Japanese athletes who participated in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics held a parade on Saturday to thank fans for their support, with figure skating pairs gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara among those marching in Tokyo. It marked the first parade in Japan for Winter Games participants, with organizers saying around 50,000 […]
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Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump´s executive order on women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including […]
Why Our Athletes Don’t Report Abuse?
In a country where formal complaints of abuse in sports are virtually non-existent, the question isn’t whether abuse happens; it’s why no one reports it. This isn’t because athletes are living in a vacuum of safety; it is because the system fails to inspire even the basic confidence required to make a report. Interviews with […]
NCAA reverses rule allowing pro sports betting
The NCAA has voted to rescind a rule that would have allowed college athletes and athletic department staff to bet on professional sports. The decision comes amid growing concerns about gambling-related integrity issues in both college and professional sports. The rule change was originally set to take effect on November 1, but under NCAA procedures, […]
Torch relay ignites Karachi ahead of 35th National Games
KARACHI: Karachi came alive on Friday as Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah officially inaugurated the torch relay for the 35th National Games at the iconic Mazar-e-Quaid. The Games, scheduled from Dec 6 to 13 across 24 venues, will feature over 11,000 athletes and officials from all provinces and major departments, including the Army, […]
Transgender athletes banned from women’s events
PARIS: Transgender women, regardless of testosterone levels, will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe announced Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion. Coe said no transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from March 31. […]
NED University set to have floodlit cricket stadium and hockey turf soon
NED university is all set to have astro turf for its hockey ground and floodlights for its cricket stadium, where first class matches will be held. This will be a great addition to an already wide variety of sports facilities which included: A track for athletes, a synthetic football turf, an indoor gymnasium and a […]
Scientists seek out limit to human endurance
US scientists who studied the performance of myriad athletes — including adventurous souls who spent five long months running across the United States — have come up with an estimate of the absolute physiological boundary of human endurance. The conclusions are pretty technical but the study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances highlights one […]
Studious world champion Chen finds time for Stars on Ice
Somehow, in the midst of his freshman season at Yale, Nathan Chen has found time to escape the classroom and the study hall and the tests. All he’s done since becoming an Ivy Leaguer is win the Grand Prix Final, a third straight U.S. figure skating championship, and repeat as world champion. Yale might have […]