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The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event. During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games have been the subject of scandals, controversies and incidents. Cheating, such as the use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes, has regularly affected the Olympic Games.
This was the first time in the sport's history that an entire team had been penalised for unsporting behaviour, with the Competition Director applying a penalty of 25 points per pilot per day. Controversially the pilots involved were spared disqualification only receiving a relatively trivial points reduction (compared to a competing pilot who ...
C. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Morgan Ciprès; Concerns and controversies at the 42nd Chess Olympiad; Concerns and controversies at the 2014 Asian Games
From Jack Eichel to Super League, these were the most controversial moments of 2021 in sports.
At least once every four years, a controversy erupts over female athletes’ sports apparel. And following Nike’s reveal of one 2024 Team USA Olympic track and field kit, athletes and fans have ...
2000: Richardson is inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.. Feb. 1, 2004: The Panthers play in their first Super Bowl, losing 32-29 to the New England Patriots.. Feb. 2, 2009 ...
November 19 – The Malice at the Palace: one of American sports' most infamous incidents. Near the end of an NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills , a fight broke out on the court between the Pistons' Ben Wallace and the Pacers' Ron Artest after Artest fouled Wallace from behind.
On 30 July 2021, Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya criticized the national sports authorities and team management for forcing her to run the 4 × 400m relay without her consent. [220] On 1 August 2021, Tsimanouskaya was expelled from further competitions by the Belarusian sports authorities, reportedly as a consequence of her criticism.