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Irish woman boxer who fought for sports' inclusion in London...

She has defeated more than 100 opponents in a 14-year career that has elevated her to the pinnacle of her sport. But for Katie Taylor, the shy, softly spoken boxer who represents Ireland's best medal prospects at the 2012 Olympics, th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Iran's women footballers banned from Olympics because of Isl...

Iran's dream of competing in the London 2012 Olympic women's football tournament have been crushed by an unexpected ruling that their Islamic dress broke Fifa rules, said a football federation official in Tehran. Iran is comp [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Mixed tennis and more women's cycling in 2012 Olympics

London 2012 will host a mixed doubles tennis event for the first time in the Olympic Games as well as more women's cycling, the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday. But the changes, made in a bid to increase the prominence o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Women Ski Jumpers Won't Participate in 2010 Olympics

Fourteen women ski jumpers are devastated after the B.C. Court of Appeal threw out their bid to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The women say they are still waiting to find out the reasons for the decision, which came down yesterday af [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Victory For Women's Boxing At The Olympics

The International Olympic Committee is due to give the go-ahead to the sport for the London 2012 Games at a meeting in Berlin on Thursday. Boxing is the only Olympic sport women are currently barred from entering. A similar request was kno [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Tehran Debates Breaking Dress Code To Broadcast Women At Oly...

For years, Iranian women have been active in regional and international sports competitions, but religious laws in Iran prevent women from being seen on television without an Islamic hijab. While Iranian women play sports dressed in the tra [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Russia team reels as 7 female athletes suspended ahead of Ol...

The Russian track team suffered a huge embarrassment and a potentially severe blow to its Olympic medal hopes Thursday when seven female athletes were suspended for doping violations with the Beijing Games set to open in eight days. The se [...]