A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction against the 2020 law, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams sponsored… Continue reading Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block Of Idaho Transgender Athletes Law
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Ukraine Olympics athletes don’t want to compete against Russia
More than 300 Ukrainian athletes, coaches and sports personnel have been killed on the front lines since Russia invaded its neighbor last year, and hundreds of training facilities across the country have either been destroyed or damaged by Russian bombings, according to Ukrainian officials. But many athletes continue to train in wartime conditions, determined to… Continue reading Ukraine Olympics athletes don’t want to compete against Russia
Elite athletes show they can perform after pregnancy – but how soon should they test their limits? | Pregnancy
A commentator’s suggestion during Australia’s opening Women’s World Cup match that “motherhood” had “not blunted” midfielder Katrina Gorry’s “competitive instincts” drew widespread criticism. Gorry, who later said she did not take the comment personally, is far from the first mother to come back to the highest levels of elite sport. Her post-pregnancy return is emblematic… Continue reading Elite athletes show they can perform after pregnancy – but how soon should they test their limits? | Pregnancy