Amaiya Zafar, 16, a devout Muslim from Oakdale, Minn., was disqualified before she had a chance to fight for the championship at the Sugar Bert Boxing National Championships in Kissimmee, Fla., the Washington Post reports.
She wears a hijab underneath her protective headgear when she boxes and rules are rules.
And sportsmanship is sportsmanship as Aliyah Charbonier proved to the rulemakers.
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We never tire of these moments when America’s kids show that what old-timers often think about them is dead wrong. Read more →
New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin and the USA’s Abbey D’Agostino collided during their heat in the 5,000 meter running event. Down they both went, their Olympic dreams dashed.
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It was a class act that gripped the gym in Annandale, Minn., on Monday night.
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Last month Austin Roberts, of Spencer, Iowa, was wrestling in a high school championship match when he collapsed. The wrestler, who hadn’t been defeated all season, died a few hours later.
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There’s a wide gulf of character in the world of sports.
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There are worse ways to start a week than a little high school sportsmanship. Check out what the Renville County West football team found when it traveled to rival Cleveland, Minn. Read more →
It’s been Jason Millard’s dream to play in the U.S. Open, whichbegins today at Pinehurst in North Carolina. He qualified last week at a tournament in Tennessee, so he threw the clubs in the car and headed for North Carolina, his dream within easy reach. But he couldn’t escape what happened — or may have happened — when nobody was looking. Read more →
The end-of-hockey-game handshake is the epitome of good sportsmanship — most days. Read more →
The high school kids understandably were sad and sulked a bit after losing outstanding games. And we cut them slack we didn’t extend to women athletes on a bigger stage. Read more →
Why a Minneapolis man is suing to halt state funding of a new stadium for the Vikings, a White Bear Lake hockey player shows what sportsmanship is, Winona is the stained-glass capital of the USA, a gay Marine dies a Marine, and the return of BatKid. Read more →
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