LANE ONE: USA Gymnastics to USOC: “We’re not dead yet”
You have to give credit to the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors. They aren’t giving up and they are not about to roll over...
DOPING: Russian NOC appeals Moscow decision to ignore Zubkov’s Sochi doping
In a move dripping with political calculations, the Russian National Olympic Committee appealed the decision of the Moscow City Court that invalidated the doping...
THE BIG PICTURE: IAAF Council maintains its suspension of Russia, as outstanding issues remain
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) maintained its stance on the status of the Russian Athletic Federation (RusAF) at its Council meeting in...
LANE ONE: Walking in parallel, the IOC and USOC are reworking their power over...
Perhaps not unexpectedly, the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee are walking, side-by-side, down a parallel road of de-certification of a...
THE BIG PICTURE: Battle of the budget continues in Tokyo for 2020
The battle of the budget continues at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where a new version of the total financial requirements is due at the...
LANE ONE: The IOC punches AIBA, is WADA being played for a dope in...
Quite a weekend of action off the fields of play, with major developments in the ongoing saga of boxing and the Olympic Games, doping...
THE BIG PICTURE: ANOC resolves its presidential dilemma, at the request of Sheikh Ahmad...
The drama over the withdrawal of Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah from his duties as the head of the Association of National Olympic Committees...
LANE ONE: LA2028’s first presentation: “What are you going to do for the next...
Sometimes it’s best to just listen.
At the Association of National Olympic Committee’s General Assembly ongoing in Tokyo (JPN), the Chair of the Los Angeles...
LANE ONE: Who’s the best? The IAAF is down to its top five Athlete...
Apart from the doping, politics, suspensions and court cases, there was some pretty good sport taking place in 2018. The awards are starting to...
ATHLETICS: Kenya’s Kipyegon Bett suspended for doping
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has been busy, posting notices of suspensions, especially for Kenyan 800 m star Kipyegon Bett.
The 2017 World Championships bronze...
THE BIG PICTURE: More pressure on the U.S. Olympic Committee in the Larry Nassar...
While most of the focus in the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal has been on his employer, Michigan State University, and USA Gymnastics, where he...
LANE ONE: Equestrian’s answer to a Games in distress: Bigger isn’t better
You don’t usually find much equestrian coverage in The Sports Examiner. Its regional or worldwide international competitions are limited in view of the costs...
THE BIG PICTURE: Process to de-certify USA Gymnastics will take time
When U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Sarah Hirshland began the process of de-certification of USA Gymnastics as the National Governing Body for the sport,...
LANE ONE: This is the season to be thankful … you are not Yury...
The traditional Thanksgiving holiday in the United States came yesterday, with millions remembering the many blessings in their lives, along with the challenges ahead...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC says no events for countries that don’t admit everyone
The International Olympic Committee has come out with its most direct statement yet on the question of issue of athletes competing in international events...
LANE ONE: Dealing with state-run doping: Indecision, then punishment, now a defined protocol
Since the Russian doping scandal exploded in 2015, a series of organizations have tried to deal with the fallout, including what to do with...
5-RING CIRCUS: Calgary ends its 2026 Winter Games bid
The Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games was officially “suspended” by a 15-0 vote of the City Council, following the defeat of the...
THE BIG PICTURE: What happens now in Calgary?
The International Olympic Committee reacted to the public rejection of Calgary’s plan to bid for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games last Tuesday with a...
LANE ONE: Willie Banks seeks to heal USA Track & Field’s open wound
In the avalanche of horrific sex-abuse scandals that have plagued many of the U.S. National Governing Bodies, USA Track & Field has barely been...
THE 5-RING CIRCUS: Calgary’s new problem is how to fund venue maintenance
The Calgary bid is dead, and one of the results is that no Games funding will become available for the repairs already needed to...
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