Olympics
IOC lifts suspension and paves way for Russia to compete at LA 2028 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has lifted the suspension on Russia that was imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, paving the way for the Russian team to compete at the...
IOC breaks with 130 years of tradition by paying athletes to compete at Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has broken with 130 years of tradition by deciding to pay athletes to compete at the Olympic Games. The IOC revealed on Wednesday it had...
New York eyes 2042 Winter Olympics with Lake Placid-NYC bid concept
The prospect of a Winter Olympics stretching from the Adirondacks to New York City has taken its first formal step toward reality as state leaders launched a year-long review...
London mayor criticises plans for north of England bid to host Olympics
The mayor of London has criticised plans to explore a bid for the north of England to host the Olympics, saying that excluding London would be a “missed opportunity”.Ministers...
The Olympics’ trans policy polices womanhood | Moira Donegan
Last month, the International Olympic Committee announced that transgender women athletes would be barred from competing in all Olympic events in the women’s category – but not the men’s...
Sir Craig Reedie, key London 2012 Olympics figure and former BOA chair, dies aged 84
Sir Craig Reedie, a giant of the Olympic movement, who served as chair of the British Olympic Association for more than a decade and was instrumental in bringing the...
Human rights experts raise concerns over Olympics transgender women athlete ban
Over 100 human rights, sports and scientific groups, including the United Nations, have criticised the International Olympic Committee’s new gender eligibility guidelines as “a blunt and discriminatory response that...
The US moved away from its heartland to set a Winter Olympics high in Italy
In 2002, on home ice and snow in Utah, the USA obliterated its records for most gold medals (10, beating the previous high of six) and most overall medals...
