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FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 file photo, Belgium's Pieter Timmers holds up his silver medal after the men's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Belgian swimmer Pieter Timmers had planned to retire after Tokyo last summer. He's decided to stick to his timeline rather than disrupt his family's plans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)

Some athletes shelving Olympic bids amid delayed Tokyo Games

By Ken Maguire
Jan. 21, 2021 11:27 AM EST
Agnes Keleti, former Olympic gold medal winning gymnast, poses in Budapest, Hungary Monday Jan. 4, 2021. The oldest living Olympic champion turns 100 and says the fondest memory of her remarkable life is simply that she has lived through it all. Agnes Keleti is a Holocaust survivor and winner of five Olympic gold medals in gymnastics and 10 overall. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)

'I love life': Oldest living Olympic champion turns 100

By Justin Spike
Jan. 09, 2021 05:11 AM EST
Iowa NCAA college wrestling head coach Tom Brands speaks to reporters during Hawkeyes wrestling media day, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)

Iowa's Lee is ready to go to mat for title he wanted in '20

By John Bohnenkamp
Jan. 05, 2021 05:29 PM EST
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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich directs his team against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

AP sources: USA Basketball eyeing 60 players in Olympic pool

By Tim Reynolds 1 minute ago

MIAMI (AP) — USA Basketball is casting a wider-than-usual net in its roster selection for this summer's rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, two people with knowledge of the situation s

The Latest: Nebraska men's hoops vs Penn State postponed

By The Associated Press 21 hrs ago

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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A man and a woman walk near the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. The postponed Tokyo Olympics are to open in just six months. Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee say they will go ahead on July 23. But it’s still unclear how this will happen with virus cases surging in Tokyo and elsewhere around the globe. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Speculation over Tokyo Olympics: 2021, 2032 or not at all?

By Graham Dunbar 24 hrs ago

GENEVA (AP) — Just about everybody, especially the organizers in Japan and Switzerland, want the Tokyo Olympics to open on July 23 — as scheduled.

A man and a woman walk past the Nippon Budokan arena, one of the venues planned to be used in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, in Tokyo on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The postponed Tokyo Olympics are to open in just six months. Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee say they will go ahead on July 23. But it’s still unclear how this will happen with virus cases surging in Tokyo and elsewhere around the globe. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

AP PHOTOS: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open in just 6 months

By Stephen Wade Jan. 22, 2021 09:30 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — The postponed Tokyo Olympics are due to open in just six months. Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee say they will go ahead on July 23.