Six Polish swimmers sent back home from Tokyo following admin error
By Luke Wolagiewicz and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Six Polish swimmers have had to return home from the Tokyo Olympics due to an administrative error by…
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Women’s beach handball team fined for choosing shorts over bikini bottoms
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The Norwegian women’s beach handball team has been fined after players opted to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms…
Continue ReadingPremier League soccer player suspended over alleged child sex offenses
By Jack Guy and Duarte Mendonca, CNN An English Premier League club has suspended a member of its first team squad after he was arrested on suspicion…
Continue ReadingUS gymnast Kara Eaker’s father says she doesn’t know where she got Covid-19 before the Olympics
By Holly Yan, CNN What could have been the pinnacle of her acclaimed career has been thwarted by positive coronavirus tests. But US gymnast Kara…
Continue ReadingThese children are learning about an issue long considered taboo in Britain
After Italy defeated England in that penalty shootout at the Euros 2020 final, some fans’ hostility resurfaced in the form of online racist abuse…
Continue ReadingTokyo 2020 boss not ruling out last minute cancellation of Olympic Games
By Chandler Thornton and Ben Church, CNN Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto isn’t ruling out a last minute cancellation of the Olympic Games amid…
Continue ReadingUS tennis star to miss Olympics after positive Covid-19 test
American tennis hopeful Cori “Coco” Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after announcing on Twitter she tested positive for coronavirus. CNN’s Andy…
Continue ReadingOlympic athletes, baseball players, soccer stars: Why we’re still seeing Covid-19 cases among top athletes
By Steve Almasy, CNN The sports world, just days ahead of one of its premier global events, has been dealing with a significant and concerning number…
Continue ReadingWNBA players Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams won’t play for Nigeria at Olympics after appeal rejected
By Jill Martin, CNN Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks and Elizabeth Williams of the Atlanta Dream won’t be able to play for Nigeria in…
Continue ReadingFrom not speaking the language to competing for the national team at Tokyo 2020, Belgian runner Isaac Kimeli is aiming for gold
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kenya’s golden grasslands and lush cornfields are a far cry from the rolling hills and green forests that run across…
Continue ReadingTokyo Olympics composer resigns over historical bullying remarks
By Chie Kobayashi and Heather Law, CNN Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada has announced his intention to step down as a composer for the Tokyo 2020…
Continue ReadingParalympian Olivia Breen angered after official said her sprint shorts were ‘too short’
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Double Paralympic world champion Olivia Breen says she was left “speechless” after an official at the English…
Continue ReadingUS gymnast Kara Eaker and basketball player Katie Lou Samuelson test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Olympics
By Dan Moriarty, Kevin Dotson and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Two US athletes have tested positive for coronavirus days before the start of the Tokyo…
Continue ReadingIrish gymnast jumps on Olympic Village cardboard bed to debunk ‘anti-sex fake news’
By Matias Grez and Chandler Thornton, CNN Athletes have been settling into their new accommodation at the Olympic Village as they prepare for the…
Continue ReadingEU politicians urge Olympics to lift ‘exclusionary’ ban on swim cap for natural Black hair
Exclusive by Luke McGee, CNN An anti-racist group of members of the European Parliament have accused the global sports community, including the…
Continue ReadingFINA reconsiders Soul Cap swimming cap ban
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) is reconsidering its ban on a swimming cap for natural Black hair for Tokyo 2020 after an outpouring of…
Continue ReadingLewis Hamilton targeted with racist abuse online after controversial British Grand Prix victory
By Ben Church, CNN Lewis Hamilton was the target of online racist abuse after winning his eighth British Grand Prix on Sunday. The seven-time world…
Continue ReadingMark Spitz on his glittering swimming career
In an interview with CNN World Sport’s Don Riddell, the now 69-year-old American swimming legend Mark Spitz looks back on his remarkable…
Continue ReadingMark Spitz: Seven ways to survive the Olympic Games
By Don Riddell, CNN A nine-time gold medalist, Mark Spitz knows a thing or two about how to successfully navigate the Olympic Games as an athlete.…
Continue ReadingSix British athletes forced to self-isolate in Tokyo after close contact with Covid-19 case on flight to Games
By Jacob Lev, CNN Six British athletes and two staff members are self-isolating after coming into close contact with an individual who tested…
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