Plan for russia to rejoin #Olympics sparks disgust in #Ukraine

russian "athletes and officials are part of the state propaganda machine," Kyiv warns new International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry.

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-olympics-ukraine-reaction

D.League Japan:
Japan’s Dancing competition for break dancing. Privately-sponsored.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcCHOrU72zAJLsZRLYspYdA/about

… when this is the level of private sector commitment to niche sports in Japan, compared to the absolute lack of interest in Australia, is anyone still surprised that Australia didn’t have many quality competitors during the Olympics?
#AusPol #AusBiz #Sports #Olympics #RayGun #BreakDance

#Trump has signed an executive order that no #Trans woman can participate in women's sport.

This will include the #Olympics of 2028, due to be hosted in Los Angeles, as well as high school sports.

#TransWomenAreWomen

I humbly submit this suggestion to the gov't officials responding to the #CaliforniaWildFires. How about using some of the #NationalGuard to start building temporary housing for those displaced by the fires? The #Olympics will be here in a few years & I've read about plans to build Olympic villages to house athletes? How about start on something like that now? & convert some of the stadiums that are in L.A. & will house gymnastics, track & field, et al. into temporary housing.

#ClimateCrisis

‘September 5’ movie relives horrifying Munich Olympics massacre https://www.inbella.com/803747/september-5-movie-relives-horrifying-munich-olympics-massacre/ #affiliate #arts #Benjamin #BenjaminWalker #conflict #documentary #DocumentaryFilms #DRAMA #DramaFilms #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #films #Hamas #Israel #Jennings #Jim #JimMcKay #KylieJenner #LOCAL #LocalAffiliateArtsU0026Entertainment #McKay #movies #neutral #olympics #Overall #OverallNeutral #Peter #PeterJennings #PeterSarsgaard #Sarsgaard #u0026 #Walker #War #WarU0026Conflict

Is this the Olympics where the Opals finally slay the American dragon and win gold?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/09/australias-opals-vow-to-break-us-hoodoo-in-olympic-basketball-semi-final
#basketball #Olympics #Opals

Miraculous Matildas escape death against Zambia, but can they escape their Paris Olympics group?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-29/matildas-in-miraculous-victory-over-zambia-at-paris-olympics/104153602
#matildas #olympics #football #mastodonfc

Roy and HG head to the Paris Olympics https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/27/roy-and-hg-head-to-the-paris-olympics-2024-interview-show-people-medals-and-cheese-abc-radio-ntwnfb #Olympics #gold #comedy #cheese

'In Paris, South Sudan are very much a second team for Australian fans to cheer on. Four members of the 12-man squad play in Australia’s National Basketball League – Bul Kuol, Jackson Makoi, Majok Deng and Sunday Dech – while a fifth, Kuany Kuany, lived in Australia before relocating to the United States for college. Another Australian, Thon Maker, had a last-minute eligibility appeal rejected after the former Boomers player switched basketball allegiances. Other members of the team play in the NBA, Serbia, China, Israel and Rwanda.' https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/27/paris-olympics-2024-basketball-australia-south-sudan-luol-deng-schedule-group-c #basketball #SouthSudan #Olympics

Matildas defeat China 2-0 in final Sydney friendly as Lydia Williams bids farewell https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-03/matildas-face-china-second-friendly-sydney-olympic-squad/103927366 #matildas #football #Olympics #MastodonFC

The Tussle in Tashkent - Matildas beat stubborn Uzbekistan 3-0 in first leg of Olympic qualifying play-off https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-24/matildas-defeat-uzbekistan-in-first-olympic-qualifying-play-off/103484674 via @ABCaustralia 'Veteran striker Michelle Heyman scored her first goal for Australia since 2016, breaking the deadlock just after the hour-mark, while Mary Fowler and fellow substitute Caitlin Foord added two more goals in a much more convincing second half in freezing Tashkent.' #matildas #football #olympics