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IOC President Kirsty Coventry is ready to bring back the genetic tests that had been abandoned for over 30 years, and also affect athletes with differences of sex development

The body chaired by Sebastian Coe unifies the criteria to completely exclude transsexual athletes and women with XY chromosomes and differences in sexual development from competitions

Andrés López — who began writing while imprisoned — is putting the finishing touches on a book about Colombia’s Nairo Quintana. He previously wrote a book about another countryman, Rigo Urán, who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics for the road race, one of the main cycling events

EL PAÍS spoke with the four-time Olympic champion and former 200m and 400m world record holder, who suffered a stroke and today works for inclusion in sports

The winner of the 100-meter race at the Budapest World Athletics Championships says he can break Usain Bolt’s 200-meter record of 19.19 seconds

Dani Lasa, the chef who led R&D at Spain’s celebrated restaurant Mugaritz, embarks on a project that combines molecular cooking with sports nutrition to provide the staggering amounts of energy that elite riders consume in each stage

The ‘Son of the Wind’ failed as an actor, singer, and politician. But with nine Olympic golds and ten World Championship medals under his belt, ‘King Carl’ remains one of the greatest athletes in history

Mikaela Shiffrin completes her all-female support team by hiring a woman as her head coach

The 24-year-old champion is looking to win gold at the Tokyo Games and further cement her position as the greatest artistic gymnast of all time

International Olympic Committee says it will encourage international federations not to host competitions in Spain unless Kosovar athletes are allowed there under their own flag

Explosive specialist Joseba del Carmen is training the golfing star how to stay calm under pressure

Alberto Aláiz is pushing to increase the meager compensation offered to injured athletes

Cyclist’s 14-year career, marked by controversy, will end after Vuelta a España race later this month

Contracts for sportswomen often contain a clause restricting motherhood, but no one will speak out

Nine of country's 17 medals at the Rio Olympics were won by women in a great year for Spanish sport

Despite limited resources, Spanish Olympians showed their mettle, taking seven gold medals

Medal tally now stand at 10, with good prospects to increase count in final days of Olympics

Court of Arbitration for Sport also hands three-year ban to track star-turned-PP politician

Tunisian cyclist borrows phone to track down riders after getting lost in Castilla y León race

Rafael Nadal has been using stem cell therapy to treat his knee and back injuries The promising but still experimental treatment has unclear long-term effects

Spanish favorite to win French cycling race explains the heavy fall that forced him to withdraw

Spanish double-Tour champion abandons race just five days after Chris Froome forced out

The Civil Guard who uncovered Puerto blood doping ring is the new head of Spain’s national agency

The number of doctors prescribing their patients exercise is on the rise The result is similar to using anti-anxiety drugs, but with more positive side-effects

Spanish world junior triple jump champion Ana Peleteiro has her sights set on joining the Olympian elite But at 18 there are still so many variables

Segunda B and Women’s Primera matches identified by betting analysts