athletes

Female athletes urged to boycott Tokyo Olympics as New Zealand accused of ‘cheating’ after trans weightlifter selected for Games

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) CEO Kereyn Smith said that Hubbard met the requirements to compete in the international…

3 years ago

US education secretary promises to defend transgender athletes’ ‘civil rights’ in sports

“I do believe in local control. I do believe in state control, but we do have a responsibility to protect…

3 years ago

USA Today removes the word ‘male’ from op-ed about trans athletes… and apologizes for using ‘hurtful language’

The outlet published a piece last week penned by Chelsea Mitchell, one of four female high-school athletes who filed an…

3 years ago

With trans weightlifter set to make history at the Olympics, elite women athletes are right to feel cheated and insulted

The decision to allow transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard to compete in women’s weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics is unlikely to…

3 years ago

‘Let them take a knee’: Sports union, German activists promise legal help to athletes sanctioned for protesting at Tokyo Olympics

“We will work with our affiliates to ensure courageous athletes who take a stand for human rights are properly supported,…

3 years ago

North Korea says it will skip Tokyo Olympics to protect athletes from Covid-19

“The Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea decided not to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games at…

3 years ago

Lucky escape: Kid athletes narrowly outrun disaster as snow blamed for terrifying building collapse during race in Russia (VIDEO)

A troubling video of the roof collapse, which stunned onlookers at the Veresniki track and field indoor arena in Kirov,…

3 years ago

Michigan bill to require trans student athletes to compete under gender ‘identified at birth’ as 20 states mull similar laws

Introduced by GOP state Senator Lana Theis on Wednesday, the measure will require that public school sports programs designate male…

3 years ago

Mississippi’s ban on trans athletes competing in sports is a step in the right direction to stop kids’ gender being weaponized

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves pledged on Thursday that he would sign the legislation which passed the state Senate last month…

3 years ago

Donald Trump is wrong on trans athletes… it’s the ‘supermen’ with ovaries we should really be worried about

Sporting integrity lit up the recent Conservative Political Action Conference.Following Joe Biden’s issuing of an executive order in January, Trump…

3 years ago