The Associated Press has come under fire for handing out its third-place slot for female athlete of the year to Imane Khelif, the controversial Olympic boxer who failed gender tests. The AP announced its award rankings, noting that its Female Athlete of the Year was WNBA star rookie Caitlin Clark. The next two runners-up were
AP Takes Heat After Olympic Boxer Who Failed Gender Tests Won Third Place for ‘Female Athlete of the Year’
December 26, 2024 by
Paris Olympic Star Murdered in Horrific Fire Attack
September 6, 2024 by
A Ugandan marathon runner who competed at the Paris Olympics last month has died just days after her boyfriend soaked her with gasoline and set her on fire. Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, died on Thursday at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, where she was being treated after suffering burns to 80 percent
Deadly Shootout at Israeli Consulate on Anniversary of 1972 Olympic Massacre
September 5, 2024 by
There was a shootout between a lone gunman and police officers near the Israeli consulate in Munich Thursday on the anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre. Police in Germany said that officers shot and killed a man with a long gun. Sources told the German newspaper BILD that the shooter drove up to the
Tom Cruise handed Olympic flag as dramatic Paris closing ceremony shifts focus to LA in 2028
August 12, 2024 by
Paris extinguished the Olympic flame with an elaborate closing ceremony Sunday â which featured an epic stunt from action hero Tom Cruise. In a spectacular display of Hollywood grandeur, Cruise descended from the top of the French stadium to officially pass the Olympic torch onto Los Angeles. The âMission Impossibleâ actor was handed the Olympic flag and rode […]
Italian Gold Medal Winner Sleeps on the Lawn, Says Olympic Village Has ‘Bad Food,’ No AC
August 11, 2024 by
Organizers designed the Olympic Village to be an eco-friendly habitation that would prioritize oneness with the environment. Well, in a sense, they achieved that. Olympic athletes are so miserable in the Olympic Village that they are embracing sleeping outdoors in the environment. Thomas Ceccon, an Italian swimmer who won gold in the 100-meter backstroke, didnât
Ryan Lochte reveals why Team USA swimmers canât leave the Olympic Village during the Games
August 8, 2024 by
Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte has revealed the strict reason why Team USAâs swimmers are not allowed to leave the Village during the Games under any circumstances. On Tuesday, Lochteâs wife, Kayla, was answering some fan questions on TikTok when one person asked why some athletes have free rein to leave the premises, while others […]
Olympic official bounced for ‘white supremacy’ hand gesture…
August 7, 2024 by
Olympic official bounced for ‘white supremacy’ hand gesture… (Third column, 12th story, link) Related stories:NBC’s Olympics ratings soaring after pandemic slump…Tom Cruise to Skydive in Paris Closing Ceremony…’I Love My Black Job’: Biles Takes Swipe At Trump…Fury after second female boxer in tears after losing to ‘failed gender test’ opponent…Chinese swimming world record ‘not humanly
Taiwanese Leaders Cheer for Olympic Boxer Fighting Women After IBA Gender Test Fail
August 4, 2024 by
Taiwanese government officials â including the nationâs first woman president, former head of state Tsai Ing-wen â united behind Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting on Tuesday after the eruption of an international controversy surrounding Lin allegedly not meeting the requirements to fight in a womenâs match. Lin and another boxer, Algeriaâs Imane Khelif, were barred from
Report: Athletes Told to ‘Be Quiet’ About Trans Weightlifter Ahead of Olympic Qualification
May 10, 2021 by
A former Olympic weightlifter claims that female athletes are being told to âbe quietâ about transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard ahead of his Olympic debut. Hubbard is a 43-year-old biological male competing as a woman. Should Hubbard pass the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) fitness and performance standards, he would become the first trans athlete to compete…
Olympic Brotherhood: Lebanese Athletes Refuse to Ride on Bus With Israelis
August 8, 2016 by
Peace, brotherhood, and good sportsmanship — these are the Olympic ideals, we’re told, that the games are all about. Of course, greed, commercial exploitation, and corruption make up the true “Olympic spirit,” but no one wants to counter the fairy tale. And part of that fairy tale is that athletes — even from warring countries […]
