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Should Olympic Medalists Be Taxed?

Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill yesterday that would exempt Olympic Athletes from being taxed for earning medals at the Games. Medalists earn an honorarium depending on their medal, $25,000 for a gold down to $10,000 for a bronze medal. The amount they are taxed...

IAAF Falls Short By “Restoring” Paula Radcliffe’s Record

by Blaine Moore | News

A month and a half ago, the IAAF enacted a sexist rule that stripped some women of their world records and made it more difficult for them to set new world records going forward (as of January 1st, 2012). Most notably, Paula Radcliffe’s near-unreachable 2:15:25...

Women Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Run With The Boys

by Blaine Moore | News

Not according to the IAAF anyway, which is the sport’s international governing body. They currently have a motion in place to invalidate all world records for women who ran in “mixed” races that included men. For a very high profile example of what...

Oscar Pistorious Qualifies for 400m World Championships

by Blaine Moore | Race Results

There hasn’t been a lot of news about Oscar Pistorius for a few years. Oscar is a double amputee that was banned by the IAAF for having an unfair advantage over able-bodied athletes, and then allowed back into competition following a ruling by the Court of...

Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage (Again)

by Blaine Moore | News

You may recall a couple years ago when Oscar Pistorius was banned by the IAAF from competing because they felt that his prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage over people that still had both of their legs. This news was quite a sensation, since there seemed (at the...

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Should Olympic Medalists Be Taxed?

IAAF Falls Short By “Restoring” Paula Radcliffe’s Record

Women Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Run With The Boys

Oscar Pistorious Qualifies for 400m World Championships

Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage (Again)

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