Kirsty Coventry (Image credit: IOC Media) NEW DELHI: Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).IOC members voted on Thursday to appoint Coventry, a seven-time Olympic swimming medalist, for an eight-year term, which can be extended for an additional four years.When her term begins on June 24,…
Imane Khelif (Image credit: Instagram) Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who found herself at the center of a gender controversy during the Paris Games, is now setting her sights on a second gold medal in Los Angeles. She remains unfazed by Donald Trump’s recent policies, which have sparked further debate on transgender participation in…
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s or girls’ sporting events, Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025, in Washington.(AP) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. “From now on women’s sports will be only for…
A display of the Paris Olympic medals. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Monday that the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Organising Committee is addressing concerns about medal quality. They are working with the Monnaie de Paris, the French mint responsible for creating the medals.The IOC stated that any defective medals will be replaced with…
A crowd of tourists at the Taj Mahal in Agra. (PTI) New Delhi: Neither Mumbai nor Ahmedabad but the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and Agra — home to the Taj Mahal — could be the leading choice for India to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, should the International Olympic Committee (IOC) give them a…
NEW DELHI: Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh became the first Indian to be elected as the president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Sunday. This election took place during the 44th General Assembly of the OCA, and Singh will serve from 2024 to 2028. The 77-year-old former Olympic shooter was the only eligible…
Imane Khelif, an Algerian boxer who won gold at the Paris Olympics, has named Elon Musk and JK Rowlings in her complaint against “cyber bullying”.Khelif, who had been in the docks before over her gender eligibility, faced severe criticism after defeating Itanian boxer Angela Carini in an opening-round bout in just 46 seconds at the…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ad-hoc division requires additional time to reach a decision regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal. The 29-year-old athlete was disqualified from the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics due to being 100gm overweight during the weigh-in on Wednesday.Initially, the highly anticipated verdict on Phogat’s…
NEW DELHI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ad-hoc division requires additional time to reach a decision regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat‘s appeal.The 29-year-old athlete was disqualified from the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics due to being 100gm overweight during the weigh-in on Wednesday.Initially, the highly anticipated verdict on Phogat’s appeal…
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif secured a historic gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Friday, winning the women’s welterweight final against China’s Yang Liu, amidst intense scrutiny over her eligibility. The 25-year-old became the first Algerian woman to win an Olympic boxing gold medal, addressing the gender controversy that shadowed her victory with determination and…
