A new campaign has begun: Let Cuba Play.
[Updated with new info]

The #Trump administration in the #USA has refused to grant visas to Cuban athletes who need to compete in various events in the upcoming months in order to qualify for the 2028 #OlympicGames in #LosAngeles.

#Cuba #sports #news #politics #Olympics #USpol #HumanRights

@HarriettMB

https://www.letcubaplay.com/

Cuban Boxers Gunning for Gold at Paris Olympics

https://peertube.wtf/w/rSPVAK4A3QFprxqKknu2km

Teen's journey from inland mining town to Barbados coastal rowing gold
By Katrina Beavan

Though she only tried the sport for the first time this year, the 18-year-old nursing student was one of several Australians taking home gold after competing in coastal rowing in Barbados, ahead of the sport's 2028 Olympic debut.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-29/central-qld-coastal-rowing-gold-amid-olympic-push/106056042

#Rowing #OlympicGames #Sport #KatrinaBeavan

The Olympic torch will be lit in the official ceremony from a flame created during a rehearsal on Monday.

The reason: weather

https://www.reuters.com/sports/expected-rain-ancient-olympia-forces-milano-games-torch-ceremony-indoors-2025-11-23/
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La flamme olympique sera allumée lors de la cérémonie officielle à partir d'une flamme créée lors de la répétition de lundi.

Raison: la météo

https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/jeux-olympiques/2025-11-25/jeux-d-hiver-de-milan-cortina/la-pluie-s-invite-a-la-ceremonie-d-allumage-de-la-flamme-olympique.php

#Olympics #Olympiques #OlympicGames #JeuxOlympiques #MilanoCortina2026

Oscar Pistorius' return to sport, new girlfriend and changed appearance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics/oscar-pistorius-girlfriend-prison-release-36265400

Andy Burnham wants to host 2040 Olympics in Manchester and Liverpool

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/andy-burnham-wants-host-2040-32909406

Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI's most wanted list

Ryan Wedding once represented Canada at the Winter Olympics. Now he's one of the FBI's most wanted people.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/canadian-olympic-snowboarder-ryan-wedding-fbi-most-wanted-list/106033842

#Homicide #DrugOffences #OlympicGames