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Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics

SLC repeat? Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics

Bobsled body suspends 5 Russians in fallout of Sochi doping

Russian bobsled federation president Alexander Zubkov and four others have been provisionally suspended for doping in fallout from the Sochi Olympics

Olympic champion's name removed from banned list

Olympic champion Steven Lopez wins arbitration; name removed from banned list

USOC fires official over his silence in Larry Nassar case

USOC fires chief of sport performance Alan Ashley because of his silence in Larry Nassar sex-abuse case

IOC eases off support for electronic gaming as Olympic event

The International Olympic Committee has slowed its support for recognizing electronic gaming as a sport

Russian Olympic Committee appeals doping court ruling

Bach and IOC: No Olympic city ever as ready as Tokyo

IOC President Thomas Bach and other International Olympic Committee members are calling Tokyo the best prepared host city in recent memory

Samsung signs Olympic sponsorship to 2028 Los Angeles Games

Samsung has extended its IOC sponsorship deal through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, making it 30 years of Summer and Winter Games support

Cal's Durden, Stanford's Meehan to coach US Olympic swimmers

Dave Durden of California and Greg Meehan of Stanford will oversee the U.S. Olympic swimming team in 2020, with both serving as head coaches for the first time

Whither Olympic boxing: Will it be in Tokyo, or not?

The IOC wants boxing held in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it can’t promise that it will be

IOC sets up human rights advisory committee starting in 2024

The IOC has set up an advisory committee on human rights

IOC President Bach lavishes praise on suspended Sheikh Ahmad

IOC President Bach lavishes praise on suspended Sheikh Ahmad who faces criminal case in Switzerland.

Race on: It’s Stockholm vs. Milan-Cortina for 2026 Olympics

The race is on between Sweden and Italy to land the 2026 Winter Olympics.

WADA experts hold talks in Moscow about doping lab data

Olympic 'kingmaker' Sheikh Ahmad leaves to handle court case

Olympic ‘powerbroker’ Sheikh Ahmad steps aside to fight corruption case

Long jumper Radevica fails Olympic doping retest

Former European long jump champion Ineta Radevica has tested positive for the steroid oxandrolone in a retest of her sample from the 2012 Olympics

IOC's Bach and Abe make brief visit to Fukushima region

IOC’s Bach and Abe make brief visit to Fukushima region

Finding safe Haven: Suicide prompts swimmer’s family journey

Finding safe Haven: Suicide of birth parents sends a swimmer and her adopted family on a journey of thanks and healing

Russian court blocks doping ruling against Olympic champion

Olympic referendum: Shall it be "Taiwan" or "Chinese Taipei"

Taiwan will vote on a referendum this month asking if the self-ruled island should compete in the Olympics as “Taiwan” instead of “Chinese Taipei.”

Olympic powerbroker indicted, faces Swiss forgery trial

Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait has stepped aside from IOC work while facing a criminal trial in Switzerland

Former investigator calls WADA's Russia decision 'cowardly'

Former WADA investigator calls agency’s Russia decision ‘cowardly’

With win over All-Stars, Japan builds for 2020 Olympic gold

Government offers to help Milan-Cortina bid for 2026 Games

Weightlifting record-holder Lin banned 8 years for doping

A former world record-holding weightlifter has been banned for eight years in a doping case which caused confusion at the 2016 Olympics

Games on? Calgary vote shakes up Olympic bid game again

Games on? With Calgary rejection, the question remains: Does anyone want to host the Winter Olympics?

Russia risks missing lab access deadline, RUSADA head says

APNewsBreak: Govt Olympic funds not usable for abuse probes

APNewsBreak: Government Olympic funds cannot be used for sex-abuse investigations

IOC president has 'serious concerns' about boxing federation

The election of an Uzbek businessman accused of ties to organized crime as president of AIBA isn’t the IOC’s only problem with the amateur boxing association

Milan-Cortina 2026 bid moves forward without gov't funding

Milan-Cortina 2026 bid moves forward without gov’t funding