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France calls Olympic gender testing a 'step backwards' as other nations support policy

France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.

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Transgender women athletes banned from competing in female Olympic events in new IOC policy

The IOC announced the ban on Thursday after its executives voted to adopt the new policy. The ruling now means transgender women, as well as women with select rare medical conditions, are no longer eligible to compete in female categories, effective from the 2028 LA games.

Euronews

The Olympics’ transgender athlete ban is a legal and moral minefield

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.

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Olympics announces ban on transgender women in female competition

Eligibility for any female category will be limited to biological women from 2028 Games

Evening Standard

Transgender women banned from female Olympic events in new IOC ruling

The International Olympic Committee has ruled that eligibility for the women’s category will now be limited to biological females

The Independent UK

Charlie Kirk's Mentor and Cheerleading Pioneer, Jeff Webb, 76, Passes Away After a Freak Pickleball Accident

Jeff Webb, the father of modern cheerleading and founder of Varsity Spirit, has died at 76 following a freak pickleball accident.

International Business Times UK

Kremlev says IBA will pay Olympic boxers in 2028 if IOC refuses prize money reform

The International Boxing Association president announced this week that if the International Olympic Committee does not revise its policy on athlete compensation ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the IBA will once again award prize money to Olympic boxers.

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Why it’s impossible for the Olympics to be politically neutral

As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy play out, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is once again insisting that any sport under its flag must remain politically neutral. The Olympic charter grounds this position in its fifth “fundamental principle of Olympism”, which states that sports organisations within the…

The Conversation

Heraskevych ban reflects badly on the International Olympic Committee

Letters: Readers respond to the barring of a Ukrainian athlete after he insisted on wearing a helmet featuring photos of athletes and children killed during Russia’s war on his country

The Guardian - UK

After Cheating Scandal Blamed For Costing Team USA Gold Medals, US Figure Skating Breaks Silence

“There has been a lot of thoughtful, and at times emotional, discussion about the ice dance competition in Milan,” US Figure Skating CEO Matt Farrell said.

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The IOC’s ban of a Ukrainian athlete over his helmet reveals troubling double standards

On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from competition for wearing a helmet that featured images of fellow Ukrainian athletes who had been killed in Russia’s invasion of his home nation.

The Conversation

International Olympic Committee secures big win on athlete speech limits ahead of 2028 LA Games

The International Olympic Committee secured a victory for itself when a Ukrainian skeleton athlete lost his appeal against disqualification from the Milan Cortina Games

The Independent UK

The intensity and perfectionism that drive Olympic athletes also put them at high risk for eating disorders

Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets that are honed to provide the nutrients necessary to excel at their sport.

The Conversation

Ukrainian athlete lodges appeal over Olympic disqualification after helmet row

Heraskevych was ruled out of competing at the Olympics before the skeleton competition began on Thursday

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Ukrainian Lugers Kneel in Protest Hours After Teammate Is Disqualified Over Helmet

Skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for refusing to change his helmet from one that features the faces of athletes and coaches killed in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Who is Kirsty Coventry? The tearful IOC president at centre of Ukraine athlete helmet ban

Kirsty Coventry was appointed president of the IOC last year. Her organisation have banned a Ukrainian athlete over his helmet which paid tribute to those lost in the Russia war

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'Madness': Ukrainians furious over Olympian ban for memorial helmet

Ukrainians were outraged Thursday by a decision from the International Olympic Committee to disqualify their skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics over his helmet honouring killed athletes.

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Olympian Makes Stunning Admission After Judge’s Conspicuous Scores Ignite Cheating Accusations

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian disqualified from Winter Olympics after wearing banned war tribute helmet

Vladyslav Heraskevych defied pleas from the International Olympic Committee after it warned him a helmet featuring images of compatriots killed during the war with Russia would not be allowed

The Independent UK

The Ukrainian daring the Winter Olympics to disqualify him over war tribute helmet

Vladyslav Heraskevych has vowed to go against the International Olympic Committee’s rule and says he will not ‘betray’ the Ukrainian athletes who have died during the Russian war

The Independent UK

I will not betray them – Ukrainian vows to compete in banned war victim helmet

Skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych criticised the International Olympic Committee.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will be allowed to wear a black armband at the Milan Cortina Games but the International Olympic Committee says he cannot wear a helmet painted to honor Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine racer defies IOC ban by wearing ‘helmet of memory’ as anger grows

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has accused the International Olympic Committee of ‘betrayal’ after it banned his racing helmet showing images of athletes and friends killed following Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

Ukraine sports minister hits out ‘irresponsible’ people who want Russia to return to Olympics

Matvii Bidnyi, Ukraine's minister of youth and sports, said that any change would appear to condone Russia's invasion

The Independent UK

IOC responds to booing of JD Vance and Israeli athletes at Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony

The International Olympic Committee encouraged ‘fair play’ and commended the US administration’s level of engagement with this Milano-Cortina Games

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