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Exclusive: Iran and United States plan women's weightlifting international match

  • Weightlifting

In a week when three Americans are making an historic sporting visit to Iran, plans have been announced for a groundbreaking women's international match between Iran and the United States later this year. 

south-west Iran, in the next few days by Ursula Garza Papandrea and Ali Moradi, Presidents respectively of USA

Andrews added: "We at USA Weightlifting are very proud of Ursula and Sally.


Teenager becomes first male gymnast to accuse Nassar of sexual abuse

  • Gymnastics

Teenage gymnast Jacob Moore has become the first man to come forward and accuse disgraced doctor Larry Nassar of sexually abusing him.

Moore filed an amended complaint with the Federal Court in which he claims the former USA Gymnastics

 A civil case seen by USA Today claims that Nassar was already treating a teenage female gymnast

sentenced to up to 175 years in prison but both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA


Raisman sues USOC and USA Gymnastics over Nassar scandal, report says

  • Gymnastics

Olympic gold medallist Aly Raisman is reportedly suing the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA

The 23-year-old is one of dozens of women to have reported abuse by Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics doctor

guise of medical treatment.He has now been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison but both the USOC and USA

Raisman said USA Gymnastics was a governing body that was "rotting from the inside" during Nassar's sentencing

Senate inquiry into the scandal is currently ongoing while there have been a string of resignations at USA

Gymnastics.The USOC and USA Gymnastics have not yet commented on Raisman's lawsuit.


USOC chief executive Blackmun resigns as organisation announce changes to protect athletes from abuse

  • Olympics

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have confirmed the resignation of their chief executive Scott Blackmun, while announcing reforms to protect athletes from abuse.

am confident that Susanne will help the USOC continue to embody the Olympic spirit and champion Team USA

Blackmun did the "right thing at the right time" in the way he responded to allegations about the former USA

among those to call for Blackmun to resign.Nassar, the national medical coordination officer for USA

especially vigorous attention in light of Larry Nassar's decades-long abuse of athletes affiliated with USA

be in addition to the existing Athletes' Advisory Council.The organisation state they will work with USA





Schippers and Thompson set for IAAF World Indoor Championships dress rehearsal in Glasgow

  • Athletics

Dafne Schippers and Elaine Thompson will meet for the first time this year in tomorrow’s Muller Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgow, sixth and final stop on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Indoor Tour - and dress rehearsal for next week’s World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

Britain’s IAAF Diamond League 100m champion CJ Ujah.Other sprinting events in Glasgow have a strong USA-versus-Great


New USA Swimming chief executive promises zero tolerance in wake of sexual abuse report

  • Swimming

Tim Hinchey, the new President and chief executive of USA Swimming, has responded to a report of widespread

Let me be clear: USA Swimming does not tolerate sexual abuse or misconduct, and I assure you that this

"hundreds" of abuse allegations.The focal point of many of the issues is the late Chuck Wielgus, a USA

death in 2017.The Register commented: "In the more than 20 years since Wielgus took charge of USA

Another section of the report alleges that three US Olympic team head coaches and a USA Swimming

 "But not only did USA Swimming not pursue a case against the coach, it allowed him to continue



Birmingham standing by to add another rich layer to indoor athletics’ historic legacy

  • The Big Read

The Who, Oasis, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Kings of Leon, Beyonce, Arctic Monkeys, Tina Turner and, of course, Black Sabbath are among the acts who have played at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena, re-branded four years ago as Arena Birmingham. 

Ultra-distance walking and running challenges, already popular outdoors, were moving indoors in Europe and the USA