New Delhi, April 7 – The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has mourned the passing of its former president and honorary life vice president, Craig Reedie, who died on Monday at the age of 84.Craig also served as an honorary member and former vice president of the International Olympic Committee...
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Geneva, April 3 – The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, welcomed the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) policy on “Protecting the Female Category in Olympic Sport.”Last month, the IOC announced a new policy on protecting the female (women’s) category...
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March 31, New Delhi – Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she will fight against the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to introduce a gene-screening test, a policy that she insists undermines women's rights.Following an 18-month consultation period, the IOC announced its...
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Beijing, March 27 Following the policy of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to exclude transgender athletes from female category events, a World Athletics spokesperson expressed support for the IOC's new rules, emphasizing that "gender cannot override biology"."We have been at the...
March 26, New Delhi – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has introduced a new rule for women's events at the Olympic Games.From now on, only biologically female athletes will be allowed to compete in the women's category, and all participants will need to take a one-time SRY gene test...
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New Delhi, March 21 – Former India No. 1 Saurav Ghosal described squash players as “one of the best athletes in the world” and stated that they have received the biggest platform they deserve – the Olympics – to showcase their skills.He also emphasized the urgent need for squash to expand its...
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New Delhi, March 12 – The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has urged all affiliated State and Union Territory Olympic Associations to organize a tree plantation drive, planting 2036 trees each as part of this year's Olympic Day celebrations.Olympic Day is a global celebration of sport and...
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New Delhi, February 23 Indian shooting legend Abhinav Bindra announced on Monday the end of his eight-year tenure as vice chair of the International Olympic Committee's athletes commission, describing his time in the role as one of the most significant chapters of his sporting career.The...