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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reports that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will ban biological male trans athletes from women’s competitions have prompted reactions from figures involved in the protection of women’s sports.  < p class=”speakable”>Amid a global movement to ensure female-only participation in women’s sports, the IOC’s potential reform would mark one of the largest global …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Olympic Committee of Israel canceled its 2025 awards for athletes and coaches, as the nation’s sports teams face growing global opposition, protest and safety concerns amid tensions over the War in Gaza.  Israel’s committee informed its sports governing bodies of the cancellation in a statement, which was provided to Fox News …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) confirmed that its national security team authorized its athletes to enter Indonesia for the World Gymnastics Championships last month, despite the Indonesian government blocking the athletes from entering the country, citing security concerns. An IGF spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that the country’s security team gave …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ice skating great and Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton, who was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1997, is preparing for another Scott Hamilton & Friends benefit concert.  Hamilton said this year’s star-studded event is shaping up to be the most “epic” one to date. “We have lead singers from Loverboy, Chicago, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! French cyclist Charles Coste, the oldest living Olympian and a 1948 gold medalist, has died, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Monday. He was 101. “We have to say goodbye to an Olympic champion in cycling from London 1948 and the penultimate torchbearer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Charles Coste,” IOC President …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alysa Liu was just 16 years old when she met with an FBI agent at a Japanese restaurant to find out she and her family were being spied on by the Chinese government. It was early 2022, Liu was just about to compete in figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Olympic gold medalist alpine skier Lindsey Vonn said in a 2017 interview that if she were invited to President Donald Trump’s White House, she would decline the invitation. But in 2025, she wasn’t as quick to declare her refusal.  Fox News Digital asked Vonn if she would accept a White House …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won just two medals at the World Championships in Jakarta this past week. It was the country’s lowest medal total in the international competition since 2001.  The U.S.’s only two medalists were Leanne Wong, who won an all-around silver, and Joscelyn Roberson, who won bronze on vault.  …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A transgender swimmer who was at the center of a national controversy earlier this year has been banned from World Aquatics until 2030 and stripped of all competitive results from June 2022 to October 2024 after refusing to take a sex verification test.  Ana Caldas was listed on the Aquatics Integrity Unit’s …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: MyKayla Skinner helped Team USA win a women’s gymnastics silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics after Simone Biles had to pull out with a case of the twisties. But by the Paris Games last summer, she had become an easy target for USA Gymnastics fans.  On July 3 of last year, …