Lia Thomas competitor touts FINA restricting transgender athletes: 'Step in the right direction'
University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the new rules and why she supports the new policies.
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Venues, kick-off times confirmed for Currie Cup finals
SA Rugby has confirmed the venues for this weekend's Currie Cup Premier Division and First Division finals.
Russian tennis player to play at Wimbledon after switching nationality
Russian-born tennis player Natela Dzalamidze has avoided being banned from Wimbledon by changing her nationality to Georgian.
Georgia nationality switch allows Russia-born Dzalamidze to play Wimbledon
Moscow-born Natela Dzalamidze will be able to compete at Wimbledon despite a ban on Russian and Belarusian players at this year's championships after she changed her nationality to represent Georgia.
Russian Player Changes Nationality To Avoid Wimbledon Ban: Report
A Russian tennis player has avoided a Wimbledon ban on all competitors from her country by changing her nationality to Georgian, according to a report in The Times newspaper. Natela Dzalamidze, a 29-year-old doubles player ranked No 44 in the world, will compete in the women's doubles with Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic when the tournament starts on June 27.
Russian player Natela Dzalamidze switches nationality to Georgian in order to compete at Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon has admitted it was “powerless” to stop Moscow-born Natela Dzalamidze from changing nationality to compete in The Championships, after banning athletes from Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine. Dzalamidze played in the French Open under the neutral flag as a Russian athlete, and would have been banned from competing at Wimbledon, like other Russian and Belarusian players including world No.
Wimbledon powerless as Russian player changes nationality to avoid ban
Wimbledon have admitted they were powerless to stop a Russian doubles star changing nationality to play in The Championships. Russian and Belarusian players like world No.1 Daniil Medvedev are banned this year following the invasion of Ukraine
