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Restrictions on transgender athletes at Paris 2024

  • Olympics

Transgender athletes face increased restrictions ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics compared to previous rules, as it was recently decided that they must have completed their transition before the age of 12 to avoid unfair advantages.

GETTY IMAGESIn March, the World Athletics Council, the governing body of athletics, banned those who

 The World Athletics Council expressed the "overriding need to protect the female category," according


Biles and Djokovic named AIPS Champions of the Year

  • News

US gymnastics star Simone Biles and Serbian tennis world number one Novak Djokovic have been named AIPS Athletes of the Year for the 2023 edition. This is the result of a poll by the AIPS, in which a panel of 405 journalists from 107 countries voted.

Faith Kipyegon (athletics, Kenya): 329 votes (9,03%).3.

Tigst Assefa (athletics, Ethiopia): 237 votes (6,50%).6.

Femke Bol (athletics, Netherlands): 190 votes (5,21%).8.

Yulimar Rojas (athletics, Venezuela): 176 votes (4,83%).9.

Armand Duplantis (athletics, Sweden): 335 votes (9,19%).3.


45 million working hours for Paris 2024 facilities

  • Paris 2024

Just over half of these will be skilled jobs. Construction, engineering and architecture will play a major role. The Athletes' Village will be the largest construction project ever undertaken for the Olympic Games, with 2,800 people working on it at any one time when it's finished.

transport and storage will account for 16% of indirect labour.The Stade de France will be the venue for the athletics


The University of Hawaii worried about lack of revenue

  • FISU Section Pages

The gap between the elite and the middle class is widening as a result of major structural changes and the taking of funds by other universities through fan fees and donations. Survival without external funding is becoming increasingly difficult.

While other sports, such as athletics, contribute less, football and its fans bring in money and generate


Paris 2024 is not the end of the road

  • Sports

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be followed by a number of major sporting events. These include the Davis Cup, the Paris Paralympics, the start of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Hungary.

 A few days earlier (20 August), the U20 World Athletics Championships kick off in Peru and the

Athletics will have its Diamond League final in Brussels (13-14 September), while cycling will see the


A very busy sporting year ahead leading to Paris 2024

  • Sports

The coming year promises to be thrilling for sports enthusiasts. The 33rd Olympic Summer Games will capture the world's attention in July and August, but the excitement doesn't stop there.

March will offer the start of the Formula One season in Bahrain and the World Indoor Athletics Championships


Yulimar Rodriguez, once again Venezuela's best athlete

  • News

Triple jumper Yulimar Rojas has once again been named the best female athlete of the year by Venezuela's Circle of Sports Journalists. This is the seventh time the record-breaking athlete has been named the best athlete in her country. Baseball player Acuña was named best player and Batista best coach.

outstanding year the 28-year-old Venezuelan had when she was named World Athlete of the Year by World Athletics

In 2023, she won her fourth outdoor world title with a mark of 15.08 metres at the World Athletics Championships


Puerto Rico Olympic Committee celebrates 75th anniversary

  • News

The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee celebrated its 75th anniversary with an Olympic Dinner at a luxury hotel in the capital San Juan, where the best athletes from 33 participating federations were honoured. Puerto Rico is an associated state of the United States of America.

tennis players were also recognised.Also honoured were Jasmine Camacho Quinn and Luis Joel Castro in athletics


Athletics tickets for Paris 2024 the most expensive ever

  • Paris 2024

Both the minimum price of 24 euros and the maximum price of 950 euros will be the highest ever recorded. They will surpass London 2012 and, of course, Tokyo 2020, whose projections were affected by the effects of the pandemic.

related to the organisation of an event such as the Olympic Games.Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics

GETTY IMAGESCoe's words underlined the importance of making athletics accessible to everyone, as this

Athletics attracts the biggest crowds, with a large number of events, some of which have a large number

 World Athletics President Sebastian Coe's criticised  the high ticket prices.



407 new international student-athletes at American universities

  • FISU Section Pages

The Class of 2023 consists of 407 international student-athletes who have begun their studies at American universities who got a scholarship and are competing in their sport. The CSUSA Class of 2023 is part of the Keystone Sports Class of 2023, which consists of 1,209 international student-athletes.

talented athletes obtain sports scholarships in sports such as football (soccer), tennis, golf, swimming, athletics

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Promising athlete Esteban Olivero dies in skiing accident

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The young ultra trail runner and rising star of French trail running, Esteban Olivero, was found dead last Saturday. He was skiing in the Ecrins mountains in the French Alps. At 22, he was considered one of the best and most promising athletes in the field, destined to leave his mark on the sport.

His body was found on the descent of La Blanche, the French Athletics Federation confirmed.


In defence of the Olympic Games in Paris

  • The Big Read

The head of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee has vigorously defended the organisation and suitability of the French capital to host the XXXIII Olympic Games of the modern era.

expensive in history, as recently denounced by Sebastian Coe, President of the International Association of Athletics


Paris 2024 Organising Committee compares ticket prices with London 2012 and Tokyo 2020

  • Paris 2024

President Tony Estanguet responded on Wednesday to comments made by World Athletics President Sebastian

If on Monday it was Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics, who declared that "tickets for Paris

The event with the most tickets available is athletics, the sport that Coe himself highlighted in his

Athletics includes many disciplines, so there are many competitions and days of activity.