TSX RECAP: Santa Monica City Council sends LA28 contract back for a better offer; U.N. rapporteur endorses athlete sex testing for women’s events
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● LOS ANGELES 2028: At an evening study session, the Santa Monica City Council (pictured above) called the proposed LA28 venue agreement for beach volleyball "troubling," and sent City staff back to the negotiating table with the organizing committee for a “best offer.” Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Yi0kyk?
● WOMEN IN SPORT: At a Tuesday news conference, the U.N. Special Rapporteur for violence against women and girls called for re-introduction of "sex screening" to protect the women's category. She filed a full report on 27 August.? Read more here https://bit.ly/3Y1oiN0?
● AQUATICS: World Aquatics is reviewing a precise plan for “neutral” athletes in future, dealing with those from “nations in Conflict.” But it’s going to be complicated, perhaps more so than imagined.? Read more here: https://bit.ly/47XHQXo? ?
≡ PANORAMA ≡
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● Lake Placid 1980: Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals – an honor first bestowed on George Washington – to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey gold medalists for their “Miracle on Ice” performance.?
● French Alps 2030: The International Olympic Committee maintained continuity with the Paris 2024 Games by naming the head of the IOC’s Coordination Commission for 2024 to head its Coordination Commission for 2030: Belgian member Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant.?
● Bobsled & Skeleton: German star – and two-time Olympic silver medalist – Johannes Lochner, 33, announced he will be continuing to compete through the 2026 Winter Games. German teammate and skeleton star Tina Hermann, 32, announced her retirement.?
● Boxing: Superstar boxer, Olympic silver medalist and President of the Kazakhstan National Olympic Committee Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin told the Panam Sports General Assembly last week that World Boxing is up to 48 members, with 10 more under review!
● Fencing: A German court granted an injunction in favor of the Federation Internationale de Escrime (FIE) against the German national ARD channel on stories about a bribery system for referees.?
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