Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says ⊖
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Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.
Caster Semenya labels Olympic gender verification tests ‘a disrespect for women’ ⊖
Semenya criticises IOC president Kirsty Coventry
‘Her being a woman coming from Africa … it causes harm’
South Africa’s Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800m champion, said on Sunday that the Interna…
21 days ago
From Laurel Hubbard to sex testing in five years: why the Olympics U-turned on transgender rules ⊖
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The IOC’s shift in position on trans women in elite sports is seismic, but new president Kirsty Coventry is reflecting a changed political climate
By any measure, it amounts to one of the most astonis…
Transgender women athletes banned from female events at Olympics by IOC ⊖⊖
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DSD athletes also face exclusion from future Olympics
IOC says move will protect ‘fairness and safety’
The International Olympic Committee has banned transgender women and DSD athletes from the female …
34 days ago
‘Complete absurdity’: Usyk slams Russia’s sporting return with eye on Fury trilogy ⊖⊖
Usyk condemns Russia’s return to global sport
Ukrainian champion calls Olympic shift “absurd”
Heavyweight star still targeting Fury trilogy
The world of sport appears to be softening the hardline stance…
52 days ago
Winter Olympics must tackle environmental impact before the snow runs out | George Timms ○
With the rhetoric not matching the reality, future Olympics hosts need to forge clearer sustainable standards
By the end of the 21st century, only eight of the 21 cities that have hosted the Winter Ol…
53 days ago
Fuming Olympics president Kirsty Coventry threatens her £420,000-a-year PR chief with the sack mid-press conference after being blindsided with questions about Germany's fears over hosting Games on Nazi anniversary ⊖⊖
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IOC President Kirsty Coventry found herself involved in a bizarre press conference in which she heatedly responded to being blindsided by questions on recent developments.
Milan-Cortina 2026 closes with ceremony in Verona ○
IOC president Kirsty Coventry says the athletes "showed us that the Olympic Games are a place for everyone" as she closes this year's Winter Games.
63 days ago
Winter Olympics briefing: Heraskevych’s helmet dispute raises tough questions ⊖
The controversy over the IOC’s decision to bar the Ukrainian from competing has cast a long shadow over the Games
The Winter Olympics have been presented as a stage for unity – a place where nations s…
64 days ago
Skeleton athlete kicked out over helmet with images of Ukrainians killed in war ⊖⊖
Heraskevych ignored last-ditch plea from IOC
Decision announced 20 minutes before competition
The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics after he refu…