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Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events
The International Olympic Committee says women's events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be restricted to biological females, after years of controversy over transgender participation. Also: President Trump has again pushed back his threat to start bombing Iranian energy plants, giving Tehran ten more days to open the Strait of Hormuz. An initial deadline was supposed to expire on Friday.
Olympic cash debate swirls ahead of swimming trials
Oympic prize money debate continues after Enhanced Games incentives Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 1:16pm In short: Shayna Jack has supported the idea of prize money in the Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry declared she did not believe in awarding prize money for winning medals. The debate was sparked after the large prize purse offered to athletes in the pro-doping Enhanced Games.
‘I’m disappointed and I’m not alone’: Matty Lee hits out at Olympic president’s ‘amateur’ stance on pay
Olympic gold medallist diver reflects on the financial and emotional challenges since retiring from the sport and teaming up with his hero Tom Daley“It’s like I’ve already got an open wound and you’re stabbing me in it,” Matty Lee says as, deep into our second hour at a beautiful old Edwardian swimming pool in Leeds, we turn to Kirsty Coventry’s recent comments that athletes should not be paid at the Olympic Games. In her role as president of the International Olympic Committee, Coventry, a...
‘I’m disappointed and I’m not alone’: Matty Lee hits out at Olympic president’s ‘amateur’ stance on pay
Olympic gold medallist diver reflects on the financial and emotional challenges since retiring from the sport and teaming up with his hero Tom Daley“It’s like I’ve already got an open wound and you’re stabbing me in it,” Matty Lee says as, deep into our second hour at a beautiful old Edwardian swimming pool in Leeds, we turn to Kirsty Coventry’s recent comments that athletes should not be paid at the Olympic Games. In her role as president of the International Olympic Committee, Coventry, a...
Los Angeles 2028 organisers vow to avoid repeat of World Cup visa issues
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LA 2028 working to avoid repeat of World Cup visa issues: IOC president Coventry
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Olympic chief ‘confident’ LA Games will not repeat World Cup referee fiasco
Kirsty Coventry: IOC will have taskforce for any issuesReferee Omar Artan refused entry by US officialsThe International Olympic Committee insists it is “confident” that the LA Games in 2028 will not face the same immigration issues that have marred the buildup to the World Cup – including Africa’s top referee, Omar Artan, from Somalia being refused entry by US officials. Despite Fifa’s close relationship with the Trump administration, it was also unable to stop Iran being moved from a...
Olympic chief ‘confident’ LA Games will not repeat World Cup referee fiasco
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Professional sports and media need to stop acting like Russian athletes are Putin puppets
Unless you have a memory like Dory from "Finding Nemo" or you live under a rock, you’re aware of the Russia and Ukraine conflict that has been ongoing since 2022. That conflict has not only affected politics at home and abroad, but American and international professional sports as well. For example, the NHL did not include Russia in its 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025, though Russia would arguably have one of the strongest rosters in the field.
LA28 to study Los Angeles World Cup matches as Olympic test case, CEO says
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