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☆ Can the sporty be Godly? Why the Vatican is in the race to become a global sporting presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( George Ramsay | Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships, nor come close to claiming the race’s distinctive rainbow jersey. For the sole representative of the Vatican City in the 200-strong field, simply being at the race in Switzerland was enough. “There was one hill in the (2022) world championships and everyone was yelling: ‘The Pope’s cyclist! At every race, Schuurhuis’ ultimate aim has been to get people talking about the team and what it represents. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, is a soccer fan who played as a goalkeeper and supported San Lorenzo while growing up in Argentina.

Persons: Rien Schuurhuis, Schuurhuis, they’re, –, ”, Pope Francis, Valerio Agnoli, “, Chiara Porro, Herself, Porro, ” Schuurhuis, Pope John Paul II, Castel Gandolfo, San, Diego Maradona –, Pope Francis ’, ” Giampaolo Mattei, … Organizations: CNN, Vatican City, CNN Sport, International Cycling Union, UCI, ”, League, Australia’s Embassy, Vaticana, Swiss Guards, England, Culture, Athletica, “, Brisbane Games Locations: Vatican, Switzerland, Belgium, Vaticana, India, Australia, Asia, Rome, St, Peter's, Athletica Vaticana, San Lorenzo, Argentina, Canberra

☆ Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Female athletes of color have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny and discrimination when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender. Since the Tokyo Games in 2021, track’s World Athletics tightened the eligibility rules for female athletes with DSD conditions. Male athletes are not required to regulate their natural levels of testosterone, and female athletes who do not have DSD conditions also can benefit. In this dysfunction, boxing eligibility rules have not kept pace with other sports, and the issues weren’t addressed ahead of the Paris Games. She challenged track and field’s initial testosterone rules passed in 2011 as a reaction to Semenya.

Persons: Lin Yu, Semenya, —, ” Semenya, “, Mark Adams, Lin, Dutee Chand, Chand Organizations: Paris Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, Paris Games, International Boxing Association, Tokyo Games, Athletics, Cycling Union, FIFA, Sport, Olympic, IOC, IBA, European, of Human Locations: Algeria, Taiwan, Paris, Rio, Janeiro, Switzerland, Russian, India, Lausanne

☆ Imane Khelif: Algeria boxer who had gender test issue wins first Olympic fight in Paris when opponent quits
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Villepinte, France AP —Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Carini and Khelif exchanged only a few punches before Carini walked away and abandoned the bout — an extremely unusual occurrence in Olympic boxing. They were allowed to compete in Paris by the IOC task force, which has run the past two Olympic boxing tournaments. Olympic boxing reached gender parity for the first time this year, with 124 men and 124 women competing in Paris. Several sports have updated their gender rules over the past three years, including World Aquatics, World Athletics and the International Cycling Union.

Persons: Angela Carini, Khelif, Carini, “, ” Carini, it’s, ” Khelif, Lin Yu, Lin, Uzbekistan’s, Imane, Giorgia Meloni, we’re, Meloni, ” Meloni, Mark Adams, ”, ” Lin, Umar Kremlev, Caitlin Parker, It’s, Nicole Winfield Organizations: France AP, Paris Olympics, North Paris, IBA, Algerian Olympic, Tokyo Games, IOC, Athletics, International Cycling Union, Gazprom, Los Angeles Games, Sport, Swiss, Tribunal, Associated Locations: Villepinte, France, Algeria, Italy, Taiwan, Paris, Janeiro, Russia, Australia, Rome

☆ Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses challenge barring her from elite women’s swimming races
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost her challenge against the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Switzerland — the world’s top court in matters of sporting fairness — to overturn the rules of World Aquatics that prevent transgender women from competing in women’s divisions. The ruling excludes transgender women who underwent male puberty, like Thomas, from participating in women’s races. By 2021, Thomas met the NCAA hormone therapy requirements to swim on Penn’s women’s team and did so for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Thomas called the CAS decision “deeply disappointing” in a statement from her legal team, according to Athlete Ally. Last year, the governing bodies for track and field as well as cycling ruled that transgender women could not compete in women’s events.

Persons: Lia Thomas, Thomas, Thomas ’, Ally, ”, Austin Killips, Mike Comer Organizations: Aquatics, University of Pennsylvania, NCAA, Cycling Union Locations: Switzerland, Berlin, Toronto

☆ US women’s cycling team suspended for dressing mechanic as rider to avoid disqualification from race
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US women’s cycling team Cynisca has been suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the sport’s global governing body, for perpetrating a “fraud” and dressing a mechanic as a rider in order to avoid disqualification from a race. “The above-mentioned members of the team were therefore all found to have participated in a fraud under article 12.4.008 of the UCI Regulations, with different levels of implication,” the UCI statement read. Van Haute, Barrett and Hicks no longer appear on Cynisca’s website as part of the 2024 roster and it is unclear if they have left the team. CNN has reached out to Cynisca Cycling for comment on the ruling and whether those individuals have left the team. The UCI said Van Haute “was found to be the main perpetrator” and suspended from all cycling activity until December 31, 2025, as well as being fined.

Persons: Cynisca’s, Danny Van Haute, Anna Hicks, Cara O’Neill, Katherine Sarkisov, Claire Windsor –, ”, Van Haute, Moira Barrett, Barrett, Hicks, Haute “, “ Organizations: CNN, International Cycling Union, UCI, Cynisca Cycling, Sport Locations: Belgium

☆ Lopez provisionally suspended for potential anti-doping rule violation -UCI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 25 (Reuters) - Colombian rider Miguel Angel Lopez has been provisionally suspended for a potential anti-doping rule violation, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Tuesday. Lopez, currently of Colombian Team Medellin-EPM, has been notified of a potential violation for use and possession of a prohibited substance in the weeks prior to the Giro d'Italia in 2022, the UCI said in a statement. The material includes evidence obtained from Spanish law enforcement authorities and the Spanish Anti-Doping Organisation (CELAD) during an investigation into Marcos Maynar. He recently won the Colombian National Time Trial Championships. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Miguel Angel Lopez, Lopez, Marcos Maynar, Qazaqstan, Anita Kobylinska, Toby Davis Organizations: International Cycling Union, UCI, Colombian Team Medellin, International Testing Agency, Doping, Astana, Tour de France, Tour de Suisse, Volta, Colombian, Thomson Locations: Colombian, Spanish, Espana, Catalunya, Gdansk

☆ Nikki Hiltz: How this professional runner is making their sport more inclusive
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“I was open about my sexuality at that point, but not my gender identity,” Hiltz tells CNN Sport. After coming out as trans and non-binary, Hiltz continues to compete in the women’s division. “You know, I have no business putting on an in-person race,” Hiltz jokes. Spencer Cox’s veto of a bill that bans transgender women from competing on women’s and girls’ sports teams. Since coming out as trans and non-binary last year, Hiltz has had conversations with race directors and announcers about making running more inclusive.

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