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Everything about athletes and their rights in the world of sports , especially within the Olympic Movement, abolish #rule40
Athletes from North America and Europe
Changing the Olympic landscape
Athletes from North America and Europe
Changing the Olympic landscape
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"There are roughly 510,000 NCAA athletes. And, according to the president of the NCAA, there are fewer than 10 trans athletes *total*. Even if all of these efforts to 'protect' women’s sports were in good faith, this would still be a solution in search of a problem."
Texas sues to impose bigotry on the rest of the country
Ken Paxton's lawsuit against the NCAA is a glorified Fox News segment.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"There are roughly 510,000 NCAA athletes. And, according to the president of the NCAA, there are fewer than 10 trans athletes *total*. Even if all of these efforts to 'protect' women’s sports were in good faith, this would still be a solution in search of a problem."
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Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Rebeca Andrade summed up the incredible spirit of the Olympics. Now, it’s been tainted
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Rebeca Andrade summed up the incredible spirit of the Olympics. Now, it’s been tainted
Arguments still rage about the decision to strip gymnast Chiles of her bronze medal. But one thing is clear: the Games’ organisers failed to live up to the event’s values
As Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles stood behind the podium at the…
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Rebeca Andrade summed up the incredible spirit of the Olympics. Now, it’s been tainted
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Berlin is due to make huge, permanently damaging cuts - worth millions of euros - to its cultural scene and welfare sector. Meanwhile, Germany still hasn’t made a full investigation into a six-year old tax evasion scandal that cost the taxpayer billions of euros. That’s the problem right there.
November 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Berlin is due to make huge, permanently damaging cuts - worth millions of euros - to its cultural scene and welfare sector. Meanwhile, Germany still hasn’t made a full investigation into a six-year old tax evasion scandal that cost the taxpayer billions of euros. That’s the problem right there.
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NEW: This is supposed to be a time of NCAA athlete economic empowerment, with schools supporting financial aims of their physically gifted. But the NIL era has left high-profile D-I cheerleaders like Texas Tech's Maddy Brum hanging.
Story for @sportico.bsky.social:
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
Story for @sportico.bsky.social:
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College NIL Revolution Keeps Cheerleaders on the Sideline
Despite the promise of a new era in athlete economic empowerment, Division I cheerleaders like Texas Tech's Maddy Brum see little benefit so far.
www.sportico.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:56 PM
NEW: This is supposed to be a time of NCAA athlete economic empowerment, with schools supporting financial aims of their physically gifted. But the NIL era has left high-profile D-I cheerleaders like Texas Tech's Maddy Brum hanging.
Story for @sportico.bsky.social:
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
Story for @sportico.bsky.social:
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
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#NCAA Under Trump: What Could Change?
1️⃣ Further #NIL changes could reshape the landscape.
2️⃣ #Title IX changes affect gender equity.
3️⃣ Tax changes hit athletic funding.
4️⃣ #Immigration politics limit intl. recruits. For Germans it's clearly a factor.
5️⃣ Poss. visa changes impact athletes' eligibility.
1️⃣ Further #NIL changes could reshape the landscape.
2️⃣ #Title IX changes affect gender equity.
3️⃣ Tax changes hit athletic funding.
4️⃣ #Immigration politics limit intl. recruits. For Germans it's clearly a factor.
5️⃣ Poss. visa changes impact athletes' eligibility.
a green and white basketball with the word vermont written on it
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media.tenor.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:43 PM
#NCAA Under Trump: What Could Change?
1️⃣ Further #NIL changes could reshape the landscape.
2️⃣ #Title IX changes affect gender equity.
3️⃣ Tax changes hit athletic funding.
4️⃣ #Immigration politics limit intl. recruits. For Germans it's clearly a factor.
5️⃣ Poss. visa changes impact athletes' eligibility.
1️⃣ Further #NIL changes could reshape the landscape.
2️⃣ #Title IX changes affect gender equity.
3️⃣ Tax changes hit athletic funding.
4️⃣ #Immigration politics limit intl. recruits. For Germans it's clearly a factor.
5️⃣ Poss. visa changes impact athletes' eligibility.
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NBA Cup/ Sportswashing: Eine der fortschrittlichsten Ligen der Welt riskiert ihren Ruf, indem sie zulässt, dass Abu Dhabi die Liga als Instrument zur Beschönigung eines repressiven Regimes nutzt. Das Sponsoring des In-Play-Turniers mag viel Geld bringen, schadet dem Image ungemein #NBA #NBACup
a man wearing a celtics shirt talks into a microphone in front of a sign that says abu dhabi games 2024
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media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Impossible to control!
In a 11/14/14 nytimes op-ed NBA Comm. Silver called for the legalization of sports betting, saying "sports betting should be brought out of the underground & into the sunlight where it can be appropriately monitored & regulated"
Was he correct?
nytimes.com/2014/11/14/opi…#BaseballandtheLawaw 936
Was he correct?
nytimes.com/2014/11/14/opi…#BaseballandtheLawaw 936
https://nytimes.com/2014/11/14/opi…
November 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Impossible to control!
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The consequences of 4 more years of Trump couldn't be more drastic for the Olympic movement within the NCAA.
No1:
On the one hand, the IOC may be happy to have a strong president in the White House for LA28. But on the other hand, it looks like Olympic sports in college sports will suffer the most.
No1:
On the one hand, the IOC may be happy to have a strong president in the White House for LA28. But on the other hand, it looks like Olympic sports in college sports will suffer the most.
November 12, 2024 at 3:20 PM
The consequences of 4 more years of Trump couldn't be more drastic for the Olympic movement within the NCAA.
No1:
On the one hand, the IOC may be happy to have a strong president in the White House for LA28. But on the other hand, it looks like Olympic sports in college sports will suffer the most.
No1:
On the one hand, the IOC may be happy to have a strong president in the White House for LA28. But on the other hand, it looks like Olympic sports in college sports will suffer the most.
One of the International Olympic Committee's biggest sponsors, the automotive group Toyota, no longer wants to sponsor the IOC. The reason: athletes no longer come first.
Einer der größten Geldgeber des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees, der Automobil-Konzern Toyota, will das IOC nicht mehr sponsern. Begründung: Sportler stünden nicht mehr an erster Stelle.
IOC: Topsponsor Toyota steigt aus wegen »zunehmender Polarisierung«
Einer der größten Geldgeber des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees, der Automobil-Konzern Toyota, will das IOC nicht mehr sponsern. Begründung: Sportler stünden nicht mehr an erster Stelle.
www.spiegel.de
November 9, 2024 at 8:07 PM
One of the International Olympic Committee's biggest sponsors, the automotive group Toyota, no longer wants to sponsor the IOC. The reason: athletes no longer come first.
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Trump prepared to fight IOC over women’s sport
November 7, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Trump prepared to fight IOC over women’s sport