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
To pull off the most audacious opening ceremony in Olympic history, French organizers are now — literally — on the same page. France’s government, the organizing committee president for the 2024 Paris Games and the French capital’s mayor signed an 11-page security
The husband of two-time Olympic Gold medalist Justyna Kowalczyk has died following an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, officials confirmed this week. He was 38. Kacper Tekieli, who married Kowalczyk in 2020 and with whom he shares a 20-month-old son, was killed
Top Russian athletes who have publicly backed the war or are employed by the military or security forces are still barred from competing in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee recommend letting Russian and Belarusian athletes compete as neutral athletes without national
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce went viral in March after a video of her dusting the other moms in her son’s class during a friendly race began circulating online. But now, the accomplished Jamaican sprinter revealed that one mom was bold
The details surrounding the death of Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie were announced on Wednesday hours after her management team revealed she had died at the age of 32. No cause of death was given. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida
Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock is taking her talents to the WWE. Officials with the professional wrestling promotion confirmed that Mensah-Stock signed a contract. She became an Olympic champion at the Tokyo Games in 2021, and became the first Black woman to
Tori Bowie, an American track and field star who won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter relay at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, has died, her management company said Wednesday. She was 32. A cause of death was
U.S. Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall has been stripped of a national title and completed a one-month suspension after testing positive for THC earlier this year, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Tuesday. Davis-Woodhall, who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics
Herb Douglas, the oldest living U.S. Olympic medalist who captured the bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 summer games in London, died on Saturday, the University of Pittsburgh announced. He was 101 Univeristy chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced Douglas’ passing