Category: International Olympic Committee

From Laurel Hubbard to sex testing in five years: why the Olympics U-turned on transgender rules | Sean Ingle

by The Guardian | Mar 27, 2026 | International Olympic Committee, Sport, Sport politics, The Guardian, Transgender | 0 |

The IOC’s shift in position on trans women in elite sports is seismic, but new president Kirsty Coventry is reflecting a changed political climateBy any measure, it amounts to one of the most astonishing U-turns from a governing...

Soft toys and a jagged edge: how Russia is circling the Winter Olympics

by The Guardian | Feb 18, 2026 | International Olympic Committee, Russia, Russia Olympic team, Sport, Sport politics, The Guardian, Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics 2026 | 0 |

Russia is back in love with the Games and a return to athletes competing under their own flag at LA in two years’ time seems highly likelyFirst came the reverberating cheers. Then a deluge of soft toys lobbed from the stands....