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The International Boxing Association’s attempt to take the International Olympic Committee is about scapegoating vulnerable people while actively working against gender equity in sport. CBC | Sports News
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Trump’s view on transgender athletes resonates among some candidates running for IOC president
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Read More »Trump will ban transgender female athletes from women’s sports in new executive order
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women’s or girls’ sporting events. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Pregnancy no longer considered an ‘injury’ in Canadian sports as funding improved for expecting athletes
After a remarkable year for women in sport, moms and mom-to-be athletes in Canada can head into the new year confident that pregnancy will no longer lead to financial drawbacks. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Menstruation shouldn’t be another hurdle female athletes have to overcome
We aren’t too long past the time when feminine hygiene products sponsoring women’s sport was not considered because periods were taboo. Why is something so banal treated like it’s something to be ashamed of? CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hamilton basketball star Kia Nurse aims to rebound with Athletes Unlimited after `rocky’ 2 years
Everything changed for Kia Nurse when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the 2021 WNBA playoffs. The basketball star from Hamilton was locked in as starter for a team in the semifinals. But in one bad fall three years ago and she was plunged into the depths of surgery and rehab. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Former athletes Lumsden, Edney lean on each other to lead Canada’s luge, bobsled teams
As 2018 Canadian Olympians Jesse Lumsden and Sam Edney were sounding boards for each other as athletes, they are again as high-performance directors of their respective sliding sports. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How Canada’s Olympic athletes did this weekend
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter recaps the top performances by Canadians, including another dominant performance by the short track speed skating team in Montreal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »As Paris Paralympics come to close, 4-year competitive cycle for athletes begins anew
With another Paralympics having come to a close, it’s time to look at some of the key storylines that played out in Paris, while looking forward to the next winter edition in two year’s time, and outlining what the next cycle could look like for Canada’s Paralympians. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Female athletes keep getting killed in Kenya. Advocates blame a domestic violence epidemic
Rebecca Cheptegei is the third elite female athlete killed in a suspected case of domestic violence since 2021. Advocates say Kenya is facing an epidemic of gender-based violence and killings. CBC | World News
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