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Athletes that are wrapping up the final year of their doping bans are getting a dose of good news: they will be eligible to compete in the 2020 Olympics that were rescheduled for July of 2021. While it’s great for athletes serving suspensions, not all athletes believe that the doping Read more
The relaunch of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 will include around 6,500 of the athletes that qualified for the competition in its postponed 2020 edition. This news was made in a redrawn version of qualifying regulations that the International Olympic Committee released Tuesday. The IOC spoke to international governing Read more
Athletes Village that was slated to be used as housing for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo could be used as a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients, according to the Associated Press. This comes after Japan and the International Olympic Committee agreed to move the 2020 Games to the summer of Read more
The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to permit an additional season of competition and eligibility to all spring-sport athletes who were unable to complete the 2019-20 athletic year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision does not apply to athletes in winter sports like basketball where “all or much Read more
The discussion over what once thought to be a slam dunk — an additional year of eligibility for college athletes participating in spring sports — has now gone “sideways,” according to one Power Five athletic director. That source is not alone in that view, which comes a day before the Read more
Four Russian athletes have been charged with doping offenses, according to the Associated Press. Among those charged are two former Olympic gold medalists in Andrei Silnov and Natalya Antyukh. Both are facing charges of using a prohibited substance or method. Silnov won a gold medal in the high jump at Read more
The International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday what most were expecting and many were wanting: the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. In the interest of the health and safety of not only the fans, trainers and athletes, but the general public as well, the decision was made for the Read more
Canada and Australia will not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2020. The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Sunday night that they will refuse to send athletes if the Games are not postponed, becoming the first country to officially announce their intentions Read more
Canada will not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2020. The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Sunday night that they will refuse to send athletes if the Games are not postponed, becoming the first country to officially announce their intentions to withdraw Read more
With the spread of the coronavirus around the globe, it was just a matter of time before the outbreak impacted the sports world in the United States. Beyond the list of cancellations, postponements and other general pandemic-based reactions from leagues around the world, the disease has made its way to Read more