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Who is Lin Yu‑ting? Taiwan’s Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Lin Yu‑ting? Taiwan’s Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test

The Independent  

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What is the IBA and why is it being blamed for the pile-on against Olympic boxer Imane Khelif?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the IBA and why is it being blamed for the pile-on against Olympic boxer Imane Khelif?

ABC  

If you've been watching the Paris Olympics or reading about it online, it's highly likely you've seen the names Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting or heard rumblings of some kind of gender-based dispute in the women's boxing competition. The IBA declared Khelif and Lin had failed tests conducted during the IBA World Championships in 2022 and 2023 and, as such, …

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Who is Imane Khelif? The Algerian Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Imane Khelif? The Algerian Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test

The Independent  

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Paris’ test for Olympic swimming in the Seine canceled due to poor water quality
1 year, 4 months ago

Paris’ test for Olympic swimming in the Seine canceled due to poor water quality

Associated Press  

PARIS — Heavy rains in Paris have led to the cancellation on Sunday of a swimming event in the River Seine that was to be a test for next year’s Summer Olympics, but Games organizers say the waterway will be better prepared in 2024. The Open Water Swimming World Cup event was canceled because “the water quality in the Seine …

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Russian skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned drug
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Russian skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned drug

Firstpost  

Kamila Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine, a metabolic agent that is prescribed for the treatment of angina and vertigo. Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia’s decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing. On Friday, soon after she was seen practising ahead …

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Kamila Valieva: Russian media say Olympic skater failed drug test
2 years, 10 months ago

Kamila Valieva: Russian media say Olympic skater failed drug test

Al Jazeera  

Reports come after IOC delays ceremony to present Russian figure skating team with their Olympic gold medals. Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug before the Winter Olympics in Beijing, two Russian newspapers say. Mark Adams, the group’s spokesman, told reporters that an “active legal case” was under way concerning the medal ceremony and that …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Golfers Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau out of Games after positive virus test
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Golfers Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau out of Games after positive virus test

Firstpost  

The PGA announced that big-hitting DeChambeau was being replaced by Patrick Reed and hours later the Spanish Olympic Committee said Rahm had pulled out after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time in two months. Tokyo: The Olympic golf tournament lost two of its top stars to coronavirus on Sunday, as world number one Jon Rahm and 2020 US …

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Fifth coronavirus infection tied to Dutch Olympic team; Four on one flight
3 years, 4 months ago

Fifth coronavirus infection tied to Dutch Olympic team; Four on one flight

NL Times  

The Dutch Olympic Team announced on Saturday that a fifth member of its delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. All three of them were on the same KLM flight that took them to Tokyo, along with another rowing team staff member who also tested positive for the infection. NOS presenter Jeroen Elshoff …

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EXPLAINER: Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sports
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sports

Associated Press  

Though pro leagues are slowly adjusting to the reality that marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug, it remains squarely on the banned list for Olympic sports. A few questions about marijuana policy in sports: Q: If marijuana isn’t thought to enhance performance, then why is it still banned? Prohibited List, it must meet two of the three inclusion criteria: a) …

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Ding and Liu to miss Olympic test run
4 years, 4 months ago

Ding and Liu to miss Olympic test run

China Daily  

Liu Shiwen reacts during a match in Magdeburg, Germany, on Jan 31, 2020. More cancellations Meanwhile, the ITTF's executive committee has decided to extend the suspension of all ITTF events until the end of August due to ongoing difficulties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The ITTF World Tour Czech Open, originally scheduled for Aug 25-30 in Olomouc, has been canceled …

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Ding and Liu to miss Olympic test run
4 years, 4 months ago

Ding and Liu to miss Olympic test run

China Daily  

Ding Ning is seen during training in Macao, on May 4, 2020. Grand Slam winner Ding Ning and reigning world champion Liu Shiwen will both miss Team China's Tokyo Olympic Games test competition next month. The test run will follow the Tokyo Olympic Games program, with players to contest women's and men's singles, mixed doubles, and women's and men's team …

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