The New York Times – Sports:
The Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse teams have a big ambition: competing in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Category: International Olympic Committee
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How Indigenous Athletes Are Reclaiming Lacrosse
The New York Times – Sports:
The Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse teams have a big ambition: competing in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Women’s Nordic Combined Will Not Be Part of the Olympics
The New York Times – Sports:
The International Olympic Committee said not enough countries are participating in the women’s competitions to include them. The men’s event may be the next to go.
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For Transgender Athletes, an Ongoing Search for Inclusion and Fairness
The New York Times – Sports:
A ruling by swimming’s world governing body effectively bars transgender women from high levels of competition in the name of fairness. Critics say the decision was itself unfair.
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Nordic Combined May Be Eliminated from the Olympics in 2026
The New York Times – Sports:
Leaders of Nordic combined, a mix of cross-country skiing and ski jumping, thought they had secured the future of the sport. But the International Olympic Committee is skeptical.
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Modern Pentathlon Trades Horses for an Obstacle Course
The New York Times – Sports:
Months after claims of animal abuse led the sport’s governing body to announce it would change, the verdict is in, and the equestrian event is out.
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Paralympics Reverses Course and Bans Athletes From Russia and Belarus
The New York Times – Sports:
Overturning their day-old decision, Paralympics organizers citied athlete discontent and boycott threats in ejecting the athletes on the eve of the Games.
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Paralympics Will Allow Russian Athletes to Compete
The New York Times – Sports:
The International Paralympic Committee said athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete as neutrals when the Games open this week after deciding it had no legal grounds to bar them.
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Paralympics Will Allow Russian Athletes to Compete
The New York Times – Sports:
The International Paralympic Committee said athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete as neutrals when the Games open this week after deciding it had no legal grounds to bar them.