Tag: paralympics
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Federal judge eases path for athlete’s abuse lawsuit against Olympic, Paralympic committee
A federal judge agreed last month that a swimmer was an “invitee” of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee at its Colorado Springs training facility when a fellow athlete allegedly sexually assaulted him. Plaintiff Parker Egbert and the committee disputed whether he was an invitee or a “licensee” under Colorado law during his stay at…
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Federal judge narrows athlete’s claims against Olympic, Paralympic committee for sex abuse
A federal judge on Monday dismissed some of the claims lodged against the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee by a swimmer who alleges the organization negligently failed to protect him from a fellow athlete’s sexual assaults. Parker Egbert, who has an intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, competed in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021. He…
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VIDEO | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum: A look inside
A look inside the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum during a soft launch for media on Tuesday. The museum will open to the public on Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Video by Katie Klann)
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VIDEO | Olympus Within
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum installed a new bronze entryway sculpture, ‘Olympus Within’, Wednesday.. (Video by Jerilee Bennett)
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Road to Tokyo
Paralympian Mohamed Lahna, 36, is competing in para-cycling for the first time. (Video by Katie Klann)