Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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The Japanese government is considering giving athletes attending the coming Tokyo Olympics priority for vaccination against COVID-19, Japan’s Kyodo News reported. The plan is to give the athletes both shots by late June so that they will have enough time to shake off any possible side effects before the Games begin on July 23. Japan […]
Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have escaped conflict and persecution and who continue to train, despite the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the message from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which on Tuesday called for support for more than 60 Refugee Olympic and Paralympic athletes currently dedicating […]


