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Enhanced Games set to film documentary in effort to educate public on steroids

The Enhanced Games have received tons of backlash for what has seemingly been called a lack of safety and concern for athletes’ health. The games, of course, are an Olympic-styled event that will allow the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Dr. Aron D’Souza, the event’s founder, has long preached that his idea of sports will actually make competition more safe and …

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Paris police remove dozens of migrants from Paris City Hall 100 days before Olympic Games

French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start of the Olympic Games. Police arrived at dawn to remove about 50 people, mostly women and children aged 3 months to 10 years, who were bundled up in strollers, …

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Olympic medalist slams transgender track athlete for competing in women's event: 'Simply cheating'

Sharron Davies, a former Olympic swimmer who won a silver in the 400 medley for Britain in 1980, was among those to call out the unfairness in allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports on Sunday. A picture of transgender track athlete CeCe Telfer circulated across social media from an event earlier this year. Telfer was competing in a …

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Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor qualifies for Paralympics in rowing

Jacob Wassermann, who survived a deadly bus crash in Canada that killed 16 of his teammates and hockey club staff members nearly six years ago, has qualified for rowing in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. The Canadian Paralympic Team shared the news of Wassermann’s qualification on social media Thursday, nearly a week after the 24-year-old won silver in the Continental …

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Iowa star Caitlin Clark invited to US national team Olympic training camp amid national championship pursuit

Women’s college basketball phenom Caitlin Clark is gearing up for a busy summer, which could include her making her Olympic debut. USA Basketball Women’s National Team announced its 14-athlete roster for training camp, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Cleveland, Ohio. Guard Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, in the second half against the West Virginia Mountaineers …

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France raises terror alert to highest level in wake of Moscow concert hall attack

France raised its terror alert to the highest level in the wake of a Moscow concert hall attack that left at least 137 people and injured at least 182 others – just four months before Paris is to host the Olympics. “Following the attack in Moscow, a Defense and National Security Council was convened this evening at the Elysée by …

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Former Olympian backs bill to block biological men from women's Olympic sports: 'It's insanity'

Three-time Olympic cyclist Inga Thompson sounded off on policies allowing transgender women to compete in Olympic sports, warning the idea is both unfair and unsafe for female competitors. “We’re watching transgender women when they’re serving volleyballs onto women and physically hurting them,” Thompson told Todd Piro during “Fox & Friends First” on Thursday. “We’re seeing in cycling where people are …

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Biden 'hypocritical' in showing 'deep concern' for Enhanced Games, event's founder says

The Enhanced Games will be the first athletic event in which performance-enhancing drugs will be 100% allowed. Dr. Aron D’Souza has hired numerous doctors through his billionaire investors to make his event, dubbed the “Olympics on steroids,” a safe, honest and fair competition – unlike the Olympics, he said. D’Souza has been largely critical of the Olympics before, citing that …

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Olympic Village will forgo having air conditioning this summer due to climate concerns

Paris Olympians will officially be without air conditioning at the Olympic Village this summer. Yann Krysinski, who is in charge of the delivery of venues and infrastructure at this summer’s games, said that AC units are not necessary due to the layout of the buildings. “We designed these buildings so that they would be comfortable places to live in in …

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Russian, Belarusian athletes to be excluded from Olympics opening ceremony, IOC announces

As tensions between Russian and Belarusian athletes and the International Olympic Committee continue to rise ahead of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, the IOC announced Tuesday that neutral athletes with passports from those countries will not be able to participate in the Opening Ceremony parade. The IOC’s Executive Board agreed on a number of measures involving Individual Neutral Athletes …

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