After the backlash, Wietrzyk, who won the race in Beijing, said she would forfeit her win. Wietrzyk said in a social media post: “I want to offer my sincere apology to the people of China, my fellow competitors, the spectators and the HYROX organizers for what happened during the race in Beijing.” She wrote in
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed European Parliament on Thursday as discussions continue to swirl about Canada’s relationship with the European Union. Both sides seem to be seeking closer ties, and in his speech today, Carney said he welcomed the EU’s “ambition” for Canada to become an “associate member”. The president of the European Commission
Alex Nash, from Montreal, said closer ties would clear away the obstacles of work visas and permits. “It would certainly be really nice for that to be easier, more convenient and to be able to visit more easily,” she said. Canadian social media has lit up with the topic. One person on a Facebook group,
The US government has granted visas to Iranian officials so they can travel to the UN General Assembly in New York next week, as the war between the two countries grinds into its seventh month. The BBC understands the core delegation permitted to attend includes Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A
“Fairness” is what’s been raised with British Rowing’s chief executive Tom Solesbury – a reference to the tidal river’s natural bends and currents which many in the rowing community say make it unsuitable for elite competition. Drew Ginn, who has won three Olympic gold medals for Australia in rowing, told BBC Radio he had concerns
“Civilians in Iran are caught between gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity committed by their own government and the nation’s deadly conflict with the United States and Israel,” the fact-finding mission warned in a statement on Thursday. For their latest report to the UN Human Rights Council, the mission’s three independent experts investigated
