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USOC hires FBI executive as its athlete safety director
The U.S. Olympic Committee has hired an FBI executive as its senior director of athlete safety, in charge of strengthening sex-abuse policies that are being rewritten in the wake of cases involving Olympic athletes.
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IOC to Tokyo organizers: Be ‘forthright’ about preparations
TOKYO (AP) — The head of an IOC inspection team urged organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be more direct answering questions about progress and planning on Tuesday. The advice from John Coates, which…
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Tokyo organizers warned: Get set for more tough questions
TOKYO (AP) — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are getting a warning: Get set for some tough questions. That was the word Monday from IOC member John Coates, the head of the International Olympic Committee…
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Russia blames official negligence for Olympic doping case
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian state medical official says “fecklessness” by bureaucrats was to blame for a bobsledder failing a doping test at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Nadezhda Sergeeva was disqualified from the games after testing…
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Russia, Iran to lose Olympic weightlifting spots for doping
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Russia and Iran are among several nations who will lose places in the next Olympic weightlifting competition because of years of doping. The International Weightlifting Federation has published new rules which…
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James, Durant in 35-player US Olympic basketball team pool
LeBron James is putting himself in position to play in a fourth Olympics, and Kevin Durant and Chris Paul a third. The NBA stars were among the headline names on the list of 35 players…
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Olympic great Marit Bjoergen says she is retiring
Marit Bjoergen, the most decorated Winter Olympian in history, says she is retiring from cross-country skiing.
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Team USA confirms April visit to White House
The U.S. Olympic team has been invited to the White House for a visit April 27, leaving the 244 members about four weeks to decide if they’ll attend.
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National Olympic committees get glimpse of Tokyo 2020 venues
TOKYO (AP) — A dozen national Olympic committees have been given a quick look at Tokyo’s venue preparations for the 2020 Summer Games. Mark England of the British Olympic Association says they were impressed. “We…
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Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky turns pro
Ledecky made the announcement after helping Stanford University’s women’s swim team to its second straight national championship earlier this month.
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Return to the Future: Lillehammer explores another Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — The Norwegian ski resort of Lillehammer, site of the popular 1994 Winter Olympics, could be in the running to host again. Gerhard Heiberg, who headed the 1994 Lillehammer Games, told The Associated…
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Russia stuck in stalemate with WADA after doping scandal
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia seems to be stuck in stalemate that is blocking its full re-entry to international sports after a state-backed doping scandal. The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it is “not wavering”…
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Milan, Turin discussing possible 2026 Olympic bid with CONI
ROME (AP) — Milan and Turin are both in discussions with the Italian Olympic Committee about possibly bidding for the 2026 Winter Games. Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino sent a letter of interest to CONI on…
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Putin orders Russian diplomats to seek doping rule changes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his country’s diplomats to seek changes to international doping rules in the wake of the nation’s drug scandals.
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Column: Another victim of Russian doping bites the dust
PARIS (AP) — The squat glass bottles held the urine of sport’s greatest stars and helped confound its cheating scoundrels. The “click, click” of their locking caps being firmly screwed on was a familiar sound…
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