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LA 2028 Olympics schedule dashes Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's double-gold dreams

Sports / Olympics /

LA28 released the competition schedule for the 2028 Olympic Games that will likely draw worldwide criticism for failing to maximize the exposure and competitive opportunities for arguably the Games’ biggest star.

The Games’ track and field schedule makes it all but impossible for American sprinter/hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the two-...Read more

LA28 reveals full competition schedule with big surprises, including women's 100 final

Sports / Olympics /

LOS ANGELES — LA28 released the detailed daily competition schedule for the biggest Olympics in history on Wednesday, laying out every event for the 19 days of competition that will feature more than 11,000 athletes across 51 sports.

Along with being the largest in Games history, the 2028 Summer Olympics will be the first to include more ...Read more

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LA28 schedule adjustments clear path for MLB to send players to Olympics

Sports / Olympics /

LOS ANGELES — Leading off the 2028 Olympic Games: Shohei Ohtani, at Dodger Stadium. On deck: the lighting of the Olympic torch.

That is how the Los Angeles Games could look, based on the revised schedule announced Wednesday by LA28 organizers. In another sign that Major League Baseball is headed toward an agreement to allow its players to ...Read more

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Olympic Committee inches toward transgender athlete restrictions ahead of LA Games

Sports / Olympics /

LOS ANGELES — The International Olympic Committee appears to be near a pivotal decision with wide-ranging consequences in advance of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics: Should athletes born male be allowed to compete in women's events?

The debate comes amid a larger societal discussion about transgender athletes that has taken center stage ...Read more

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International Olympic Committee inches toward unified policy on transgender athletes 'to protect the female category'

Sports / Olympics /

The International Olympic Committee shot down a report Monday that the group was set to ban athletes born male from competing in women's Olympic events, but said only that "no decisions have been taken yet."

A report in The Times of London stated that the ban on transgender women in female competition would be implemented early in 2026 "after a...Read more