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Olympic chief ‘confident’ LA Games will not repeat World Cup referee fiasco

Kirsty Coventry said the IOC will have a taskforce for the 2028 LA Games, days after the World Cup referee Omar Artan was refused entry by US officials

The Guardian - UK

Los Angeles 2028 organisers vow to avoid repeat of World Cup visa issues

Some officials and staff for World Cup teams have been unable to be granted a visa for the tournament

The Independent UK

‘I’m disappointed and I’m not alone’: Matty Lee hits out at Olympic president’s ‘amateur’ stance on pay

Retired diver Matty Lee tells Donald McRae about his disappointment at Kirsty Coventry’s stance on athletes being paid at the Olympic Games

The Guardian - UK

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Prize pool: Olympic cash debate swirls ahead of trials

Amid growing calls for Olympic prize money, Australian swimmer Shayna Jack believes athletes are missing out on deserved financial compensation.

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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

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IOC say sports cut from Brisbane 2032 could return

Sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics could be restored at future Games but IOC chief warns costs must be managed.

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OLY:IOC say sports cut from Brisbane 2032 could return

Sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics could be restored at future Games but IOC chief warns costs must be managed.

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OLY:Coventry offers hope to cut sports at Brisbane Games

IOC president Kirsty Coventry has delivered a special message to leaders of sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program.

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Coventry offers hope to cut sports at Brisbane Games

IOC president Kirsty Coventry has delivered a special message to leaders of sports and medal events cut from the 2032 Brisbane Olympics program.

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Russia’s sporting return on hold for inquiry into official’s alleged role in doping cover-up

The World Anti-Doping Agency is looking into allegations that Russia’s head of anti-doping was involved in the covering up of drug test results at Sochi 2014

The Guardian - UK

International Olympic Committee Allows Transgender Athletes to Compete After Initial Ban

For their part, transgender athletes who are biologically male and meet qualification standards will be able to compete in the male category.

Latin Times

Olympics Make a Disappointing Decision for the Los Angeles Games

A generalization that hurts all women.

The Mary Sue

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.

Radio France Internationale

Human rights experts raise concerns over IOC gender eligibility ruling

The Sport & Rights Alliance, along with over 100 other allied organisations, has called on the IOC to abandon its plans to mandate genetic sex testing

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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 Independent UK

Inside Kirsty Coventy’s transformation of the IOC – and the Trump problem looming over the LA Olympics

ONE YEAR ON: A year after she was sensationally elected as the first woman and first African to hold the most powerful office in sport, the IOC president retains plenty of internal support, writes Lawrence Ostlere. But far bigger challenges lie ahead

The Guardian - AU

Human rights experts raise concerns over Olympics transgender women athlete ban

Over 100 human rights, sports and scientific groups have criticised the new gender eligibility guidelines as ‘a blunt and discriminatory response’

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IOC Bans Trans Women From Competing In All Future Olympics Over Apparent Safety Concerns

The IOC will require a gene test for women’s events at the Olympics, a move critics say effectively bans most trans women from competing.

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The Guardian - UK

From Laurel Hubbard to sex testing in five years: why the Olympics U-turned on transgender rules

The IOC’s shift in position on trans women in elite sports is seismic, but new president Kirsty Coventry is reflecting a changed political climate

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

The Guardian - UK

Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from competing in the female category at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday

The Independent UK

The Paralympics are welcoming Russia back to the Winter Games – and this is just the start

Ten athletes will compete for Russia and Belarus at the Paralympic Games and parade under their national flags in Friday’s opening ceremony in Verona, despite condemnation across Europe

The Independent UK

Mandatory genetic sex tests for female athletes branded a ‘backwards step’ in new report

Mandatory testing was brought in last year, with World Athletics president Sebastian Coe declaring it would "protect and promote the integrity of women’s sport"

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics must tackle environmental impact before the snow runs out

With the rhetoric not matching the reality, future Olympics hosts must forge clearer sustainable standards

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