Netherlands marathon champ Sifan Hassan a ‘hero’ for hijab gesture
Athlete Sifan Hassan has been praised for wearing a hijab when she collected her gold medal at the Olympics on Sunday, following France’s stance on the garment. The New Arab […]
Controverisial dress code at sport’s biggest party
© BBC Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first Muslim athlete to compete for the United States while wearing hijab when she won fencing bronze at Rio 2016© Getty Images Resting next to the Seine river, the Cite du Cinema is best known for film-making. By July, though, its cavernous studio spaces will be […]
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
Source: Religion News By Madeline C. Mulkey Jehovah’s Witnesses, right, distribute materials as an independent street preacher, left, passes by on Feb. 10, 2018, near Olympic venues in Gangneung, South Korea. […]
South Korea’s efforts to build mobile prayer rooms for Olympics tourists thwarted by anti-Muslim group
Source: The Washington Post By Dara Elasfar February 16 The Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea were supposed to include two mobile prayer rooms, but threats of protests scuttled those plans. (Jean […]
Anti-Muslim protests in PyeongChang get Winter Olympics prayer room scrapped
By and large, PyeongChang has gone out of its way to welcome the world for the 2018 Winter Olympics. But not everyone in the South Korean host city is feeling the Olympic spirit. Read more: https://sports.yahoo.com/anti-muslim-protests-pyeongchang-get-winter-olympics-prayer-room-scrapped-141802474.html
Olympic Champion Simone Biles Says She Was Also Sexually Abused by Team Doctor
Source: Time By ALICE PARK January 15, 2018 In a tweet hashtagged #MeToo, reigning Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles revealed that she was a victim of sexual abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar. […]
After Rare Talks With the South, North Korea Will Send a Delegation to the Winter Olympics
Source: Time By CHRISTINE KIM AND JOSH SMITH / REUTERS North Korea said during rare talks with the South on Tuesday it will send a delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics […]
Alex Morgan: ‘If Fifa start respecting the women’s game more, others will follow’
theguardian: by Donald McRae — The American star striker is an active campaigner for women’s equality off the field and has set her sights on becoming the world’s leading player on it, having taken the plunge with a six-month loan spell at Lyon Alex Morgan is a World Cup winner, […]
Care homes in Swiss Jura stage ‘elderly Olympics’
Elderly people living in care homes in the canton of Jura took part in an Olympics-style event on Tuesday involving walking frame races and a darts competition. Swiss cantons team up to vie for winter Olympic games (26 May 16) The event was staged in Bassecourt by JURAnciens, the umbrella […]
Hindu American Olympic medal winner says religion taught him control on the court
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer When Rajeev Ram stood on the Olympic podium alongside doubles partner Venus Williams to receive their silver medal in tennis, children much like the […]
The Shot That Healed A Nation
Source: Time By Sean Gregory/Rio de Janeiro Neymar delivered Brazil soccer gold—and a measure of revenge over Germany He was Brazil’s face for theseOlympics, carrying a nation’s expectations on his feet. […]
Usain Bolt Wins Gold in 200M Despite Missing World Record
Source: Time By Sean Gregory/Rio de Janeiro No chest-pumping before the finish of this race. Usain Bolt was clear of the field, by a good body length, down the stretch of […]
Rio Olympics: US swimmer Jimmy Feigen ‘settles robbery row’
Source: BBC US Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen has agreed to pay nearly $11,000 to a Brazilian charity over his involvement in a dispute about an armed robbery. He was one of four gold medallists who hit the headlines after teammate Ryan Lochte claimed that the group had been robbed at […]
Why the World’s Best Athletes Can’t Stop Eating McDonald’s
Source: Time By Sean Gregory/Rio de Janeiro The line snakes out of the door and into the Olympic athlete village in Rio de Janeiro, a United Nations of track-suits and warm-up […]
Rio 2016: Somali sprinter hailed as ‘inspiration’ despite finishing slower than most high school girls
Source : Independent By Candace Buckner World class athletes are not supposed to get props just for their effort. But Somalia’s Maryan Nuh Muse should be that exception. On Saturday morning, […]
Bronze for hijab-wearing US fencer Ibtihaj Mohammad
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: Dawn News RIO: Fencer Ibtihaj Mohammad came to the Rio Games determined to show […]
Why Olympic Swimmers Win the Most Medals
Source: Time By Alice Park/Rio de Janeiro Michael Phelps may collect gold medals like they’re Brazilian centavos, but he’s not the only swimmer dominating the all-time medal tally. While no other […]
Pressure to allow hijab in basketball mounts as decision looms
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston (RNS) Something you won’t see in sun-worshipping, skin-baring Rio de Janeiro as the 2016 Olympics continue: women covering their heads on the basketball […]
Ibtihaj Muhammad Makes History in Rio
Source: Time By Sean Gregory / Rio de Janeiro Were you hoping Donald Trump was watching? “Who?” Ibtihaj Muhammad, the American fencer who had just lost to Cecilia Berder, of France, in the round of 16 at the women’s individual saber event in Rio, coyly replied with a smile. Her dream […]
Rio Olympics 2016: Ibtihaj Muhammad on hijab, Donald Trump & Muhammad Ali
Source: BBC By Shamoon Hafez Olympic Games on the BBC Hosts: Rio de Janeiro Dates: 5-21 August Rio time: BST -4 Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, […]