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The International Olympic Committee has ruled that athletes will not be permitted to wear Black Lives Matter apparel during the Tokyo Olympics. Per WBTV 3 (via the Associated Press), the IOC revealed two weeks ago it would consider punishing any athletes involved in protests or demonstrations during the ceremonies or on the podium, specifically forbidding it. […]
As anti-Asian hate continues to run rampant across the country, Olympic athlete Sakura Kokumai is the latest victim in a string of unprovoked, verbally abusive rants targeting Asian-Americans. The karate athlete is set to appear in the Tokyo Olympics this summer. As she was sitting in a park in Orange County, California, she says a man came up to […]
If foreigners were hoping to travel to Tokyo for this year’s Olympics, then their dreams have officially been shattered. The Associated Press reported on Saturday that International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee and local organizers decided in an online meeting that spectators from abroad will be barred from the games. […]
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional swimmer Klete Keller has been identified in the crowd of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol building last week. According to the New York Times, the 38-year-old former teammate of Michael Phelps was spotted in footage captured from Wednesday’s insurrection. Keller joined the U.S. Swim Team to compete in […]
The pandemic might have stopped the 2020 Summer Olympics from moving forward as planned, but officials say the games will be in full stride for summer 2021 no matter what. The vice president of the International Olympic Committee, John Coates, promised the BBC on Monday that the Olympic Games will begin on July 23, 2021. Coates explained that the Games […]
Ashley Lawrence was ready to kick some butt. Not only did the reigning Canada Soccer female player of the year have crucial games lined up in the French league—her club, Paris Saint-Germain, was gearing up for a top-of-the-table clash against rival team Lyon—she was also all set to go for gold with Team Canada at […]
Kia Nurse, a guard for the WNBA’s New York Liberty, is at home on the court. The Hamilton, Ontario-born athlete has been playing ball since she was just four years old. And while the days of toddling around beneath the net are long behind her, sport has always been deeply embedded in her life. Nurse […]
The 2008 United States Olympic basketball team will go down in history as one of the best teams ever assembled. Now that he’s retired, Dwyane Wade decided to focus some of his spare time on creating a documentary that details how this team was assembled. During an appearance on The Platform podcast, Wade revealed that […]
Megan Rapinoe has demonstrated, once again, she is not afraid to speak her mind—even if it could hurt her career. On Thursday, the International Olympics Committee announced it was banning political protests at the 2020 Summer Olympics. According to the updated IOC guidelines, participating athletes are prohibited from conducting any sort of “demonstration or political, religious […]
Michael Phelps opened up about his battle with mental health issues on Twitter and encouraged others suffering to seek counseling. The Olympic gold medalist said that he fought suicidal ideation with the help of licensed professionals, crediting therapy with saving his life. “I struggled with anxiety and depression and questioned whether or not I wanted […]
