Taiwan Olympic boxing champion quits event after gender questionsTAIPEI: Taiwan’s Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has pulled out of an international competition in Britain after the organiser questioned her gender eligibility, Taiwanese sports officials said Wednesday.
Women boxers in Olympics gender row took up sport to escape bulliesPARIS: The two women boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics took up the sport to escape from bullies: Lin Yu-ting had an abusive father while Imane Khelif was roughed up by boys in her village.
BWF cancels events in Russia, BelarusBadminton’s world governing body (BWF) has cancelled all sanctioned tournaments in Russia and Belarus, it said on Monday, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Jeffrey, Aruwin set for BeijingUnited States-based Jeffrey Webb and Aruwin Salehhuddin are set to qualify for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on Feb 4-20.
WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng concernsWASHINGTON: The women’s professional tennis tour announced Wednesday it was suspending all tournaments in China amid what its chairman called “serious doubts” about the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai, who accused a top Communist Party leader of sexual assault.
Two Belarus coaches kicked out of Olympics over Tsimanouskaya removalTOKYO: Two Belarusian coaches have been stripped of their Tokyo Olympics accreditations over an alleged attempt to force a sprinter to fly home, an incident that drew international condemnation.
‘Olympic spirit at its best’ – IOC boss praises struggling BilesTOKYO: IOC chief Thomas Bach said US superstar Simone Biles had shown “Olympic spirit at its best” on Friday by cheering on her fellow gymnasts despite being sidelined with mental problems in Tokyo.
USA women thumped as Team GB make winning start in Olympic footballTOKYO: Gold medal favourites the United States began their bid for a fifth women’s Olympic football title with an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Sweden, while Team GB kicked off their campaign at the Tokyo Games by beating Chile on Wednesday.
Olympic cluster scare as athletes test positive in Games VillageTOKYO: Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.
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