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The Sports Examiner: USOPC releases its Games-time protest rules, with hat or mask messages, raised fists, kneeling, advocating against police violence and more all approved

June 25, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● “It is important for all U.S. delegation members at the Games to remember that the [International Olympic Committee] and [International Paralympic Committee] rules govern all Games participants, including […]

The Sports Examiner: Salt Lake City Winter Games bid committee hints at proposal coming to LA28 and USOPC to allow a bid for the 2030 Games

June 12, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● On the same day that Australia’s aggressive bid for the Games of the XXXV Olympiad was endorsed by the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board, Brisbane as the host […]

The Sports Examiner: Naomi Osaka’s French Open withdrawal only the latest athlete vs. media mental-health train wreck; ask Michael Phelps

June 1, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka of Japan withdrew from the French Open tennis tournament on Monday, declaring on Twitter, in part: “The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression […]

The Sports Examiner: Beijing 2022 is the IOC’s new challenge as it wrestles with changes to its Rule 50 on protests; FIFA is already in

April 20, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Last month’s opening day of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification matches in Europe’s Group G saw Norway win, as expected, at Gibraltar by 3-0 in a game that […]

The Sports Examiner: At Team USA Media Summit, Felix says 2021 is her last Games, King wants no protest limits, Gray says no Village partying for her

April 13, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The coronavirus created another first last week as the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee held its Team USA Media Summit online instead of in-person, using Zoom to connect athletes and […]

The Sports Examiner: Now that the EOPAAA Commission is set, what will it do in its study of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee?

April 6, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 (EOPAAA: S. 2330) became law on 30 October last year and created the potentially powerful Commission on the Study of the U.S. […]

The Sports Examiner: California Supreme Court shields USOPC from athlete abuse suit against USA Taekwondo

April 3, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● A potentially significant case in the continuing tumult over sexual abuse of athletes came down on Thursday (1st), with the California Supreme Court unanimously confirming the ability of […]

The Sports Examiner: USOPC issues protest guidelines, but only for Olympic and Paralympic Trials events

March 31, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● The long-awaited regulations concerning acceptable forms of protest by American athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games … have not yet been issued. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic […]

The Sports Examiner: New USOPC Board readies for Tokyo, wants no Beijing boycott, still negotiating on Nassar survivor settlement

March 12, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● While the International Olympic Committee was re-electing Thomas Bach, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee was also busy with its own Board meetings, concluding on Wednesday. There were no blockbuster […]

The Sports Examiner: Appointment of Edwin Moses and Han Xiao gives EOPAAA Commission 10 of 16 members needed; where are the others?

January 14, 2021 Rich Perelman 0

● From our sister site, TheSportsExaminer.com ● Hurry up! Amid all the tumult in Washington, D.C. these days, Tuesday (12th) was a significant day for the in-formation Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and […]