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FILE - Morocco's Halima Hachlaf reacts after winning the women's 800 meters event during the IAAF Diamond League Golden Gala athletics meeting at Rome's Olympic stadium, June 10, 2010. Moroccan 800-meter runner Halima Hachlaf has been banned for six years for the second doping conviction of her career, it was announced Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Hachlaf tested positive for a synthetic steroid hormone at a race in Rabat in January. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, file)
Former Olympian Hachlaf banned 6 years for 2nd doping case

Nov. 30, 2021 10:54 AM EST

Brackcides Khadambi, of Kenya, returns a shot during a women's beach volleyball match against Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Beach volleyball bosses hope for spike in participation

By Jimmy Golen Jul. 30, 2021 04:50 AM EDT

Freestyle wrestler Fatoumata Yarie Camara, of Guinea, walks in Rome, Italy, where she is training Saturday, July 3, 2021. A West African wrestler's dream of competing in the Olympics has come down to a plane ticket. Fatoumata Yarie Camara is the only Guinean athlete to qualify for these Games. She was ready for Tokyo, but confusion over travel reigned for weeks. The 25-year-old and her family can't afford it. Guinean officials promised a ticket, but at the last minute announced a withdrawal from the Olympics over COVID-19 concerns. Under international pressure, Guinea reversed its decision. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
Denied ticket over COVID, Guinean Olympian clings to dream

By Gerald Imray, Boubacar Diallo And Trisha Thomas Jul. 29, 2021 02:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, IAAF President British Lord Sebastian Coe at the award ceremony during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the stadium Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland. The Diamond League will hold its season opener in Britain for the first time with Gateshead replacing Rabat as the 2021 campaign’s first host city, it was announced Friday, April 16, 2021. Diamond League chairman Sebastian Coe says it’s an “incredibly important year” with track-and-field athletes preparing for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics as well as next year’s World Athletics Championships in Oregon. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, file)
Gateshead replaces Rabat for Diamond League season opener

Apr. 16, 2021 07:26 AM EDT

Diamond League track series plans for 14 meets in 2021

Nov. 24, 2020 05:47 AM EST
MONACO (AP) — The Diamond League track and field series will visit 14 cities in 2021 to rebound after the coronavirus pandemic limited the traditional meets...

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By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:30 PM EST
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By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 04:00 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:57 PM EDT
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List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:23 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:22 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:30 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:10 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:09 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:08 PM EDT
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