A coalition of Republican attorneys general (AGs) and prominent American female athletes gathered at the nation’s capital on Monday, issuing a formal call for the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to intervene in the growing legal battle over gender identity and school athletics.
Read More Female athletes and GOP AGs urge SCOTUS to protect women’s sports ahead of Tuesday’s landmark argumentsTag: athletics
Track to open LA Olympics, with women’s 100-meter sprinters lining up three times in the same day
It will be a busy opening day of action at the Los Angeles Olympics for the fastest women in the world.
Read More Track to open LA Olympics, with women’s 100-meter sprinters lining up three times in the same dayEnhanced Games destined to fail, says sprint great Lewis
Sprint great Carl Lewis says he does not think the controversial Enhanced Games will be successful and the American is not keen to lend it any oxygen either.
Read More Enhanced Games destined to fail, says sprint great LewisTrump admin restricts sports visas for transgender athletes
Prompted by President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is updating visa policies to prevent biological male athletes who identify as female from entering the U.S. to compete in women’s sporting events.
Read More Trump admin restricts sports visas for transgender athletesTrade deadline winners & losers: Padres, M’s serious about Series push
Neither the Seattle Mariners nor San Diego Padres have won it all, and both acted as if they were ready to part with decades of futility this past week.
Read More Trade deadline winners & losers: Padres, M’s serious about Series pushWorld Athletics mandates gene test for female category eligibility
Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world ranking competitions such as the World Championships only if they clear a one-time gene test in a bid to protect the integrity of women’s sport.
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