Berry booked a spot at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics by finishing third behind DeAnna Price and Brooke Andersen on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, sending the 31-year-old to her second successive Games. But that achievement was overshadowed by what happened on the podium after the competition. As the three athletes …
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Wolfe was confirmed as an alternate to the US team last week. Over the weekend, journalist Ian Miles Cheong dug up a Facebook post from March 2020 – now deleted – in which the cyclist shared a PinkNews article accusing President Donald Trump and his attorney general of wanting to …
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The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) CEO Kereyn Smith said that Hubbard met the requirements to compete in the international games, and stressed that New Zealand’s team has a “strong culture of… inclusion and respect for all.” Smith acknowledged that the decision was controversial, stating that “human rights” must be …
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During a lengthy sit-down with Toronto Star columnist Martin Cohn on Friday, Trudeau said the world community should pool efforts to ramp up pressure on China, noting that the upcoming 2022 winter games may provide just that opportunity. “The pressure on China right now from the international community … is …
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As widely alleged but unaccountable war criminals go, Israel has held quite the enviable position for years, with the US serving as essentially a low-paid mercenary “daddy,” or bully-for-hire – one who can be called on to finish off from far away all fights Tel Aviv starts in its own …
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The decision to proceed with this summer’s Olympics has proven to be a controversial one among the Japanese public, with a recent poll indicating that as many as 60% of people want to see the games canceled entirely amid an ongoing spike in Covid-19 cases. But it seems they aren’t …
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The decision to allow transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard to compete in women’s weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics is unlikely to affect the medal hopes of the world’s top-ranked athletes. But it does leave one question unanswered – what the hell is going on in sport? The 43-year-old will be the …
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Speaking on Tuesday, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said a boycott was “something that we certainly wish to discuss” and that the US would coordinate with its “allies and partners” over any potential action for the winter sporting showpiece. The State Department later appeared to backtrack on that stance, …
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A boycott “is something that we certainly wish to discuss,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the US would seek to coordinate any boycott with “our allies and partners.” Such a boycott would please activist groups, who accuse Beijing of attempting to ethnically cleanse the …
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