athletes

IOC allows Russian athletes to compete at 2024 Paris Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has ruled that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris…

5 months ago

WADA chief investigator thinks ban on Russian athletes is unfair

Russian teams and athletes have found unlikely support from a Canadian chief investigator at the Word Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), who…

2 years ago

FIFA preparing changes for transgender athletes – media

Football's main governing body FIFA has already outlined new regulations that will make it easy for transgender women to compete…

2 years ago

Poll reveals Americans’ attitudes to trans athletes

Only around 3 of 10 Americans believe that trans females should be permitted to compete in women's sports, according to…

2 years ago

Louisiana bans trans athletes from female sports teams

Transgender athletes will no longer be able to take part in sports on girls and women's teams in Louisiana after…

2 years ago

Bans protect Russian athletes, IOC chief insists

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has claimed sanctions were imposed on Russian sport partly for the good of…

2 years ago

Bans on Russian athletes are ripping out a huge piece of the sporting world

One of the unspoken rules of human affairs is that ordinary citizens should never be personally harassed for the political…

2 years ago

Blind Russian athletes banned

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competitions by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), which announced a "very difficult…

2 years ago

Winter Olympics too cold, claim athletes

With the Beijing Games now in full swing and the first round of events well and truly underway, it hasn't…

2 years ago

FBI tells Olympic athletes to use burner phones in Beijing

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned American athletes taking part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to…

2 years ago