Gender issues
On Title IX's 50th, USOPC seeks accord on transgender policy
By Eddie Pells Jun. 23, 2022 05:56 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The biggest gathering of the year for U.S. Olympic policymakers fell on Thursday, the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Not surprisingly,...

Swimming's new transgender policy could impact other sports
By Eddie Pells Jun. 22, 2022 04:57 PM EDT

Column: FINA ban casts storm clouds on transgender athletes
By Paul Newberry Jun. 20, 2022 06:51 PM EDT

Winter Olympics may not include Nordic combined for 1st time
By Larry Lage Jun. 15, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body
By Gerald Imray May. 23, 2022 07:45 PM EDT

US women's soccer equal pay victory decades in the making
By Anne M. Peterson May. 21, 2022 02:43 AM EDT

South Carolina's Dawn Staley becomes force on, off the court
By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 07, 2022 12:48 PM EDT

Column: Lia Thomas sparks all sorts of conflicting thoughts
By Paul Newberry Mar. 18, 2022 04:34 PM EDT

LeDuc to become 1st openly nonbinary US Winter Games athlete
By Dave Skretta Feb. 02, 2022 03:44 AM EST
IOC gives sports new advice on transgender athlete rules
Nov. 16, 2021 03:15 PM EST
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Aiming to help sports write eligibility rules for transgender athletes, the IOC published advice Tuesday shifting the focus from...
Stern, Catchings, Cash inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall
By Al Lesar Aug. 21, 2021 08:26 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game.
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Skating body sets out criteria for transgender competitors
Aug. 16, 2021 10:47 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has detailed eligibility criteria for transgender athletes looking to take part in its events,...

The Perseverance Games: Surreal Olympics approach their end
By Jenna Fryer Aug. 07, 2021 09:13 AM EDT