Algeria’s Imane Khelif won the boxing gold medal at the Paris Olympics albeit in controversial circumstances. (Reuters) Medical test results from the 2023 World Championships revealed that Paris Olympics women’s boxing champion Imane Khelif has male chromosomes, according to documents published for the first time. The disclosure comes just 36 hours after World Boxing mandated…
Representative Photo. (Getty Images) In a landmark decision for the global archery community, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially added the compound mixed team event to the archery programme for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This marks the first time compound archery will feature at the Olympics, making its debut alongside the…
Track and field will introduce mandatory DNA sex testing for athletes entering female competitions, its global leader said Tuesday, making it the first Olympic sport to add the requirement. The move comes amid an increasingly vexed debate over eligibility rules in female sports and comes less than a year after the issue erupted at the…
This photo shows the entrance to Victoria Park, where a new 60,000-seat stadium will be built for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia. (AP) Brisbane has unveiled plans for a new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium to be constructed in inner-city parkland, marking a significant change in the planning for the 2032 Summer Games.Queensland’s third premier since…
Not just medal count, the idea of a sporting nation should revolve around providing citizens the opportunity to explore their physical potential and become the best versions of themselvesBy Pullela GopichandAs India embarks on its journey to become a global superpower and one of the world’s top three economies, we as a nation cannot afford…
Kirsty Coventry was elected on Thursday as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and the first African to hold the most powerful role in sports. Ms. Coventry, 41, from Zimbabwe, was the only woman among the seven candidates in the monthslong election battle and will be the committee’s youngest…
Kirsty Coventry (Image credit: IOC Media) NEW DELHI: Kirsty Coventry made history on Thursday by becoming the first woman and the first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), calling it an “extraordinary moment.”At 41, the two-time Olympic swimming champion is also the youngest person ever elected to lead the most…
Photo Credit: @iocmedia on X Three days after World Boxing received recognition from the International Olympic Committee‘s (IOC) Executive Board, the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was confirmed following a unanimous vote by the IOC members on Thursday.The only time boxing wasn’t part of the Olympics since 1904 was when it was…
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…
IOC president Thomas Bach (AP/PTI Photo) Boxing will officially make its return to the Olympic roster at the 2028 Los Angeles Games following a period of prolonged controversy and administrative upheaval. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Thomas Bach, announced on Monday that the IOC executive board has endorsed the sport’s inclusion in the 2028…