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At the beginning of 2024, the International Olympic Committee announced new pro-transgender rules, as explained by [[NBC]]: | At the beginning of 2024, the International Olympic Committee announced new pro-transgender rules, as explained by [[NBC]]: | ||
{{cquote|The International Olympic Committee announced a new framework for transgender and intersex athletes Tuesday, dropping controversial policies that required competing athletes to undergo "medically unnecessary" procedures or treatment. | {{cquote|The International Olympic Committee announced a new framework for transgender and intersex athletes Tuesday, dropping controversial policies that required competing athletes to undergo "medically unnecessary" procedures or treatment. | ||
In a six-page document, the IOC outlined 10 principles, which it described as "grounded on the respect for internationally recognised human rights," that sports competitions should follow. It also said it will no longer require athletes to undergo hormone level modifications to compete.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/international-olympic-committee-issues-new-guidelines-transgender-athl-rcna5775</ref>}} | In a six-page document, the IOC outlined 10 principles, which it described as "grounded on the respect for internationally recognised human rights," that sports competitions should follow. It also said it will no longer require athletes to undergo hormone level modifications to compete.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/international-olympic-committee-issues-new-guidelines-transgender-athl-rcna5775</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 23:56, June 25, 2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics, branded as Paris 2024 (the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad) are being held in Paris, France. They officially begin on July 26, 2021, and continue through August 11, 2024 (handball, rugby, and soccer begin on July 24). There is a total of 329 events over 19 days.
Air Conditioning Hypocrisy
Countries that impose global warming restrictions on others will provide special air conditioning units for their own athletes. The United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Greece, Denmark and Australia are all planning to install portable air conditioners for their athletes while competitors from poorer countries will suffer in the extreme summer heat without the host country France providing any air conditioners.[1]
Top Athletes
- Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis (Sweden), the nearly unrivaled holder of the men's pole vault world record, which he has repeatedly broken
Unsportsmanship watch
Biased media coverage
Joke sports
Among "sports" to be included in the Summer Olympics include dressage (popular among elites who have no athletic ability), rhythmic gymnastics, and synchronized swimming.
Golf will also be included; even though it requires athletic ability, an Olympic medal is not the crowning achievement in the sport (that would be winning one of the four major individual championships, or a prestigious international title such as the Ryder Cup).
Transgenders
- See also: Transgender and the Olympics
At the beginning of 2024, the International Olympic Committee announced new pro-transgender rules, as explained by NBC:
| “ | The International Olympic Committee announced a new framework for transgender and intersex athletes Tuesday, dropping controversial policies that required competing athletes to undergo "medically unnecessary" procedures or treatment.
In a six-page document, the IOC outlined 10 principles, which it described as "grounded on the respect for internationally recognised human rights," that sports competitions should follow. It also said it will no longer require athletes to undergo hormone level modifications to compete.[2] |
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