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Trump again decries two gold medalist Olympic athletes, falsely labeling the female boxers as men

Posted: August 17, 2024 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday again decried two gold medalist Olympic athletes, falsely labeling the female boxers as men. Trump made the comments while speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and pledging to “keep men out of women's sports,” turned his attention to the recently concluded Olympic Games and the case of two […]

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Olympic gold medals only worth £408 as athletes given coated silver gongs

Posted: August 12, 2024 at 10:13 am   /   Entertainment

While Team GB athletes were awarded 34 gold medals in total, the medals themselves are not made of solid gold Daily Express :: News Feed

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Sharron Davies says trans athletes are denying young women sporting opportunities

Posted: June 23, 2023 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

EXCLUSIVE: Swimmer and campaigner Sharron Davies passionately believes male-born competitors who identify as female represent more of an injustice than the dope cheats who cruelly robbed her of a gold medal at the Olympics. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Rush: Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison, athletes and coaches call for her release

Posted: August 4, 2022 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court and President Joe Biden called it “unacceptable” and vowed to keep trying to bring her home. The Hall of Fame preseason game means football is back, though the Jaguars decided to keep almost all their starters on the bench. LeBron James had […]

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IOC demands ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in international sport

Posted: February 28, 2022 at 9:20 am   /   World

THE INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee has called for all athletes and officials from both Russia and Belarus to be banned from international sport. Daily Express :: World Feed

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Athletes in limbo as COVID-19 scuppers Tokyo Games qualification events

Posted: March 11, 2021 at 9:21 pm   /   Sports

With a deadline of June 29 set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to wrap up qualification, 25% of athlete quota places are yet to be filled, with another 14% to be decided based on rankings. May's artistic gymnastics All-Around World Cup in Tokyo was cancelled this week following the cancellation of events in Stuttgart […]

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Pro-Trump athletes are risking their legacies

Posted: November 4, 2020 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Jack Nicklaus. Brett Favre. Mike Piazza. Why are some popular ex-athletes jumping on the Trump train so late in the game? Can they make any difference? Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Athletes honor America by refusing to stick to sports

Posted: July 3, 2020 at 10:25 pm   /   Sports

Narrated by two-time WNBA champion and activist Renee Montgomery, Yahoo Sports celebrates Independence Day by examining sports through the lens of athletes overcoming and evolving in the fight for American justice and equality. NBA Basketball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Athletes stand in solidarity

Posted: June 1, 2020 at 10:23 pm   /   Sports

On this episode of Dunk Bait we talk athletes standing in solidarity and the NBA inching closer to restarting the season. NBA Basketball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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‘Unprepared’ Tokyo 2020 boxing boss vows to put athletes first

Posted: May 24, 2019 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

The Olympic official hastily put in charge of organising the Tokyo 2020 boxing competition admitted Thursday he was "totally unprepared" for his appointment, but vowed he would put athletes' interests first. The IOC tapped Morinari Watanabe from the Japanese Olympic Committee to run a Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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