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IOC To Again Allow Russians Under Neutral Flag At 2026 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee on Friday announced that athletes from Russia will once more be allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics under a neutral banner if they meet strict conditions.

International Business Times

The backlash against Israel is starting to show across sports and culture

Across Europe, several sports federations have groused about having to play Israeli teams

The Independent UK

Seven golds lift Kazakhstan to the top at inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025

More than 500 boxers from 66 countries competed at the event which took place in the UK city Liverpool.

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The dinner pledge that secured Sydney the 2000 Olympics

John Coates' campaign for Sydney to host the 2000 Olympics culminated in a last-ditch financial offer to two African sporting bigwigs in a Monte Carlo hotel.

AAP

Horses and courses: how Sydney won the 2000 Olympic bid

Sydney's bid to host the 2000 Olympics enlisted near-extinct Mongolian horses, Kerry Packer's choppers, Gough Whitlam's hospitality, and more to get the win.

AAP

Boxer Who Refused To Fight Imane Khelif Speaks Out On Harassment That “Destroyed” Her Career

“I’m sorry for my opponent, too."

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Boxing Chiefs Vow To Learn Lessons After World Championships Sex Test Row

Boxing chiefs on Friday pledged to redouble efforts to get their message across about newly introduced genetic sex tests after a row overshadowed the start of the world championships.

International Business Times

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French Women's Boxing Team Barred From World Champs Over Late Gender Test Results

The French women's team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said Thursday.

International Business Times

France's women boxers barred from World Championship over gender test delay

The French women's team have been barred from the World Boxing Championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Boxing Federation said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin won’t compete at world championships

Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif both set to miss boxing’s world championships amid ongoing gender row.

Al Jazeera

“I Am Imane Khelif”: Controversial Female Olympian Reveals Transformation While Preparing Comeback

"I’m going through a difficult phase filled with challenges, silence, and waiting."

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LA28 to be first Olympic Games to sell naming rights for venues

The organising committee for the Los Angeles Olympics says some partner deals are already in place for the 2028 Games.

Al Jazeera

LA28 to break longstanding tradition with corporate venue names at Games

In a historic shift from the Olympics’ clean venue policy, LA28 will allow select competition sites to keep corporate names, starting with Comcast and Honda

The Guardian - US

LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028

Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for a handful of its venues in deals expected to bring multiple millions of dollars to the 2028 Games while breaking down the International Olympic Committee’s long-sacrosanct policy of keeping brand names off its stadiums

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IOC sports director reveals reason behind major LA28 switch

Exclusive interview: Pierre Ducrey has outlined how swimming, and a huge audience inside the stadium, has afforded an ‘opportunity’ to provide a thrilling finale to the Games, a role usually handed to track and field

International Business Times

Coventry's Mettle Tested By Russian Olympic Debate, Say Former IOC Figures

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her "baptism of fire" over Russia, former IOC executives have told AFP. With just six months to go to the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Games the odds are that Russian athletes -- normally a…

The Conversation

I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster

The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean’s surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa’s touristy Nyali beach. But on July 9, dozens of emergency responders in red and orange hi-vis gear took over a…

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MLB Working Toward Allowing Players to Participate in 2028 Olympics

Commissioner Rob Manfred and the MLBPA are incentivized to reach a deal that would allow big-leaguers to play in the Games for the first time.

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Al Jazeera

Human rights court rules Olympic champion Semenya did not get fair hearing

South African runner Caster Semenya wins partial victory in appeal against ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Independent UK

A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules

Cycling News

UCI President David Lappartient set for third term as the only candidate for 2025 presidential elections

Frenchman will remain in cycling's top job as no other candidates stepping forward for September election in Rwanda

The Guardian - US

The IOC handed LA the 2028 Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing them

As the IOC ushers in new leadership, Donald Trump’s second term is already wreaking havoc on LA 28 – and turning a global celebration into a national security crackdown

The Guardian - UK

NHL stars to return to Olympic ice in 2026 after 12-year absence

For the first time in more than a decade, the world’s best hockey players will take center stage at the Olympic Games

The Guardian - UK

IOC’s Kirsty Coventry announces ‘scientific approach’ to protect ‘female category’

Kirsty Coventry has said there is ‘overwhelming support’ among IOC members to protect the female category in a significant shift in its gender eligibility policy

The Independent UK

Kirsty Coventry vows that IOC will ensure fairness for female athletes

Two athletes – Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting – won gold medals despite having been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships.

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