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Ban Lifted: Kuwaitis compete under own flag at Asian Games
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Athletes from Kuwait will be able to compete under their own flag in the Asian Games after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted the country’s suspension, which had been in place…
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Facial recognition system set to be used in Olympic security
A facial recognition system will be used across an Olympics for the first time as Tokyo organizers work to keep security tight and efficient at dozens of venues during the 2020 Games.
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Fighting sex abuse in Olympic sports a difficult task
Judges, event organizers and even some riders were caught off-guard earlier this year when a well-known equestrian judge got booted out of one of the year’s biggest horse shows. Turns out, the judge’s name had…
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Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims in Japan
As Japan prepares to host visitors from around the world for the 2020 Summer Olympics, a Tokyo sports and cultural events company has created a mosque on wheels that its head hopes will make Muslim visitors feel at home.
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Senator to USOC, USAG: Take legal responsibility for abuse
Senators questioned the sincerity of reforms at the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University in the wake of sex-abuse scandals — using legal papers, emails and accounts of conversations to portray organizations…
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The 2020 Olympics will open in 2 years, and the heat is on
TOKYO (AP) — The 2020 Olympics will open in two years, and the heat is on. Since being awarded the games, which will be the largest ever with 33 sports and 339 events, Tokyo organizers…
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IOC leader happy with shrinking 2026 Winter Olympic contest
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Despite two possible bidders dropping out in recent weeks, IOC President Thomas Bach says the Olympic body is satisfied with the 2026 Winter Games hosting race. Austrian Olympic officials withdrew a…
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Bill introduced to make doping in worldwide events a crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would make it a crime to use or distribute performance-enhancing drugs while competing in international sports events. The bill in the House is named…
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Gymnastics exec says she was told to keep quiet about Nassar
Rhonda Faehn, the former senior vice president of USA Gymnastics, said she first reported an allegation against Nassar to Steve Penny, her then-boss, on June 17, 2015. Nassar was not arrested until more than a year later.
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Lawmakers: Funding, urgency lacking in Olympic abuse crisis
Lawmakers used an emotionally charged House subcommittee hearing to get answers about what they portrayed as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s slow-moving, underfunded response to a steadily widening sex-abuse scandal in Olympic sports.
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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.
3 months ago -
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…
4 months ago -
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…
4 months ago
