Last Updated: June 01, 2023, 14:37 IST Sports minister Anurag Thakur. (Image: News18/File) Thakur told reporters that the government has accepted the wrestlers’ demand for a committee to probe their allegations Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Centre was sensitively handling the issue of protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of… Read More »
By Oinam Bembem Devi On Tuesday morning, I received a phone call from one of Manipur’s National Award-winning sportspersons. Other prominent athletes, too, were on that call and together, we were discussing ways we could help find a solution to the current crisis that has gripped our state. We brainstormed for a while and it… Read More »
Badminton representative photo BWF said on Wednesday that it had commissioned a regulative and operational framework to allow athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports to compete as individual neutral athletes Badminton’s governing body paved the way Wednesday for Russian and Belarusian players to return to competition as neutrals after they were banned over Moscow’s invasion… Read More »
The wrestlers returned on Tuesday without immersing their medals in the Ganges in Haridwar after some Khap and political leaders managed to convince them not to take such an extreme step. The day, however, was not devoid of any drama. Some of India’s best wrestlers, accompanied by hundreds of supporters, gathered here on the banks… Read More »
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday that prohibits transgender women from participating on female sports teams in college. The state had previously banned transgender athletes from participating in female youth sports from grades K-12. Under the law, students are prohibited from playing under a different gender identity even after undergoing hormone treatment. CLICK HERE… Read More »
PSC chairman Dickie Bachmann during the SEA Games send-off ceremony. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER As the 19th Asian (Asiad) Games looms over the horizon, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) won’t confine itself merely as a funding partner to the national team. PSC chair Richard “Dickie’’ Bachmann on Tuesday wants the agency to be more active in the… Read More »
Daley Thompson, a former British decathlete who won two Olympic gold medals, spoke out against transgender participation in girls and women’s sports in a video for Fair Play For Women. Thompson’s remarks came amid controversy over transgender females competing against biological women in sports. Last week, British Cycling prohibited transgender female athletes from competing against… Read More »
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Protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar (File Photo/ PTI) “These medals are our life and soul. We are going to throw them in the Ganges. After that there is no point of living, so we will sit on a hunger strike until death at India Gate,” Sakshee Malikkh said in the statement written in Hindi India’s… Read More »
Read more being inaugurated. Soon after, the Delhi Police cleared the site of their over-month-long sit-in at Jantar Mantar and said they will not be allowed to return there. The police said that 700 people were detained across the national capital. As many as 109 protesters, including the three wrestlers, were detained at Jantar Mantar.… Read More »
Racism directed at athletes is getting worse, and software designed to protect them from abuse has little impact, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens said on Monday. Stephens, speaking after her straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova in the French Open first round, said she has had to endure it her whole career. “Yes, it’s obviously… Read More »
Selina Soule, a track and field champion who was forced to compete against biological males in high school, pleaded with other women to take a stand in defense of female athletes as she prepares for a legal battle against the state of Connecticut. “Everybody who has encountered this issue needs to speak up and ask for fairness,”… Read More »
La Salle swimmer Xiandi Chua. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — La Salle swimmer Xiandi Chua and University of the Philippines softball star Nickole Dela Cruz were crowned the Athletes of the Year in the UAAP Season 85 on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. Chua, the MVP of women’s swimming, earned the individual Athlete of… Read More »
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! All athletes and coaches want their schools’ sports teams to win, while valuing fair rules for everyone involved. But the Biden administration is determined to put politics ahead of performance and unfairly prevent young girls and women from reaching their athletic goals. The administration has now finalized… Read More »
While five cities of Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Varanasi, GB Nagar and Gorakhpur, will host most of the events, shooting events will be held in Delhi. (Representational Photo: https://khelmahakumbh.gujarat.gov.in/) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the event, which will be held at Babu Banarasi Das University in Lucknow on May 25 Prime Minister Narendra… Read More »
The Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) has announce the selection of highly talented athletes from universities across Nigeria to represent the nation at the prestigious World University Games. Following the rigorous and successful trials held in Edo State, a total of 75 exceptional student-athletes from 22 universities have been chosen to compete in seven different… Read More »
The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) Athletes Commission (AC) is set to recommend the formation of an ad-hoc committee to run the operations of the beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI). The committee will also be responsible to conduct elections for the EFI Executive Council (EC) besides selecting the team for the upcoming Asian Games later… Read More »
Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, will today in Lagos, receive the athletes, who did the nation proud at the just concluded African U18 and U20 Athletics Championship in Ndola, Zambia. The post Jubilation as victorious athletes return from Zambia appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. #Jubilation #victorious #athletes #return #Zambia… Read More »
Cristiano Ronaldo’s new career in Saudi Arabia may not be going to plan. But he has at least one reason to smile. That’s after being crowned the world’s highest-paid athlete in the last year. Forbes has declared Ronaldo top dog when it came to making bank in 2022, The Sun reports. Stream Over 50 Sports… Read More »
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova added her voice to the uproar over transgender cyclist Austin Killips winning the women’s overall category at the Tour of the Gila event in New Mexico. Killips became the first transgender woman to take home a victory in an official Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) stage event. The UCI is the world… Read More »
The Alabama Senate has passed legislation that bans transgender women from female college sports teams and transgender men from male college teams. The state House of Representatives will now have to decide whether to accept a minor revision to the Alabama bill. At least two dozen states have imposed restrictions on transgender athletes in schools.… Read More »
New Delhi: Wrestler Satyawart Kadian during the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Monday, May 1, 2023. (Pic: PTI According to sources, cops are also likely to question Singh in connection with the FIRs registered against him, but no official notice has been served to him yet Ten days into wrestlers’ protest, Delhi… Read More »
Team Nigeria has made a giant stride in the city of Ndola, Zambia, venue of the ongoing 2023 African U-18 and U-20 Athletics Championships, winning a total of 12 medals in Day 2 of the competition. The post Nigerian athletes break medals record in Zambia appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and… Read More »
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Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis was born into a family of athletes. Here’s everything we know about his family’s involvement in sports. If you’re a fan of football, you’ve likely heard of Will Levis, the current quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats. A top contender in college football, Will is a shoo-in to be a first-round… Read More »