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How world sport got into a mess over trans athletes – and how it can get out of it

World sport has been convulsed over the past few months – indeed years – by questions about trans athletes, especially trans women, competing in their acquired gender.

The Conversation

USA Swimming Announces Bonus Plan Up to $1 Million as Incentive for Relay Events

Designed to preserve U.S. excellence in the relay races, the structure will go into effect for this year’s world championships and the Paris Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

‘We could feel the gravity of it. It was electrifying’: 50 photographs that reshaped sport

Fantastic sporting images, from Mary Decker’s fall to Dick Fosbury’s flop, Usain Bolt’s grin to Tayla Harris’s kick

The Guardian - UK

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Men don't generally talk about depression. Fetterman offers a step forward

When Sen. John Fetterman announced in mid-February that he had entered Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., to be treated for clinical depression, it was seen by many as a sign of progress in fighting mental health stigma, particularly in men.

Tribune News Service

Jon Rahm is in Scottsdale preparing for the WM Phoenix Open alongside Tom Kim, J.J. Watt and Michael Phelps

Now that's a group!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Billionaire CEO skis 5 hours a day. Now he has the same body fat percentage as Michael Phelps

When Michael Phelps had a 7% body fat ratio he was on the way to becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. Plantir's Alex Karp has achieved the same metric just for fun.

Fortune

NFL prospects safeguarded from inappropriate team questions

NFL prospects are facing the standard barrage of questions designed to probe their personality and attitude

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Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps bids emotional goodbye after dad passes away

Swimming icon Michael Phelps, who won 23 gold medals in an illustrious Olympic career, is mourning the recent death of his father and posted an emotional social media tribute

Daily Mirror

SI:AM | Another Day Jam-Packed With Playoff Baseball

After the wild-card appetizer, the ALDS and NLDS get started on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

Phelps on Mental Health and the USOPC: ‘I Want People to Actually Do Something’

In advance of the seven-year anniversary of his groundbreaking Sports Illustrated cover story, the most decorated Olympian reflects on his mental health journey and ongoing advocacy for industry-wide change.

Sports Illustrated

Eli Manning Reveals His Possible Doppelganger to Jimmy Fallon

The two-time Super Bowl champion was mistaken for an Olympian while visiting a store recently.

Sports Illustrated

Scott Fowler: Davis Love III unplugged: On the Presidents Cup, Michael Jordan and the LIV Golf mess

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Davis Love III, this week’s interview subject for “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” is a Hall of Fame golfer who was born in Charlotte and starred in college for the University of North Carolina.

Tribune News Service

Young Thug tweeted Michael Phelps from jail to ask the most absurd swimming question

Could YOU swim 100 miles from the middle of the ocean to shore?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Michelle Obama and Tiger Woods lead tributes to Serena Williams: ‘I’m proud of you, my friend’

‘Her greatest contributions may be yet to come,’ writes Billie Jean King

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Benzinga

Singapore's First Olympic Gold Medalist, Who Bested Michael Phelps, Suspended For Cannabis Use

Joseph Schooling, a swimmer in Singapore and the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, won’t be allowed to compete for some time after he admitted to having consumed marijuana. "I demonstrated bad judgment and I am sorry," he said.

The Independent UK

Watson case revives old fight for massage therapy industry

Michelle Krause grapples with the challenge of telling people she is a massage therapist

The Independent UK

On this day in 2008: Michael Phelps breaks Mark Spitz’s Olympics record

Phelps claimed his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics to surpass Spitz’s single Games record.

The Hindu

Commonwealth Games 2022 | McKeon becomes most successful Commonwealth athlete

McKeon’s 50m freestyle win follows earlier victories in the mixed 4×100 freestyle and women’s 4×100 freestyle relays to sit alone atop the gold medal table.

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The Hindu

To the deep end

Why force skills on children if they are not naturally inclined to them?

The Hindu

Freestyle queen Ledecky closer than ever to immortality

After not matching her own lofty standards at the 2019 Worlds and Tokyo Olympics — she still won three gold medals — the American swimmer was unstoppable in Budapest. She added four World titles to take her tally to 19, a number bettered only by Michael Phelps

The Guardian - UK

Ministers need to enforce fairness for females in sport – now

I think the new swimming policy is proportionate, robust and overdue – and hope other sports heed the call to follow suit, says former elite marathon runner and two-time Olympian Mara Yamauchi

The Hindu

Does Marchand have a shot at chasing down Phelps?

The Frenchman threatened the legendary American’s longstanding 400m individual medley mark at the World Championships. Born to world-class swimmers and coached by Phelps’ former mentor, the 20-year-old is leaving nothing to chance in his pursuit of the world record

The Hindu

Katie Ledecky extends record medal haul at swimming worlds to 21

American swimmer Katie Ledecky claimed her 18th gold medal at world championships — in the women’s 4x200 freestyle relay final — to extend her record haul of medals to 21

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Trans Swimmers Are Not Here To ‘Dominate’ And ‘Rob’ Your Cis Faves Of Medals, They’re Here To Swim

International Swimming Federation FINA has decided to segregate trans swimmers.

Daily Mirror

Rafael Nadal's French Open domination eclipses best of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps

Rafael Nadal wrapped up another victory in the French Open with a 6-3 6-3 6-0 victory over Casper Ruud at Roland Garros on Sunday and his success marks him out for special praise

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