MIES, Switzerland—Russia has been excluded from qualification for the men’s Olympic basketball tournament in Paris next year, basketball’s international governing body FIBA said Tuesday. The decision was widely expected since FIBA has suspended Russia’s teams from international play since shortly after the invasion of Ukraine last year. The International Olympic Committee favors allowing individual athletes…
IOC Finally Makes US Hurdler a 2012 Olympics Champion
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—American runner Lashinda Demus officially became an Olympic champion on Thursday, at the age of 40 and more than a decade after the 2012 London Games. Demus was formally reallocated the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles by the International Olympic Committee because of the disqualification of Natalya Antyukh in fallout from the Russian…
Pat McCormick, 4-time Olympic Diving Champion, Dies at 92
March 11, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Pat McCormick, who became the first diver to sweep the 3-meter and 10-meter events at consecutive Olympics, has died. She was 92. She died March 7 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in the Orange County city of Santa Ana, her son, Tim, said Friday. McCormick won the springboard and platform events…
IOC Cites ‘Human Rights’ as Reason for No Ban on Russian, Belarusian Athletes Competing in Asian Games
February 3, 2023
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Feb. 2 provided further details regarding its decision to consider allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus who have not actively supported the war in Ukraine to take part in international sports competitions in Asia. The IOC said earlier in January that it “welcomed and appreciated” an offer by the Olympic Council…
Olympian Calls on Swimming’s Governing Body to Remove Restriction on Trans Women Athletes
November 16, 2022
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Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe has criticised the international swimming body FINA’s decision to bar male-to-female transgender athletes from elite female competitions. The athlete, who previously advocated for same-sex marriage in Australia, said it was a “very complicated issue” and that he was “personally opposed to the position FINA has taken on this.” “I am…
Stolen Olympic Gold Medal Found in Anaheim
June 29, 2022
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Police were working Wednesday to return a stolen gold medal to an Olympic volleyball player after a thief snatched it from her car last month. The medal belonging to Jordyn Poulter was stolen May 25, according to Anaheim Police Sgt. Jacob Gallacher. The setter had parked her vehicle in a garage on East Lincoln…
Inspirational Athletes from History: How Ted Corbitt Used His Running Career to Help Those in Need of Physical Therapy
Ted Corbitt estimated that he ran 200,000 miles in his lifetime. That amounts to more than eight full trips around the Earth. Ted Corbitt was a world-class marathon and long distance runner who enjoyed an exceptionally long career. In the Boston Marathon, for example, his first race was in 1951, and his last race was…
‘I Wouldn’t Even Place’ in Race Against Trans Athletes: Aussie Olympic Gold Medallist
April 21, 2022
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Australian Olympic gold medallist Emily Seebohm has voiced concerns about the lack of fairness in competitive sports where transgender athletes are allowed to play against female-born athletes, saying that she “wouldn’t even place” if she competed in the male’s category. The 29-year-old revealed on Thursday that she shared the same opinion as swimmer Emma McKeon,…
Australia’s Most Successful Olympian ‘Wouldn’t Want To’ Race Against Trans Athletes
April 20, 2022
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Australia’s greatest Olympian Emma McKeon has revealed she did not want to race against biologically male athletes as the transgender debate continues to dominate headlines ahead of the federal election on May 21. Speaking at a Griffith University forum in Queensland on Tuesday night, the 27-year-old said trans athletes’ participation in female categories is a…
Brisbane Olympics Body Directors Named
BRISBANE, Australia—Former Dow Chemical boss Andrew Liveris will head the Brisbane 2032 Olympics organising committee as the government finalises the board. Olympic rower Rob Scott, Order of Australia recipient Sarah Kelly, former Queensland rugby player Brett Clark, and KPMG board member Shelley Reys will also sit on the committee. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the…
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