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≡ THE 5-RING CIRCUS ≡
● Paralympic Games 2028: Los Angeles ● The International Paralympic Committee confirmed the event count and athlete quotas for the 2028 Paralympic Games, with a total of 552 medal events, up slightly from the 549 in Paris in 2024.
Of these, there will be 263 events for men, 243 for women and open or mixed events will total 46. The quota of 4,400 athletes – same as in Paris – has 2,228 spots for men and 1,967 for women, and 205 for gender-free events.
● Athletics ● The Athletics Integrity Unit announced a 22-month suspension for Ethiopian marathoner Tadu Teshome, 23, for “whereabouts” failures. The suspension will run from 5 February 2025.
In 2023, Teshome was eighth at the London Marathon and then fifth at Chicago. She has an all-time best of 2:17:36 – no. 21 all-time – from Valencia in December 2022.
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USA Track & Field announced the entry standards for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials for 2028, with “[t]he men’s entry (‘B’) standard has been lowered by two minutes from 2:18:00 in 2024 to 2:16:00 in 2028, while the women’s standard will remain at 2:37:00.”
The first date for qualification will be 1 September 2025, through a date which is 60 days ahead of the 2028 marathon trials, whenever that will be.
● Boxing ● World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst (NED) wrote to Olympic women’s 66 kg gold medalist Imane Khelif through the Algerian Boxing Federation to apologize for singling her out in the announcement that World Boxing will require sex screening for eligibility in the women’s category.
The Associated Press reported that the letter to the federation included:
“I am writing to you all personally to offer a formal and sincere apology for this and acknowledge that her privacy should have been protected,” and that he was “reaching out to you personally we show our true respect to you and your athletes.”
World Boxing’s new “Sex, Age and Weight” policy will become effective on 1 July 2025.
● Football ● As expected, the top-ranked U.S. women’s National Team had no trouble with Jamaica, winning 4-0 in St. Louis.
Forward Ally Sentnor scored in the 19th and 28th minutes to give the U.S. a 2-0 lead at the half and substitute striker Lynn Biyendolo scored in the 60th and 88th minutes for the 4-0 final.
The U.S. overwhelmed Jamaica with 82.4% of possession, a 23-2 edge on shots and a 10-0 advantage in shots on goal. U.S. keeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce got her second consecutive shutout.
● Nordic Skiing ● Despite strong crowds and a dominating performance by the host Norwegian skiers, the Verdens Gang newspaper reported that the company staging the 2025 FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships in Trondheim lost NOK 34 million, or $3.35 million U.S., or more.
It had been expected to show a surplus of NOK 20 million. Norwegian Ski Association Acting Secretary General Ola Keul told reporters, “It is simply incomprehensible and it is very serious.”
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