MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities. The ban applies to over 100 athletic facilities in New York City’s Long Island suburbs. Speaking alongside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman at his … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Shane Rose of Australia on his horse Virgil competes. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File photo SYDNEY—The sponsor of an equestrian event in Australia has promised to give every spectator a “mankini” next year after three-time Olympic medalist Shane Rose was stood down from competition for wearing the revealing garment earlier this month. The 50-year-old, who hopes … Read more
ELDORET, Kenya — Police in Kenya are investigating the slaying of three-time Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat, whose body was found with stab wounds inside his brother’s car on Sunday morning, a local official said. Kiplagat had been driving the car before his body was discovered in the vehicle on the outskirts of Eldoret, a town … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was imprisoned for the murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, will be released after a successful parole bid on Friday, South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services said in a statement. The former Paralympic champion is serving a sentence of … Read more
Mary Lou Retton has encountered a disheartening setback in her journey to recovery after battling a rare form of pneumonia. Retton’s eldest daughter, Shayla Schrepfer, took to Instagram to provide a heartfelt update, revealing that her mother remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The 55-year-old Olympic athlete, who secured her place in history by … Read more
Dancing With the Star pro Sasha Farber is opening up about former celeb partner Mary Lou Retton’s frightening health battle. On Tuesday morning, the Olympian’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, revealed that her mom is facing serious health struggles, as she “has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life.” After Tuesday’s DWTS, Farber … Read more
Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri and Walker Scobell in Percy Jackson.Picture: Disney+ Nowadays, it looks as if Disney+ has been deleting extra reveals than it’s including. However sure, it’s nonetheless including them, and one of many largest coming later this 12 months is Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Based mostly on the hit ebook sequence … Read more