LANE ONE: Did the IOC just cut the size of the 2032 Olympic Village...
For more than a century, the International Olympic Committee asked cities to stage its Olympic Games, often requiring the building of new housing, hotels...
LANE ONE: Fiction becomes Olympic reality in Russia: “You arrogant ass. You’ve killed us!”
The dramatic climax to the 1990 thriller “The Hunt for Red October” saw the ultra-aggressive Captain Tupolev trying to torpedo the runaway Soviet submarine...
LANE ONE: Giving thanks to Maximilian F. Ihmsen for Los Angeles’s Olympic history
(Thanks to all who sent get-well wishes during my recent illness, which were very much appreciated.)
Los Angeles is well known today as the host...
LANE ONE: Conspiracy theorists, here’s how Los Angeles loses the 2028 Olympic Games!
In the midst of all the other activity in Washington, D.C. last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation approved and...
LANE ONE: Nike’s critics look to the past, but Mary Cain asks about Nike’s...
The “Opinion” video by Mary Cain that was posted by The New York Times on 7 November drew added focus – and outrage –...
LANE ONE: Athlete shrieking over dropped Diamond League events misses the point completely
Last Wednesday, the IAAF announced the 24 events that would be contested during the 2020 Diamond League season. The 12 events for both men...
LANE ONE: IAAF taking the lead in transgender regulation, working with other IFs on...
Advancements in medical technologies have brought new challenges to sports regulators, especially the International Federations. One of the newest battlefields is transgender athletes.
Back in...
LANE ONE: Is the International Swimming League making an impact? It doesn’t appear to...
There was so much turmoil over the announcement of the International Swimming League last year that the international federation for swimming (FINA) was pressured...
LANE ONE: IOC moves Tokyo marathons and walks, but are there still more events...
The International Olympic Committee’s ninth Coordination Commission meeting is underway in Tokyo, and there is a lot to talk about with less than a...
LANE ONE: UCLA dedicates famed Drake Stadium track to Betsy & Rafer Johnson
“Together, you’ve been an example of respect, integrity and excellence in all things. Together, you have served the UCLA community selflessly and with the...
LANE ONE: What was all the fuss about the World Beach Games, anyway?
Color me confused about the five-day ANOC World Beach Games, held for the first time last week in Doha, Qatar, which took over hosting...
LANE ONE: “Athlete’s rights” sounds like a good idea, but which athletes and which...
The question of “athlete’s rights” is a hot topic in the Olympic Movement, just as it is in other sports, but it is being...
LANE ONE: A big year ahead, as shown by 718 events in our new...
Trying to cover 41 sports and all of the events on the Olympic and Winter Games program is an almost impossible task. One of...
LANE ONE: Two marathon milestones in two days, but which was better? 1:59:40 or...
The greatest weekend in the history of marathon running came and went with two astonishing and historic performances in two completely different settings:
● The...
LANE ONE: USOPC relaxes IOC’s Rule 40 restrictions on athlete advertising a little, and...
Ask a world-class athlete with individual sponsors about the bad aspects of being on a U.S. Olympic Team, and the answer will inevitable come...
LANE ONE: Was the IAAF World Championships a success or failure in Doha?
The 2019 IAAF World Championships was mired in controversy as soon as it was awarded to Doha, Qatar in 2014 and scheduled to begin...
LANE ONE: IOC’s Bach says Salazar case “raises serious concerns”; no vote on 2032...
“We have also discussed the Salazar case, which is very worrying and raises serious concerns, but we are confident that will look into...
LANE ONE: Are the IAAF World Championships the last laugh for Lamine Diack?
For those who care about track & field – as I do – the current edition of the IAAF World Championships are at the...
LANE ONE: Why Russia’s situation for Tokyo rests with the World Anti-Doping Agency and...
At Friday’s joint news conference between the International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach of Germany and IAAF President Sebastian Coe of Great Britain, the...
LANE ONE: The U.S.’s unequaled collegiate Olympic-sport programs may be heading to implosion, starting...
For those who have followed the long-running debate over amateurism and intercollegiate athletics, the issue is finally front and center. For those in the...
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