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Viktoriia Listunova was a member of Russian Olympic Committee team that won a gold medal at the Olympics Games in Tokyo in July

Russian and Belarusian gymnasts and officials banned from international competitions starting Monday

By Steve Almasy, CNN Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials will be banned indefinitely from competitions, the International Gymnastics Federation announced Friday. The decision means athletes and officials, including judges, from those two federations are barred from taking part in the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, from March 10-13. It is the latest

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The NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to suspend all Covid-19 protocols

By Jacob Lev, CNN The National Football League (NFL) and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) have agreed to suspend all Covid-19 protocols, effective immediately, according to a league-wide memo sent Thursday. The NFL will no longer conduct mandatory surveillance testing of any players or staff, regardless of vaccination status, the league said in the memo obtained

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Two young footballers and a former biathlete have been killed in Ukraine. The Obelisk on Victory Square in Kyiv

Two young footballers and a former biathlete, 19, killed in Ukraine, according to sporting organizations

By Matias Grez, CNN Two young footballers and a teenage former biathlete have been killed in Ukraine, according to a number of sporting organizations. Fighting in the country entered its second week on Thursday after Russia’s invasion on February 24. FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, tweeted on Tuesday: “Our thoughts are with the families, friends,

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The International Paralympic Committee says Russian and Belarusian athletes will no longer be able to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing after multiple teams threatened not to compete at the Games

Russian and Belarusian athletes to no longer compete at 2022 Winter Paralympics after multiple protests, IPC says

By Aleks Klosok, CNN Russian and Belarusian athletes will no longer be able to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing after multiple teams threatened not to compete at the Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday. The decision comes less than a day after the IPC initially permitted athletes from both

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Stanford University soccer player

Stanford soccer player found dead in a campus residence, officials say

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A Stanford University soccer player who helped secure the school’s 2019 NCAA women’s soccer championship was found dead in a campus residence, school officials said Wednesday. Katie Meyer was a senior International Relations major and team captain and goalkeeper on the Stanford soccer team, the school said. “Katie was extraordinarily committed

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Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to participate as neutrals at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing

Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to participate as neutrals at the Paralympic Winter Games

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to participate as neutrals at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday. The decision, which comes as the sporting world continues to impose sanctions on Russia and Belarus following the former’s invasion of Ukraine, means athletes

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