Soloviev, who won gold at the Sochi Olympics in 2014, had been socializing alongside his longterm partner Sidorova at a Moscow karaoke club just prior to the attack. Sidorova explained that three assailants became aggressive when they were asked for a cigarette lighter by a member of her group. Per Sidorova’s account, the …
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Always first on the podium for self-congratulation, the IOC continues its quest to be a transgender champion at the expense of elite women athletes with newly announced guidelines that will prove another bodyblow to females in sport. Somehow, while trumpeting its credentials as a standard bearer of human rights, the …
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Speaking after Averina won all-round gold at the Olimpico Cup, Irina Viner-Usmanova, the head coach of the Russian national team, claimed that the 23-year-old had contemplated concentrating on an economics qualification in the aftermath of her controversial final at the Games, finishing second to Israel’s Linoy Ashram in a shock result that many considered …
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Keller entered his plea on Wednesday in US District Court in Washington, admitting to a charge of obstructing an official proceeding. Prosecutors dropped other charges against him, which included knowingly entering a restricted building and two misdemeanors. Sentencing guidelines for the obstruction charge call for 21 to 27 months in …
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The 43-year-old former figure skater has been living in the United States for almost three decades, and before her move also became a 1993 world champion and a two-time Ukraine national champion. While not going into detail to explain the exact motives for her decision, she has complained in the …
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Ujah was handed the provisional suspension after testing positive for two banned substances following his participation in the 4x100m final, in which the Great British team finished with a silver – just .01 of a second behind Jacobs’ Italian team who took gold. If subsequent examinations cannot determine a legitimate …
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As confirmed by the Athletics Integrity Unit, CJ Ujah has been provisionally suspended. The body said that the 27-year-old’s test showed a “presence/use of a prohibited substance (Ostarine and S-23),” with a UK Athletics spokesperson saying to BBC Sport that it doesn’t wish to comment on ongoing processes. Still yet to speak …
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Dublin’s Harrington became just the third Irish boxer to win gold at the Olympics when she outpointed the reigning world champion, Brazil’s Beatriz Ferreira, in the early hours of Sunday morning in Tokyo. In doing so, Harrington equals the achievement of both Katie Taylor and Michael Carruth, who have also won …
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Three-time reigning all-round world champion Averina, 22, had been odds-on favorite to win the gold after topping qualifying ahead of twin sister Arina Averina, but on a day of high drama at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Saturday both were left disappointed. Dina Averina finished with a total of 107.650 …
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Mensah-Stock, 28, added to America’s gold medal haul in Tokyo with victory in the 68kg women’s final over Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria this week, becoming only the second US woman ever to win an Olympic wrestling title. While that achievement has made headlines, the interview which followed Mensah-Stock’s success has …
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