Vegan Food and Cardboard Beds: Athletes Ditch Failing ‘Eco-Friendly’ Olympic Village for Hotels
Athletes are ditching Paris’s Olympic village after being forced to deal with “vegan-friendly” food, cardboard beds, and no air conditioning.
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WATCH — Yeehaw!: Cowboy Rides Horse to Rodeo Houston After Getting Stuck in Traffic
A professional cowboy displayed true American spirit on Wednesday when the clock was counting down on his way to Rodeo Houston in Texas.
Alaska Board of Education Votes to Protect Girls’ High School Sports
The board of education in Alaska voted late last week to approve a proposal barring trans-identifying males from competing on girls’ high school sports teams.
Ukraine Bans National Sports Teams Participating in Events with Russians
Ukraine has barred its national sports teams from competing at international events which include athletes from Russia and Belarus.
Community Mourns Sudden Death of 16-Year-Old Athlete: ‘A Kind and Gentle Soul’
An accomplished teenager from Dutchess County, New York, is being remembered by the community after his sudden death.
Al Sharpton Slams Pelosi’s Keep Quiet Warning to Olympic Athletes in Beijing: Normalizes ‘Very Brutal Behavior’
Race activist Rev. Al Sharpton is criticizing Speaker Nancy Pelosi for telling Olympic athletes not to criticize the Communist Chinese Party.
Putin Shamelessly Cheers for ‘Banned’ Russian Athletes at Olympics
Russian leader Vladimir Putin praised Russian athletes on Friday for their participation in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing – who are playing despite a massive doping scandal resulting in Russia being officially banned from the Games.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Protecting Female Athletes from Trans Competitors in Schools
GOP Texas Gov. Abbott signed House Bill 25 into law on Monday to prohibit biological men from competing against biologica females in sports.
Poll: Most West Virginians Believe Athletes Should Play Sports Based on Biological Sex Not ‘Gender Identity’
A poll found most voters in West Virginia think athletes should participate in sports according to their biological sex not “gender identity.”
Socialism: Cuba Gifts Gold Medal Boxer Cooking Oil, Hot Dogs
A local Communist Party official presented boxer Ronny Álvarez this week with cooking oil, two packs of hot dogs, and a bunch of plantains upon his return from the Junior Pan-American Games qualifiers, where he earned a gold medal, Latin American outlets noted Wednesday.
China Calls Australian Olympic Athletes ‘Disgraceful’
China’s state-run Global Times ranted at length on Wednesday against the “disgraceful” behavior of the Australian Olympic team, some of whose members were accused of rowdy conduct that damaged their hotel rooms in Tokyo and “unacceptable behavior” on their flight home.
Sweden to Give ‘Elite eSports Athletes’ Coronavirus Travel Ban Exemption
Sweden has decided to grant exemptions to the county’s Wuhan coronavirus travel ban for eSports “athletes” entering the country from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Irish Gymnast Debunks Olympic ‘Anti-Sex’ Cardboard Bed Theory
Rhys McClenaghan, an Irish Olympic gymnast, debunked the internet-fueled theory that athletes would be sleeping on cardboard beds that easily break under pressure to discourage sexual activity.
WATCH: Ohio Democrats Scream, Bang Furniture in Opposition to Amendment Banning Trans Athletes from Women’s Sports
Democrat lawmakers in Ohio had a fit at a recent legislative session when Rep. Jena Powell introduced the Save Women’s Sport Act.
Lawmakers Urge Boycott of Chinese ‘Genocide Olympics,’ Pelosi Calls for Diplomatic Boycott
Panelists and lawmakers at a House hearing urged a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China because of human rights abuses.
Arkansas AG Wants Law to Protect Women from Competing in Sports Against Biological Males
Arkansas is crafting legislation to protect female athletes from competing against biological men who claim to be transgender women.
Delingpole: Actually, Bojo, There Is EVERYTHING Wrong with Being Woke
UK PM Boris Johnson is not a conservative, but he certainly is a blithering idiot.
‘Oppressed and Powerless’ Athletes Demand ‘Right’ to Stage Olympic Protests
A group of track and field athletes said Friday they had been oppressed and denied the “right” to public dissent for too long, demanding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) annul a rule that bars political protests at the Olympic Games.
China Disqualified for ‘Extensive Cheating’ at Military World Games
China’s entire national orienteering team was kicked out of the Military World Games on Friday because it was caught cheating, apparently with the assistance of spectators.
Female Athlete on Competing with Men on Soccer Field: ‘Why Try?’
A female high school athlete said on Tuesday that having to compete with men on the field crushes the dreams of women athletes.
WATCH: Young Athlete with No Arms Lands 20-Inch Box Jump
Video footage shows the inspirational moment a young man with no arms jumps onto a 20-inch box while his coaches cheer him on.
Clay Travis: Left-Wing Sports Media ‘Ten Times as Biased’ as Political Media
Fox Sports Radio’s Clay Travis, author of Republicans Buy Sneakers Too: How the Left Is Ruining Sports with Politics, noted how sports media figures are ten times more likely to financially support Democrats than their political media counterparts. He offered his remarks in a Wednesday interview with Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily.
Donald Trump Asks Protesting Athletes to Come up with Pardon Ideas
President Donald Trump extended an offer Friday to professional athletes protesting the national anthem to come up with a list of people they believed should be pardoned for their crimes.
