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A fan climbs on the fence in front of the Stade de France prior the Champions League final soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, in Saint Denis near Paris, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Police have deployed tear gas on supporters waiting in long lines to get into the Stade de France for the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid that was delayed by 37 minutes while security struggled to cope with the vast crowd and fans climbing over fences. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Macron 'sad and sorry' after Champions League final chaos

Jun. 01, 2022 09:02 AM EDT

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. Japan announced Friday it won't send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing Games but three Olympic officials will attend, a mixed response to a U.S.-led move to boycott the games to protest China's human rights conditions. (Sadayuki Goto/Kyodo News via AP)
Japan won't send government delegation to Beijing Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi Dec. 23, 2021 11:39 PM EST

A guard, lower right, walks around a park being prepared for the Olympics and Paralympics Games in Tokyo on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
3 Samoan weightlifters to miss Olympics over virus concerns

By Steve Mcmorran Jul. 01, 2021 08:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2018, file photo, IOC president Thomas Bach, second from left, and Kim Yo Jong, right, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, talks with players after the preliminary round of the women's hockey game between Switzerland and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. North Korea has decided not to participate in this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo as it continues a self-imposed lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. A website run by the North's Sports Ministry said the decision was made during a national Olympic Committee meeting on March 25, 2021 where members prioritized protecting athletes from the “world public health crisis caused by COVID-19.” (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
North Korea says it won't participate in Tokyo Olympics

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 05, 2021 09:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2013 file photo, Valentina Vezzali of Italy smiles during the women's individual foil qualifying rounds at the Fencing World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday. The 47-year-old Vezzali will be in charge of relations with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and also oversee amateur sports across the country. (AP Photo/MTI, Imre Foldi)
Olympic champion Vezzali to oversee sports in Italy

Mar. 12, 2021 02:49 PM EST

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee attends a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Former Olympian Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

By Stephen Wade Feb. 17, 2021 11:04 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, Taro Kono, newly appointed minister in charge of Administrative Reform speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence n Tokyo. Kono has said “anything can happen” in regard to the postponed Tokyo Olympics, raising more doubts about the games beginning in just over six months. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Japan minister says 'anything can happen' with Tokyo Games

By Stephen Wade Jan. 15, 2021 03:25 AM EST

Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers speaks at a news conference at the Department of Justice, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, pool)
6 Russian officers charged in 'destructive' hacking campaign

By Eric Tucker Oct. 20, 2020 09:00 AM EDT

A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed as Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers, left, takes the podium to speak at a news conference at the Department of Justice, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Washington. Also pictured is US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Brady, center. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, pool)
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign

By Eric Tucker Oct. 19, 2020 01:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 1977, file photo, Japan's Miyako Tanaka, right, and Mikako Kotani perform during women's synchronized swimming duet competition at the Olympic Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul, South Korea. The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics announced Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, it has named Kotani as its new sports director. Kotani won two bronze medals in synchronized swimming - now called artistic swimming - at the the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Tokyo Olympics name Mikako Kotani as new sports director

Sep. 30, 2020 03:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2013, file photo, John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), speaks during a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Fahey, a former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and a key player in getting the 2000 Summer Olympics for Sydney, has died. He was 75. New South Wales state government officials on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, confirmed Fahey's death. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Former World Anti-Doping Agency chief John Fahey dies at 75

By Dennis Passa Sep. 11, 2020 10:14 PM EDT

In this Sunday, March 29, 2020, photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a news conference at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., to provide an update on the novel coronavirus. Beshear announced a new order Monday, March 30 instructing Kentucky residents to avoid traveling to other states in another aggressive step to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
Kentucky to release some inmates in response to coronavirus

By Bruce Schreiner Apr. 02, 2020 03:08 PM EDT

A specialist from a local veterinary service wears a protective suit as sprays disinfectant near at the Proryv (The Breakthrough) museum dedicated to the breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad during World WarII near Kirovsk, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) east of St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Russia's Putin orders non-working month to curb coronavirus

By Vladimir Isachenkov Apr. 02, 2020 02:11 PM EDT