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Why is the internet mad at an elite Indian Olympian for using the AC?
Racewalker Priyanka Goswami has faced backlash after sharing a video with an air conditioner amid a…
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Newly appointed ICC Chairman Jay Shah extends wishes on occasion of National Sports Day
Newly appointed ICC Chairman Jay Shah gave best wishes to everyone on the occasion of the National …
ANI
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How are athletes from banned countries like Russia participating in the Paris Olympics?
The 2024 Paris Olympics saw Russian and Belarusian athletes competing as 'Individual Neutral Athlet…
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A heat stroke ended this pro-athlete's career and 8 years later she's still feeling its effects
Amy Steel had been playing netball for over a decade when she got heat stroke. The illness ended he…
Jenny McGrath
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Olympic athletes are roasting the Olympic Village accommodations on TikTok: 'The bed sucks'
Tennis star Coco Gauff said that 10 girls have to share 2 bathrooms at the Olympic Village in Paris…
Lloyd Lee
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Australian breakdancer Raygun responds to criticism and says the hate she's getting is 'devastating'
Raygun responded to criticism of her Olympic breaking qualification and performance. The B-girl sai…
Palmer Haasch
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Olympic athletes get stuck after sabotage shuts down French trains
A series of arson attacks was carried out on high-speed rail lines leading to Paris the night befor…
Polly Thompson
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Paris 2024 Olympics: What to know about the athletes and sports at the summer games
The 2024 Summer Olympics will kick off in Paris on July 26, and run until August 11. Here's what to…
Samantha Grindell
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Colombia trip was heavily criticized, but it's part of a winning strategy
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Colombia in August. The visit is just one in a long line of …
Samantha Grindell
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Many supposedly 'neutral' Russian Olympic athletes have cheered on the invasion of Ukraine, rights group says
A human rights group claims that the majority of Russian "neutral" athletes competing at the Olympi…
Mia Jankowicz
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The Olympics is reportedly losing its largest sponsor over concerns the IOC is not doing enough to support the athletes
Toyota will reportedly end its lucrative sponsorship deal with the IOC after the 2024 Paris Olympic…
Cork Gaines
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My daughter is a high school athlete. I spent a lot of time and money on her sports even though she has no future in athletics.
A mother spent thousands of dollars and countless hours on her high school daughter's sports. The b…
Shannon Serpette
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The Enhanced Games wants to take on the Olympics by embracing steroids and athlete pay. Meet the founder.
Billionaires, including Peter Thiel, are backing the Enhanced Games, an Olympics-style event that a…
Lloyd Lee
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Inside the company that has discovered the ultimate cash cow: teenage athletes
Michael Schwimer calls his company "Shark Tank for athletes." Critics call it indentured servitude.
Joseph Bien-Kahn
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MAGA House candidate JR Majewski's disparagement of Special Olympics athletes is reverberating in the high-stakes Ohio Senate race
GOP Senate candidate Matt Dolan is calling on his opponents, Bernie Moreno and Frank LaRose, to res…
Bryan Metzger
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GOP House candidate JR Majewski refuses to drop out after disparaging Special Olympics athletes: 'I will not be threatened'
As BI first reported, Majewski called Special Olympics athletes "fucking retarded" on a recent podc…
Bryan Metzger
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The CEO of budget airline Ryanair says his potential $109 million bonus is great value for shareholders compared to the money star athletes make
Michael O'Leary is set for a huge bonus depending on Ryanair's stock. He compared it to soccer play…
Pete Syme
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn accused Ketanji Brown Jackson of supporting 'progressive indoctrination' of children and having ties to a school that teaches kindergarteners about 'white privilege' and choosing their gender
Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, asked whether incorporating critical race theory into the US leg…
Nicole Gaudiano
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How South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is positioning herself as a 'leading spokesperson' on Republican culture wars — and for a potential 2024 run
"It helps her at least potentially gain a national audience, by her many appearances on Fox News, h…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Nike critics launch a 'burn bra challenge' and rail against its treatment of female athletes amid growing backlash for its work with a transgender influencer
Nike, which has weathered protests before, encouraged inclusivity on social media after receiving c…