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French Women's Boxing Team Misses World Championship Due to Late Gender Test
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French Women's Boxing Team Misses World Championship Due to Late Gender Test

France's women's national team in boxing is stopped from the World Championship due to the new requirements for gender testing. The results of the French tests arrived too late
Olympic Gold Medalist Imane Khelif Appeals Gender Test Requirement
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Olympic Gold Medalist Imane Khelif Appeals Gender Test Requirement

The Algerian boxer Imane Khelif appeals the decision that she must undergo a sex test to participate in international competitions organized by the international boxing federation.
Olympic Gold Medalist Lin Yu-Ting to Undergo Gender Test for Boxing Championship
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Olympic Gold Medalist Lin Yu-Ting to Undergo Gender Test for Boxing Championship

Taiwanesan Lin Yu-Ting – controversial Olympic Games gold medalist in Paris last year – has accepted to do a gender test ahead of the World Championship in boxing in Liverpool.
Sjöström Encourages Junevik to Secure World Championship Gold
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Sjöström Encourages Junevik to Secure World Championship Gold

It was the Olympic Games announcement that changed everything. Sara Junevik, 25, can put all focus on the favorite event 50 meter butterfly
IOC Forms Working Group to Address Women's Class Protection
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IOC Forms Working Group to Address Women's Class Protection

The International Olympic Committee sets up a working group whose task is to "investigate the protection of women's classes". This is announced by the new IOC Chairman Kristy Coventry at a press conference
Gender Test Requirement Stops Boxer Imane Khelif from Competing
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Gender Test Requirement Stops Boxer Imane Khelif from Competing

Algerian Imane Khelif is stopped from boxing in the women's class at a competition in the Netherlands. The International Boxing Federation World Boxing (WB) has informed the Algerian Boxing Federation that the 26-year-old must undergo a gender test to be allowed to compete
Boxing Introduces Mandatory Gender Testing for Athlete Safety
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Boxing Introduces Mandatory Gender Testing for Athlete Safety

The gender dispute during the Olympic Games in Paris last year should not be repeated. Now, the International Boxing Federation, World Boxing (WB), is introducing mandatory gender testing
Petra Sörling Re-elected ITTF Chair Amid Election Chaos in Qatar
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Petra Sörling Re-elected ITTF Chair Amid Election Chaos in Qatar

Chaos erupted after Petra Sörling was re-elected as chairman of the International Table Tennis Federation. Sörling and the Swedish delegation received help from Sweden's embassy to leave Qatar
IOC Bans Russian Teams from 2024 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina
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IOC Bans Russian Teams from 2024 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina

The Russian team is banned from competing in the Winter Olympic Games in Milan Cortina next year.
Trump Jr. Supports Las Vegas Doping Olympics with Major Funding
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Trump Jr. Supports Las Vegas Doping Olympics with Major Funding

The championship where it is free to dope is backed by the eldest son of the USA's President Donald Trump. Now, the "doping Olympic Games" has got its arena – it will be decided in Las Vegas in a year and a world record can yield a bonus of over nine million kronor
Ski Federation and Azerbaijan Sign Five-Year Sponsorship Deal
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Ski Federation and Azerbaijan Sign Five-Year Sponsorship Deal

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with Azerbaijan for the upcoming World Championship.
Czech Leaders Condemn Russian Threats Against Hockey Legend Hasek
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Czech Leaders Condemn Russian Threats Against Hockey Legend Hasek

Be careful when crossing the street and don't drink beer in uncontrolled areas. That's the warning former goalkeeper Dominik Hasek has received from Russia's former President Dmitrij Medvedev
Tove Alexandersson Criticizes Media for Misinterpreting Her Views
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Tove Alexandersson Criticizes Media for Misinterpreting Her Views

Tove Alexandersson is critical of how the media has interpreted her notable statements about Russian athletes. "I have taken it very badly", writes the Swedish orienteering star in an open letter
Debate Over Russian Athletes' Participation Divides Orienteering Community
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Debate Over Russian Athletes' Participation Divides Orienteering Community

Tove Alexandersson welcomes Russian and Belarusian athletes despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. Gustav Bergman, national team colleague of the orienteering star, disagrees
Tove Alexandersson Supports Russian Athletes' Return to Ski World Cup
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Tove Alexandersson Supports Russian Athletes' Return to Ski World Cup

Tove Alexandersson welcomes the fact that Russian athletes are back in the World Cup in cross-country skiing despite the war in Ukraine. All Russians I know are completely fantastic and incredible people and I really think they should be allowed to participate and compete, says the 32-year-old to SVT
Sweden's Table Tennis Stars Face New Olympic Challenge: Mixed Teams in 2028
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Sweden's Table Tennis Stars Face New Olympic Challenge: Mixed Teams in 2028

Table tennis star Truls Möregårdh and company will not get the chance to defend their OS silver from Paris. A mixed team event is being introduced instead at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games
Olympic Games 2028 Expands Women's Football Teams for Fairness
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Olympic Games 2028 Expands Women's Football Teams for Fairness

The ladies will have 16 teams in the Olympic Games football tournament 2028, while the men's tournament is instead reduced to twelve teams. A matter of fairness, Sweden's national team captain Peter Gerhardsson has said
FIFA Proposes Equalizing Men's and Women's Football Teams for 2028 Olympics
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FIFA Proposes Equalizing Men's and Women's Football Teams for 2028 Olympics

World Athletics to Implement Saliva Gender Tests for Female Competitors
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World Athletics to Implement Saliva Gender Tests for Female Competitors

All female athletes must take saliva tests to prove they are women. Otherwise, they will not be allowed to compete in the women's class
IOC President Kirsty Coventry's Parents Robbed at Gunpoint in Zimbabwe
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IOC President Kirsty Coventry's Parents Robbed at Gunpoint in Zimbabwe

Two brothers are being held on suspicion of stealing memorabilia from the newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry's athletic career. The men allegedly robbed her parents at gunpoint in their home in Zimbabwe, according to the police
Kirsty Coventry Faces Key IOC Challenges: Russia, Trump, and Future Hosts
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Kirsty Coventry Faces Key IOC Challenges: Russia, Trump, and Future Hosts

The former Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, has as the first woman been elected to the most powerful position in sports. Here are three challenges for the new chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC):
Putin Congratulates IOC's Coventry, Eyes Russia's Olympic Return
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Putin Congratulates IOC's Coventry, Eyes Russia's Olympic Return

Russia's President Vladimir Putin congratulates Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the new chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Now the country hopes to get back into the Olympic Games heat again
Kirsty Coventry Elected First Female IOC President, Emphasizes Communication
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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Female IOC President, Emphasizes Communication

Kirsty Coventry has as the first woman been elected as the new chairperson of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She says she is ready to tackle men like the President of the USA, Donald Trump
Imane Khelif Eyes Olympic Gold in LA Amid Trump's Controversial Remarks
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Imane Khelif Eyes Olympic Gold in LA Amid Trump's Controversial Remarks

Despite the fact that President Donald Trump has said that she is a man and should be stopped from boxing against women, Algeria's Imane Khelif is aiming for the Olympic Games. And she hopes for a new gold
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