Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Olympics Shift: IOC Doubles Number Of Mixed-Gender Events, Adds 5 Sports

    The IOC says it will get closer to gender balance among Olympic athletes, boosting women to nearly 49 percent of the total at the Tokyo 2020 games, from 45.6 percent in Rio.
    by Bill Chappell Jun 09, 2017 1 minute
    International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says new changes will boost female participation in the Olympics and attract young, urban viewers. He is seen here last fall, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (right) and an interpreter. / Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images

    Women and men will compete together in mixed relays at the next Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee says, announcing a slate of changes for Tokyo 2020. The

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR4 min readCrime & Violence
    Heated Arguments At The Supreme Court In Newest Abortion Case
    At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.
    NPR5 min readAmerican Government
    First Day Of Trump's Hush Money Trial Kicks Off With Opening Statements And A Witness
    The prosecution is arguing that Donald Trump wanted to keep information out of the public fearing that it would turn off voters in 2016. The defense argues Trump did nothing illegal.
    NPR5 min read
    A Woman With Failing Kidneys Receives Genetically Modified Pig Organs
    Surgeons transplanted a kidney and thymus gland from a gene-edited pig into a 54-year-old woman in an attempt to extend her life. It's the latest experimental use of animal organs in humans.

    Related Books & Audiobooks