The International Olympic Committee secured a victory for itself when a Ukrainian skeleton athlete lost his appeal against disqualification from the Milan Cortina Games

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