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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
After the scandals – boxing gets a new Olympic chance
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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).
Olympic Athletes' Plea: "Take Care of Our Planet"
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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
New TV deal gives the Olympic Games billions
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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
Green light for boxing federation - can save Olympic status
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Green light for boxing federation - can save Olympic status

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) gives a preliminary green light to the new federation World Boxing – a decision that can save the sport's Olympic Games status. The IOC has previously cut all ties with the scandal-ridden IBA (International Boxing Federation), which has links to Russia's President Vladimir Putin
The Promise: Then There Will Be No Russians in the Olympic Games
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The Promise: Then There Will Be No Russians in the Olympic Games

No Russian biathletes will be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games next year if the war against Ukraine is not over by then. This is promised by the President of the International Biathlon Federation, Olle Dahlin
Zetterberg: "Feels sorry for the Russian players"
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Zetterberg: "Feels sorry for the Russian players"

Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine is ongoing and Russian ice hockey players are still banned from international play. Henrik Zetterberg sympathizes with them
Erik Karlsson's bitterness: "Never again"
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Erik Karlsson's bitterness: "Never again"

In two consecutive Olympic Games, NHL has abstained from participating. This makes star defenseman Erik Karlsson feel bitter
Svahn's anger: "It's scary"
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Svahn's anger: "It's scary"

Russian cross-country skiing star Aleksandr Bolsjunov has competed in Italy – his first competition outside his home country after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This makes Swedish sprint star Linn Svahn upset
The Boxer on the Gender Controversy: "Fight in Court"
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The Boxer on the Gender Controversy: "Fight in Court"

The Algerian Imane Khelif is now breaking the silence about the gender scandal in boxing. "I'm not going anywhere
IOC's response to the gender controversy: Smear campaign
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IOC's response to the gender controversy: Smear campaign

The scandal-ridden International Boxing Federation (IBA) is taking legal action in the gender dispute at the Olympic Games. Part of the smear campaign against the IOC, responds the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Athletics' proposal: gender testing for women
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Athletics' proposal: gender testing for women

Female athletes may in the future need to undergo a gender test to compete at elite level. Furthermore, the International Athletics Federation proposes a new set of rules that may lead to women with naturally high testosterone levels being completely excluded from competing
The new turn in the gender dispute – wants to sue IOC
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The new turn in the gender dispute – wants to sue IOC

The gender dispute within boxing continues. Now the International Boxing Federation (IBF) is taking legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
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