50 years of Title IX: the US law that aimed to equalise athletic competition

No person in the United States shall, based on sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education programme or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, according to Title IX, a seemingly straightforward law passed by US...

Singapore is 'without a doubt' capable of holding world-class athletic events: Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

On Thursday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach stated that Singapore is "without a doubt" capable of hosting major athletic events (Apr 28).

Mr Bach was speaking to the media during a lunch with the Singapore sports fraternity at Swissotel, where he i...

Australia is gearing up for an 'unprecedented' decade of major sporting events

Australia will host a slew of big international athletic events over the next decade as part of a long-term strategy to increase tourism, health, and the economy while also improving its worldwide image. The welcoming climate, sports-loving people, stable political environment, and high-quality i...

VPS athletic event attracts almost 2,000 healthcare workers

The Ramadan Sports Tournament, held after a two-year hiatus, is one of the most important athletic events in the UAE's healthcare industry.

As life in the UAE returns to normal, more than 2,000 healthcare professionals who assisted in the containment of the Covid-19 outbreak are hav...

MOLLY RENSHAW BREAKS UK’S 200M BREASTSTROKE RECORD AT OLYMPIC TRIALS

Highlights:

• The Commonwealth games medallist ‘Molly Renshaw’ breaks the British record in the 200 metres breaststroke swimming at the Olympic Trials
• Molly Renshaw said that, she has been delighted for getting that record breaking time
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JOC TO PROTECT FEMALE ATHLETES FROM BEING PHOTGRAPHED WITHOUT CONSENSUS

Highlights –

• JOC to protect female athletes from being photographed without consensus.
• Photographs of exploitative nature if found would lead to hearings by various sports bodies.
• JOC will issue a joint statement with Japan Sports Ass...

IOC LAMINE DIACK’S SON PAID $370,000 BY TOKYO OLYMPICS CONSULTING FIRM

Highlights –

• IOC Lamine Diack’s son paid $370,000 by Tokyo Olympics consulting firm.
• Black Tidings Co. received a total of $2 million from the bid committee.
• Papa Massata was a marketing consultant for the International Associa...

PARIS: EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Highlights

• The event which was scheduled in the month of August is now scrapped by the LOC and FFA

• Cancellation of this event raises doubt over the future of Tour de France and French Open

Coronavirus outbreak has resulted into cancellation of several s...

World Athletics Indoor Tour hosts indoor competitors for the New Balance Grand Prix

The World Athletics Indoor Tour this year starts in Boston on Saturday (January 25) as the Reggie Lewis Arena hosts indoor competitors for the New Balance Grand Prix.

The USA's Sydney McLaughlin, Nia Ali and Donavan Brazier, along with the likes of Britain's Jake Wightman, Chris...

Kennedy Athletics Republic's Opening Soon

COMMERCE TWP, Mich/-Athletes will soon have a better way to train and achieve their goals in the Northwest Metro Detroit area. Kennedy Athletics will open its doors in Commerce and will feature the top sports performance management brand, Athletic Republic. Athletes of all ages looking for an edg...

The world of athletics mourns the loss of Maurie Plant

It is a sad day for the world of sports and athletics as people from all over the world grieve the loss of Maurie Plant, an iconic figure who sadly passed away in the hospital on Sunday. Today, countless will remember him for his significant contributions to athletics.

Maurie was one of...

A top Kenyan athlete ran away unannounced from anti-doping inspectors

NAIROBI (Reuters) — A top Kenyan athlete ran away unannounced from anti-doping inspectors who had visited their training camp to take samples, a senior athletics official said, as the East African nation is ramping up efforts to combat doping.

Kenya is known for its long and middl...

Plymouth is set to gain new athletics running track

The Plymouth City Council had just recently approved an allocation of almost £600,000 for a brand-new track for running to be made at Brickfields. The track, which is about 400 m long, has been severely impacted by recent years, evident by the fresh cracks appearing around it.

It ...

No big movements of Oakland Athletics

This summer, the Oakland Athletics has been very quiet. They've made no big movements and seem satisfied with what they've got. They made small moves in maintenance, such as bringing Jake Diekman back and Jurickson Profar trading.

But the fact remains that the A's have a pla...

Tom Kleinlein Steps Down as Athletics Director

STATESBORO–Georgia Southern athletics director Tom Kleinlein resigned from his position as a department head of athletics to seek another career opportunity, effective January 21.

"Tom has had a tremendous impact on Eagle Athletics ' growth and success," said Kyle Ma...

Grande Prairie Athletics is holding the Coca-Cola Center annual free hockey camp

If you have over nine hundred children loving everything the hockey game has to offer, with a bit of junk food thrown in, just because everyone likes junk food, it's easy to point out the faces of the dispirited minority.

The Grande Prairie Athletics hosted their annual community ho...

Why athletics will help a woman to become a successful CEO

The native of New Jersey is now one of a minority of woman CEOs heading a media company in the United States. Skey credits the sporting world with the skills needed to climb the ladder of the business.

"The complexities have been so influential in influencing my perspective on how ...

SA sports shook by claimed doping by top race-walker

Games are an assortment of games that include aggressive running, hopping, tossing, and walking. The most well-known kinds of game rivalries are Olympic style events, street running, cross-country running, and race strolling. The consequences of dashing occasions are chosen by completing position...

Athletics: the positives of Avinash Sable & Annu Rani in 2019

The long season started with the Asian Championships in April and extended to the October World Championships, and the gulf between Indian athletes and top international athletes was quite obvious.

Sable improved his own national record to 8:28.94 at the Federation Cup and qualified for...

Faring of Lehigh athletics over the winter break

Fall semester classes may have finished on Dec. 6 for Lehigh understudies, however numerous Lehigh competitors have kept on playing for their groups all through the winter break. Make up for lost time with the people's ball groups and the men's wrestling crew with a recap underneath.