TheSportsExaminer
@Sports_Examiner
A chronicle of international sports competition, focused on the field of play. Edited by Rich Perelman, award-winning media operations expert and historian.
ANTI-DOPING: World Anti-Doping Agency @wada_ama violations reports show rise from 2021 to 2022, with #India and @Olympicrussia the most-penalized ~ bit.ly/4o7NjTa
U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: @TeamUSOPC commits to following @realDonaldTrump's “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” order ~ bit.ly/4lKqGCH @TeamUSA
ATHLETICS: AIU announces provisional doping suspension of Kenyan women’s marathon world-record holder Ruth Chepngetich ~ bit.ly/4lCxceF @WorldAthletics
ATHLETICS: Athletics Integrity Unit @aiu_athletics reports 97.8% of all #Paris2024 @Olympics finalists tested out-of-competition before the Games! ~ bit.ly/4nPibr8 @WorldAthletics #trackandfield #doping
PANORAMA: Italian inquiry into Milan Village building corruption; Val d'Isere in for French Alps 2030 Winter @Olympics; England @Lionesses do it again at @WEURO2025! ~ bit.ly/4o6SfYw
OLYMPIC GAMES 2036: @qatar_olympic – as expected – announces its entry into dialogue for the Games of the XXXVI Olympiad ~ bit.ly/4f5Uvev @Olympics
PANORAMA: @metrolosangeles still nowhere on U.S. funds for @LA28 @Olympics transport; @TeamUSOPC lobbying Congress on college-sport funding; Reeves' weightlifting WRs confirmed ~ bit.ly/46ZKg9c
ATHLETICS: @LylesNoah pleased with 10.00 London 100 m second, but it's not his best opener; says a friend, "the sport needs Noah" ~ bit.ly/4nQHeKy #trackandfield
LOS ANGELES 2028: If you want to understand how complex #LosAngeles is (and why), listen to Rick Cole ~ bit.ly/46lEkHy @LA28 @Olympics @Paralympics @LACity
PANORAMA: @ihfhandball asks IOC @Olympics to re-admit @Olympicrussia teams; @GrandSlamTrack still owes rent to @CityofMiramar; four @WorldAquatics #AQUASingapore2025 open-water golds for Wellbrock! ~ bit.ly/4f2Kqir
ATHLETICS: St. Lucia's Alfred sensational at 21.71 world lead in the women's 200 m; Seville beats @LylesNoah in #LondonDL @Diamond_League ~ bit.ly/4lCrCcb #DiamondLeague #trackandfield
MEMORABILIA: Louganis medals from 1976-84-88 sell for combined $430,865 at @RRAuction summer sale! ~ bit.ly/3UlTvsQ
ATHLETICS: @Olympics champ @LylesNoah in hot 100 at #LondonDL @Diamond_League, plus star-filled showdowns in the men's 800 and 1,500 m! Preview: bit.ly/3GwVc3H
PANORAMA: @AsianGames_2026 to have 460 events in Aichi-Nagoya! Favour Ofili leaving #Nigeria over lack of support; Tadej Pogacar crushes stage 12 to lead @LeTour de France ~ bit.ly/3GIOqrA
FENCING: Open letter from 447 #fencers rips @FIE_fencing for ending neutrality checks on @Olympicrussia, #Belarus athletes ~ bit.ly/4lEyJkk
LANE ONE: Exclusive review of 2025 world championships shows #NorgeTeam, Germany @DOSB, @TeamUSA project as top @Olympics Winter Games medal winners ~ bit.ly/4lyWVon @milanocortina26
PANORAMA: @BeachVBWorld Elite 16 coming to Newport Beach! @Acura to support @USABS Bobsled & Skeleton; official #laundry service for @USAFencing ? ~ bit.ly/46fKrNE @poplin_co
PANORAMA: @Nike joins @SpecialOlympics Int'l in three-year tie-up; @MLB players might play at @LA28 @Olympics; @FIFPRO rips @FIFAcom (again) ~ bit.ly/4lW6z3R
SWIMMING: Sterling 2024 financial report from @USASwimming, with $51 million revenue; no. 4 among all U.S. national federations (see the list)! ~ bit.ly/3GMqmUE @TeamUSOPC @TeamUSA
MILAN CORTINA 2026: @milanocortina26 @Olympics Winter Games #Medals2026 revealed, with symbolic designs of two halves and two textures ~ bit.ly/44Jo8xb
