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International Olympic Committee Denies Manny Pacquiao’s Bid To Compete At Olympics

Boxing titan Manny Pacquiao’s bid to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics has been blocked by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Fox News reported on Sunday. The 45-year-old boxing champion asked for an exemption from the standard age limit of 40 for Olympic boxers, but the IOC flatly rejected his request, the paper said. This […]

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao denied exemption to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao had hoped to take part in this year’s Summer Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee has notified him that he has been rejected from representing the Philippines. Pacquiao, 45, needed an exemption from the IOC to participate because the age limit for boxers is 40. However, the IOC sent him a […]

Appeals court upholds Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph life sentences

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the life sentence for Atlanta Olympic bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. Rudolph pleaded guilty and accepted multiple life sentences to avoid the death penalty for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombings and three other terrorist attacks. A three-judge panel ruled Monday that he remains bound by the terms of that […]

NHL on right track with players back in Olympics

TORONTO — That means the league that was supposed to set the template for international competition and global presence is back in the business of best-on-best, and that’s news worth celebrating. Because while the Stanley Cup reigns supreme, the dirty secret is that Bobby Orr, who flew through the air that May 1970 Boston afternoon, […]

Peter Thiel Reportedly Bankrolling ‘Olympics On Steroids’

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel has literally donated a previously undisclosed amount of money to fund the “Steroid Olympics” in donations to sports organizations that encourage athletes to take steroids to become the strongest. After spending all that money, he is betting on drugs as his next investment. It could happen. The investor reportedly made […]

Peter Thiel is bankrolling Enhanced Games: ‘Olympics on steroids’

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is investing his money in an “Olympics on steroids” whose organizers boast that athletes will dope “openly and honestly.” Thiel, who made his fortune as an early investor in tech startups like PayPal and Facebook, is backing Enhanced Games, which actively encourages athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs. The venture, which […]

Report: Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Launches Legal Battle In Bid To Qualify For 2024 Olympics

Leah Thomas, a transgender woman, completes the 200-yard freestyle for the University of Pennsylvania during the Ivy League swim meet against Harvard University on January 22, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. – Thomas took first place in this event. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso/AFP) OAN’s Cameron Breckenridge 4:25 PM – Friday, January 26, 2023 Transgender swimmer Leah […]