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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.

Sjöström Encourages Junevik to Secure World Championship Gold

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.

IOC Forms Working Group to Address Women's Class Protection

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.

Gender Test Requirement Stops Boxer Imane Khelif from Competing

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.

Boxing Introduces Mandatory Gender Testing for Athlete Safety

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.

Petra Sörling Re-elected ITTF Chair Amid Election Chaos in Qatar

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. .

IOC Bans Russian Teams from 2024 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina

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.

Trump Jr. Supports Las Vegas Doping Olympics with Major Funding

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. .

Ski Federation and Azerbaijan Sign Five-Year Sponsorship Deal

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.

Czech Leaders Condemn Russian Threats Against Hockey Legend Hasek

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.

Tove Alexandersson Criticizes Media for Misinterpreting Her Views

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.

Debate Over Russian Athletes' Participation Divides Orienteering Community

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.

Tove Alexandersson Supports Russian Athletes' Return to Ski World Cup

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.

Sweden's Table Tennis Stars Face New Olympic Challenge: Mixed Teams in 2028

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.

Olympic Games 2028 Expands Women's Football Teams for Fairness

FIFA Proposes Equalizing Men's and Women's Football Teams for 2028 Olympics

In the Olympic Games, men's football has 16 teams and women's has 12. Now, the International Football Federation (Fifa) is proposing that women's teams be increased to 16 and men's teams be reduced to 12.

FIFA Proposes Equalizing Men's and Women's Football Teams for 2028 Olympics

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.

World Athletics to Implement Saliva Gender Tests for Female Competitors

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.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry's Parents Robbed at Gunpoint in Zimbabwe

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):.

Kirsty Coventry Faces Key IOC Challenges: Russia, Trump, and Future Hosts

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.

Putin Congratulates IOC's Coventry, Eyes Russia's Olympic Return

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.

Kirsty Coventry Elected First Female IOC President, Emphasizes Communication

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.

Imane Khelif Eyes Olympic Gold in LA Amid Trump's Controversial Remarks

After the scandals – boxing gets a new Olympic chance

Boxing should continue to be included in the Olympic Games programme, recommends the International Olympic Committee (IOC). .

After the scandals – boxing gets a new Olympic chance

Olympic Athletes' Plea: "Take Care of Our Planet"

In just a few days, the IOC's new chairman will be elected. But regardless of who it will be, hundreds of Olympic athletes are now appealing for one issue to take precedence over the others: The Environment.

Olympic Athletes' Plea: "Take Care of Our Planet"

New TV deal gives the Olympic Games billions

The International Olympic Committee, IOC, has extended the TV rights with the American NBC over the Olympic Games 2034 and 2036. According to the IOC, the agreement is worth three billion dollars, equivalent to approximately 30 billion kronor.

New TV deal gives the Olympic Games billions