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The 2022 Winter Olympics
A positive drug test denied U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson a chance to compete in the Tokyo Games; Russian skater Kamila Valieva had a different experience.

Sha'Carri Richardson sees a double standard in allowing Kamila Valieva to compete

Feb 15, 2022
"The only difference I see is I'm a black young lady," U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson said, after the Russian figure skater is allowed to compete at the Olympics despite a failed drug test.
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The 2022 Winter Olympics
Wang Jianzhi, who runs a blade sharpening shop in Beijing, has no plans to watch the Games: "Where should I get the time to watch Olympic figure skating?"

How the Winter Olympics are being received in China

Feb 04, 2022
Despite a campaign from China to increase enthusiasm for winter sports, many in the country are indifferent to the Games and excitement is more muted than in 2008.
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Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics
Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines lifts weights during a training session on May 21 in the Malaysian city of Malacca. She had been stuck in Malaysia because of the pandemic.

The Lockdown Forced The Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz To Get Creative In Her Training

Jul 27, 2021
The weightlifter became an Olympic record holder and the first gold medalist in Philippines history. But her training journey to get to Tokyo was anything but average.
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Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics
Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices for the men's tennis competition on Thursday at the Summer Olympics.

Novak Djokovic Could Close In On A Historic 'Golden Slam' At The Olympics

Jul 24, 2021
The Serbian tennis star is aiming for a "golden slam" — meaning winning all four major tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in a single year. No male tennis player has ever done it.
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Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics
The Olympic rings at Odori Park in Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan on Tuesday.

How To Watch The Tokyo Olympics

Jul 20, 2021
There are lots of ways to watch the 2020 Olympic Games, from streaming to mobile app to good old-fashioned broadcast television. Here's how and where to catch your favorite events.
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Sports
Cuba's pitcher Yoanni Yera Montalvo throws the ball during a training session at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana last month. Cuba's losses this week in Florida to Venezuela and Canada in Olympic baseball qualifying play means the team will not comp

Cuba's Baseball Team Fails To Make The Olympics — And It's Canada's Fault

Jun 04, 2021
"Clearly we have not learned how to beat Canada," reports Granma, the official newspaper of Cuba's ruling Communist Party.
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Coronavirus Updates
The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium, a venue for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo last year. The Games have been delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.

'No Cheering': Tokyo Olympic Organizers Release Guidelines For Torch Relay

Feb 25, 2021
The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25.
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Sports
The Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision means Russian athletes will not compete under their nation's name and flag in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, scheduled for 2021, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics

Dec 17, 2020
The CEO of the U.S. anti-doping agency called the decision a "weak, watered-down outcome." Russian teams are banned, but its athletes may compete — albeit without the country's flag and anthem.
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Newscast headlines

Salt Lake City All In On Future Olympic Bid, Timing Unknown

Nov 18, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A committee preparing a bid for Salt Lake City to host a future Winter Olympics says the desire to bring the Olympics back to Utah in 2030 or 2034 remains firm despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic upending plans for the Tokyo Games.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
U.S. wrestler Frank Molinaro (red) battles Italy's Frank Chamizo Marquez in the 65-kg (143 pound) bronze medal bout at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero. Molinaro, who lost to Marquez, recently retired from the sport when the 2020 Olympics were

Forces Beyond Their Control Dash Dreams Of U.S. Olympic Athletes — Then And Now

Jul 24, 2020
The Tokyo Games was postponed until July, 2021 due to COVID-19, forcing thousands of athletes to re-order their training schedules. Those athletes share a bond with U.S. Olympians 40 years ago.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
USA Swimming is calling for the Summer Olympics to be delayed rather than starting in July in Tokyo as planned. The federation recently canceled all its sanctioned events through the end of April. Here, Hali Flickinger competes in the 100m butterfly fina

USA Swimming Calls For Tokyo Summer Olympics To Be Postponed To 2021

Mar 20, 2020
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey says he felt "compelled" to ask for a delay to one of the world's largest sporting events, citing disruptions to athletes' lives and competition schedules.
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Sports
China's Sun Yang leaves the pool deck following the men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, in 2019.

Champion Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang Gets 8-Year Ban For Doping Violation

Feb 28, 2020
Sun is accused of violating doping rules by smashing a vial containing his blood sample when anti-doping officials came to his home to retrieve it. He is expected to appeal the ban.
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Code Switch
U.S. Olympic medalists Tommie Smith, left, and John Carlos hold up their fists at the Mexican Olympic Committee building in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008.

Those Raised Fists Still Resonate, 50 Years Later

Oct 16, 2018
Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos won gold and bronze at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Their raised-fist salute outraged many viewers — and still resonates today.
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The Two-Way
A British police officer walks in front the Olympic rings logo in Coventry, England, in July 2012.

23 Athletes Test Positive After Samples From London Olympics Rechecked

May 27, 2016
The news follows revelations last week that retested samples from 31 athletes in the 2008 Beijing Games had suspicious results.
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The Two-Way
A major doping crackdown dating back to 2008 could result in 31 athletes being barred from competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Olympic Committee Could Bar 31 Athletes From Rio Games

May 17, 2016
After the retesting of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, dozens of athletes from six sports could be banned from the 2016 Games in Rio, the International Olympic Committee said.
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