Face of the Day
For the season title Charles Schwab Cup, Alker earns US$1m ($1.68m) along with US$300,000 ($502,752) for his share of second in the tournament – for a total of $2.18m for the day.
Sport
Can’t Climb, ‘Cos the Oogabooga Spirits
‘Secret cultural business’ shuts down world-class climbing spots.
Report Finds Olympic Boxer Is Male
A recent investigation reveals Algerian Olympic boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif did not meet biological eligibility criteria for women’s sports.
Hypocrite FIFA Targets Mexico for Having Fun
FIFA happily took Qatar’s money, but targets Mexican fans for ‘homophobic’ chant.
Crackdown on Transgender Sports Participation in NZ
How far will Sport NZ go? The appropriate response is to simply categorize sport players by their sex at birth so that females compete with females and males with males.
Face of the Day
“I have come to the view that the Guiding Principles do not reflect legitimate community expectations” – Sports Minister Chris Bishop.
Olympians Call for an Urgent Review
The letter concluded by urging the government to show leadership in ensuring guidelines reflect both fairness and safety for all athletes, saying, “We owe our next generation of female athletes a fair, safe future in sport.”
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Now Gunn has been ranked number one in the world by the World Dance Sport Federation.
A Libertarian Perspective on the Boxing Controversy
The core principle of fair competition must take precedence in this context.
Au Revoir Paris
Perhaps the most satisfying gold medallist of all was Yarin Shriki. The Israeli won the 69 kg class in jiu-jitsu after surviving the Nova music festival massacre on 7 October last year.
NZ’s Growth Measured in Terms of Output of Olympic Medals
Productivity in this sphere in New Zealand, compared to other countries, is phenomenal. Could it be because sport is a meritocracy?