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Mayor of Marseille Benoit Payan, center, raises the Olympic flag with Head of Paris 2024 Olympics Tony Estanguet, center right, after a press conference at the Marseille City Hall, southern France, Friday, Feb. 3. 2023. Instead of arriving overland, the symbolic flame alighting the Paris 2024 Games will take to the seas from its birthplace in Greece, arriving aboard a three-masted tall ship in the French port of Marseille. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Olympic bans and boycotts go back a century

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2023 11:30 AM EST

Australia's Lauren Jackson takes a shot at goal during their game at the women's Basketball World Cup against France in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
France spoils LJ's return, beats Australia in World Cup

By Doug Feinberg Sep. 22, 2022 08:47 AM EDT

Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson warms up for Game 3 of the basketball team's WNBA Finals against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
No Bird, Griner, Taurasi: US still favorite to win World Cup

By Doug Feinberg Sep. 20, 2022 10:50 AM EDT

Belgium fans on the stands shade themselves from the sun while waiting for the start of the Women Euro 2022 group D soccer match between Italy and Belgium at the Manchester City Academy Stadium, in Manchester, England, Monday, July 18, 2022. Britain's weather agency has issued its first-ever "red warning" of extreme heat for Monday and Tuesday. Temperature in Manchester reached 35 C, 95 F, on Monday. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Belgium vs Italy 7/18/2022

Jul. 19, 2022 07:02 AM EDT

FILE - Belgium's Emma Meesseman (11) drives to the basket between China's Siyu Wang, left, and Yueru Li, right, during a women's basketball preliminary game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Meesseman, the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, decided to join the league's reigning champion Chicago Sky as a free agent. Meesseman missed last season while helping Belgium prep for the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
China's 6-10 Han among international WNBA players to watch

By Doug Feinberg May. 06, 2022 02:20 AM EDT

FILE - Kim Meylemans, of Belgium, starts during the women's skeleton race at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, Feb. 11, 2021. Meylemans was permitted to enter one of the Olympic villages early Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, a move that came hours after she tearfully turned to social media and detailed how upset she was about being in isolation over virus concerns. Meylemans tested positive for COVID-19 upon her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, which meant she had to enter isolation and return several negative tests before being cleared to move into the Yanqing Olympic Village. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Olympian moved to village after tearful video in isolation

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 02, 2022 05:50 PM EST

Netherlands' Ellen Van Dijk competes during the Women Elite individual time trial race at the World Road Cycling Championships in Bruges, Belgium, Monday Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
Ellen van Dijk claims 2nd time trial title at cycling worlds

By Samuel Petrequin Sep. 20, 2021 01:02 PM EDT

Belgian police to investigate possible basketball fraud case

Sep. 07, 2021 11:50 AM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian basketball federation has asked the country's federal police to investigate a possible fraud case related to the organization of...

FILE - In this Friday, July 31, 2015 file photo, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge, left, sits along with IOC President Thomas Bach, at the 128th IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The International Olympic Committee on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 says Jacques Rogge who led the organization as president for 12 years, has died. He was 79. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, file)
Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79

By Chris Lehourites Aug. 29, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

Team Belgium wears their gold medals following their win over Australia in the men's field hockey final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Belgium tops Australia for hockey gold; India takes bronze

Aug. 05, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

France's Jean Patry celebrates a point during a men's volleyball semifinal match against Argentina, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

Aug. 04, 2021 08:23 PM EDT

Japan's Nako Motohashi (15) drives to the basket against Belgium's Kim Mestdagh (5) during a women's basketball quarterfinal game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Hayashi's 3 lifts Japan into semis, ousting Belgium 86-85

By Teresa M. Walker Aug. 04, 2021 06:23 AM EDT

Belgium's Antonia Delaere (6) drives up court ahead of China's Ting Shao (7) during a women's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
China beats Belgium 74-62, undefeated in women's pool play

Aug. 02, 2021 06:13 AM EDT

Puerto Rico's Jazmon Gwathmey (24) drives between China's Yuan Li (4) and Liwei Yang (3) during a women's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Saitama, Japan, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Belgium hoop icon Ann Wauters enjoys first Olympic at age 40

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 01, 2021 02:42 AM EDT

Belgium players on bench celebrate scoring by a teammate during women's basketball preliminary round game against Puerto Rico at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Meesseman has double-double, Belgium routs Puerto Rico 87-52

Jul. 29, 2021 10:40 PM EDT

Belgium's Emma Meesseman (11) celebrates with teammates at the end of a women's basketball preliminary round game against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Belgium women beat Australia 85-70 in their Olympic debut

Jul. 27, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

Belgium defender Loick Fanny A Luypaert (25) celebrates after Belgium defender Alexander Robby P Hendrickx, right, scored against the Netherlands during a men's field hockey match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Hendrickx scores 3 goals, leads Belgium past the Netherlands

By Cliff Brunt Jul. 24, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 20, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a protective mask walks in front of a Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics display at the Tokyo Metropolitan government in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics have already broken new ground because of the 12-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pushing it into an odd-numbered year for the first time. But with no fans permitted in Japan, foreign or local, it has the undesirable distinction of being the first Games to be held with no spectators. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games

By Chris Lehourites Jul. 20, 2021 01:09 PM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

Caster Semenya reacts before the women's 5000 meter race in Regensburg, Saturday, June 19, 2021. The two-time 800-meter Olympic champion from South Africa once again missed out on qualifying for the Summer Games in Tokyo during her surprising start in Regensburg. (Stefan Puchner/dpa via AP)
Semenya fails to reach Olympic qualifying time for 5,000

Jun. 30, 2021 06:04 PM EDT