Swimming’s world governing body approved the new “gender inclusion” policy on Sunday, after 71.5% of FINA’s member federations voted in support at the FINA Extraordinary General Congress 2022. The new gender inclusion policy, which is set to go into effect on June 20, 2022, says...
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Fugitive wanted in killing of elite cyclist traveled to New York City, authorities say | CNN π₯π₯π₯
CNN β Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting elite cyclist Anna Moriah βMoβ Wilson in Texas, is believed to have traveled to New York City after the killing, authorities said Wednesday. Armstrong, 34, accused in the May 11 shooting of Wilson β...
Moriah Wilson came from a family of athletes. The 25-year-old elite cyclist was preparing for another race before she was killed | CNN π₯π₯π₯
CNN β Fresh off a series of racing wins in the spring, elite cyclist Anna Moriah βMoβ Wilson was set to compete in a 157-mile race in Texas on May 14. But days before the contest, the 25-year-old was shot and killed at a friendβs...
Elite Afghan military pilots resettled in US fear for family they had to leave behind π₯π₯π₯
“I am starting from zero to build up my life,” Khohestani told CNN, “but now I have a big issue and big problems in Afghanistan.” In mid-August, he and other pilots from the Special Mission Wing flew their aircraft across the border to Uzbekistan and...
China’s ruling elite have given Xi Jinping unrivaled control – CNN Video π₯π₯π₯
In a meeting behind closed doors in Beijing, China’s ruling elite rewrite the Communist Party’s history to chart a new course. China’s current President Xi Jinping will be highlighted and his role on the nation’s rise on the global stage, putting him alongside other Party...
Analysis: How an investigation into Beirut’s port explosion is rattling Lebanon’s elite, stirring memories of civil war π₯π₯π₯
Snipers shot people from rooftops. Masked gunmen fired back with rocket-propelled grenades and B7 rockets. Terrified schoolchildren took cover in corridors. And to top it all off, the violence was all playing out along the capital’s former “Green Line,” a major battle front that divided...
Tottenham to host world’s first net zero carbon elite football game — but is a carbon-neutral match possible? π₯π₯π₯
World leaders are meeting at the international COP26 climate talks in Glasgow in November, where they will discuss how to make the whole world net zero, which is when the amount of greenhouse gas emitted is no greater that that removed from the atmosphere. That...
The elite athletes fighting for acceptance π₯π₯π₯
Best experienced with sound Her Olympic dreams were crushed Her career was derailed by unproven science By Ivy Nyayieka, Christina Macfarlane and Jo Shelley Editors Note: This story is part of As Equals, CNNβs ongoing series on gender inequality. Read more from As Equals here...
The elite athletes fighting for acceptance π₯π₯π₯
Best experienced with sound Her Olympic dreams were crushed Her career was derailed by unproven science By Ivy Nyayieka, Christina Macfarlane and Jo Shelley Editors Note: This story is part of As Equals, CNNβs ongoing series on gender inequality. Read more from As Equals here...