SEOUL, South Korea—Shohei Ohtani and his wife arrived in South Korea with his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates on Friday ahead of their season-opening games with the San Diego Padres next week. Mr. Ohtani, wearing a black training suit and a cap backwards, was the first Dodgers player who showed up at the arrival gate of […]
Black student-athletes are being encouraged to avoid Florida’s public colleges and universities, says a letter sent by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker on March 11. The recommendation came after the University of Florida (UF) announced on March 1 that it would remove all […]
The International Cricket Council this week banned athletes from international women’s matches if they have been through male puberty. It follows similar moves from other sports including cycling and swimming. Jon Pike, a senior lecturer in philosophy, said an understanding of male advantage in sport has been established and things are unlikely to go back. […]
The Alaska State Board of Education on Thursday voted to support a ban on transgender athletes playing on girls’ high school teams. The issue will now go to the state attorney general to determine whether it should go into effect. During a special session on Thursday, the board convened and passed a regulation with a […]
The participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports is back in the spotlight. Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday about her being forced to compete against—and share a changing room with—a biological male opponent. Meanwhile, Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Kennedy (R-La.) had some hard questions on the issue […]
Most athletes train for years to become good at a sport, but few become world-class athletes and even fewer break world records. One woman in Illinois did just that—and in a record amount of time. Christina Lyons tells NTD how she did it.
New York City on March 24 exempted all performers and athletes from its private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate but is continuing to force all other workers to get a vaccine. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced the carveout at CitiField ahead of the New York Mets’ opening day. Adams’s predecessor, Bill de Blasio, imposed a […]
BEIJING—Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred from the Winter Paralympics in Beijing on the eve of the Games following threats of boycotts by other teams over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said. Belarus has been a key staging area for the full-scale invasion Russia launched on Ukraine a week ago. Thursday’s […]
Athletes competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics are faced with a challenge—and it’s more than just the competition. Many are now stuck in a dilemma between winning medals and keeping their morals. Embroiled in controversy, the Games have prompted scrutiny, calls for boycotts, and pushback. But in the end, the Winter Olympics have gone forward. […]
China has been accused of violating the human rights of a Finnish ice hockey player who has been held in hotel quarantine in Beijing. It comes as complaints pile up over poor conditions during athletes’ COVID-19 isolation, such as food, hygiene, and equipment for training. “For some reason, [China] won’t respect his human rights and […]
Winter Olympic athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 are having enough of Beijing’s quarantine hotels. “My stomach hurts, I’m very pale and I have huge black circles around my eyes. I want all this to end. I cry every day. I’m very tired,” said Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova on Instagram from one of the hotels. […]
Some top athletes from Europe and the United States are reporting serious adverse reactions after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. They were diagnosed with inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart and blood clots. For French tennis player Jérémy Chardy, it could mean the end of his career.
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday announced that all teachers, school personnel, and early child care workers in the District must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1 as a condition of employment, eliminating an earlier testing option. The mayor’s order allows exemptions for religious or medical reasons, but rules out the option […]
Olympic champion sprinter Yohan Blake of Jamaica said he would rather miss the Tokyo Games than get the COVID-19 vaccine, although getting vaccinated will not be required of the athletes competing there this summer.
In California, certain youth sports like football and baseball can start up again this week. Counties having 14 daily cases per 100,000 residents or less are able to resume youth sports with protocols. But the prolonged shutdown has caused many high school athletes to leave California for other states.
