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Tokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumors

Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumors that this year’s 2020 Games might be canceled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus

Sapporo takes lead in bidding for 2030 Winter Olympics

The city of Sapporo has become the first to officially bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics after the Japanese Olympic Committee approved its candidate file

Modern pentathlon champ Esposito out of Tokyo games

Olympic modern pentathlon champion Chloe Esposito of Australia is pregnant and won’t defend her title in Tokyo this year

Doping case heightens chance of no Russian track at Olympics

The chances that Russia won’t have any track athletes at this year’s Olympics are growing

Virus in China affects sports events, Olympic qualifiers

International sports events including qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics are being affected by the spread of a new virus outbreak in China

USOPC to fund professional staff to help athletes council

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee struck a deal to provide $525,000 this year for its athletes council to hire professional staff

Major League Baseball to sponsor US Olympic softball team

Major League Baseball is using its financial muscle to support the U.S. women’s softball team

World Anti-Doping Agency shuts down Moscow lab again

The World Anti-Doping Agency has ordered Moscow’s drug-testing laboratory to be shut down again

Russia beats US 4-0 in Youth Olympics ice hockey final

Russia has beaten the United States 4-0 in the ice hockey final at the Winter Youth Olympics

Protests or not, politics and Olympics are intertwined

Some athletes are criticizing the International Olympic Committee for prohibiting political protests on the medal podium

IOC, Paralympics join Russian doping court case

The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee want to have a say on Russia’s doping ban

Olympic rings arrive in host city on barge into Tokyo Bay

The Olympic rings have arrived in Tokyo

New Olympic hosting ideas tested at Lausanne Youth Games

New ways of solving challenges for Olympic host cities are being tested this month at the Winter Youth Games in Lausanne

Rio's unsafe Olympic Park ordered closed by Brazilian judge

A Brazilian judge has ordered the closing of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park in the next 48 hours due to a lack of safety licenses

'Armless Archer' Stutzman and his disarming sense of humor

Matt Stutzman was born with no arms. But he has become famous and known as the “Armless Archer

Second Paralympic lottery opens for Japan residents only

The second lottery for Tokyo Paralympic tickets has opened for residents of Japan

IOC president defends rules limiting Olympic protests

Tokyo Olympics creative director out over 'power harassment'

One of the creative directors for this year’s Tokyo Olympics has resigned following allegations of what are being termed “power harassment

Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion, turns 99

The oldest living Olympic champion has turned 99 years old

Olympic events going back to SKorea for 2024 Youth Games

Olympic events are set to soon return to South Korea at some of the venues used for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games

Avant-garde posters unveiled as Tokyo Olympics near

The official posters are out for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data

Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency’s star witness for modifying key laboratory data

Tokyo Olympics say costs $12.6B; Audit report says much more

Tokyo Olympic organizers say they are spending $12.6 billion to stage next year’s games

German doctor charged with causing bodily harm by doping

A German doctor has been charged with causing serious bodily harm as part of a group involved in allegedly doping elite athletes in multiple sports

Tokyo Olympic marathon set; 3 loops on a course in Sapporo

The marathon courses are set for the Tokyo Olympics

Olympic document hits $8.8M auction record for sports item

A record price of $8.8 million has been achieved for a sports memorabilia item at auction

Tokyo Olympics: Preparing for everything including a quake

Tokyo Olympic organizers and government officials are preparing for everything, including an earthquake taking place during next year’s games

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