2024 Paris Olympic Games

FILE - Vadym Guttsait, Ukraine's Youth and Sport Minister and President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 14, 2023. Gutzeit has pushed for a total ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games in an interview with The Associated Press. One year after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russia's reintegration into the world of sports threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine pushes for continued Russian Olympic exclusion

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FILE - A Russian flag is held above the Olympic Rings at Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Russia and its ally Belarus have been invited to compete at the Asian Games in the next step to qualify athletes for next year's Paris Olympics. One year after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russia's reintegration into the world of sports threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Track stymies Russian path to Olympics due to war in Ukraine

By Eddie Pells Mar. 23, 2023 01:38 PM EDT

FILE - International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach attends the opening of the Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Dec. 5, 2022. Bach defended his organization's efforts to create a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to Olympic competition in a speech in his home country of Germany which took place amid a pro-Ukraine protest, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP, File)

IOC's Bach defends Russia stance amid pro-Ukraine protest

Mar. 22, 2023 06:15 PM EDT

Paris Olympics organizers looking for 45,000 volunteers

Mar. 21, 2023 07:04 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics is putting out a call for 45,000 helpers. Organizers of the 2024 Games are launching a drive this week to recruit tens...

The Olympic athletes' village construction site is pictured In Saint Denis, outside Paris, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Some Paris 2024 Olympic hopefuls have expressed concern over the lack of air conditioning units in the athletes' village that will be home for thousands of athletes and sports officials during next year's Summer Games.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris aims to keep Olympians cool without air conditioners

By Barbara Surk And Samuel Petrequin Mar. 20, 2023 11:11 AM EDT

Archivo - Los anillos olímpicos en la Place du Trocadero de París el 13 de septiembre de 2017 tras una votación en Lima que otorgó los JJOO de 2024 a la capital francesa. El martes 14 de marzo del 2023, el presidente de Francia Emmanuel Macron lanza el conteo a 500 días del inicio de los Juegos. (AP Foto/Francois Mori , Archivo)

New ticket lottery launches for Paris 2024 Olympics

Mar. 15, 2023 06:29 PM EDT

FILE - The Olympic rings are seen on the Place du Trocadero that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, after the vote in Lima, Peru, awarding the 2024 Games to the French capital, in Paris, Sept. 13, 2017. Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics promised Games with a relatively modest price tag and "egalitarian" access to events, thanks to an online draw meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to next year's Olympics with prices as low as 24 euros ($26). But as the first round of ticketing winds down, many "lucky" winners chosen for the draw are feeling frustrated, angry and cheated, as their only option during the 48-hour purchasing window was paying at least 200 euros per ticket for the few remaining events on offer. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Macron launches 500-day countdown to Paris Olympics

By The Associated Press Mar. 14, 2023 02:30 PM EDT

USA Swimming offers cash for Olympic relay sweep

Mar. 14, 2023 01:20 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Swimming will reward its athletes financially if the Americans sweep all seven relays at this summer’s world championships and the...

Britain lobbies Olympic sponsors over IOC's Russia stance

Mar. 10, 2023 07:02 PM EST

FILE - Fencers compete in the men's individual semifinal Sabre competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 24, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. Four national fencing federations say the International Fencing Federation has voted to allow athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus to resume competing in international events. They have been excluded for more than a year because of the invasion of Ukraine. The decision appears to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete for qualifying spots for next year’s Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Fencing votes to let Russians compete ahead of Olympics

Mar. 10, 2023 02:19 PM EST

FILE - Canada's Alex Bilodeau celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's moguls final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians, including Bilodeau, urged the Canadian Olympic Committee Wednesday, March 8, 2023, to reject the idea of allowing Russians to participate in next year's Paris Games. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Canadian Olympians push for opposition to Russians in Paris

By Eddie Pells Mar. 08, 2023 09:10 PM EST

Argentina players celebrate with the trophy after defeating France during gold medal Canada Sevens rugby game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Argentina men, New Zealand women win at Vancouver Sevens

Mar. 05, 2023 10:39 PM EST

Amelie Beney checks ticket availability for the Paris 2024 Paris Olympic Games Thursday March 2, 2023 in Cergy, outside Paris. Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics promised Games with a relatively modest price tag and "egalitarian" access to events, thanks to an online draw meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to next year's Olympics with prices as low as 24 euros ($26). But as the first round of ticketing winds down, many "lucky" winners chosen for the draw are feeling frustrated, angry and cheated, as their only option during the 48-hour purchasing window was paying at least 200 euros per ticket for the few remaining events on offer. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games get off to rocky start

By Nicolas Garriga And Barbara Surk Mar. 04, 2023 03:00 AM EST

FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, France, on Sept. 14, 2017. One year after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russia's reintegration into the world of sports threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War.(AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

Paris Olympics sports bodies seek IOC clarity on Russia

By Graham Dunbar Mar. 03, 2023 11:42 AM EST

Ukrainian sisters Maryna, left, and Vladyslava Aleksiiva speak during a practice session, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. The path to the 2024 Paris Olympics for Ukrainian athletes is clouded by war, anger and pain. Russian bombardments have wrecked training venues. Air raids disrupt training sessions. Athletes have lost family members and friends. Or they worry that they will. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

War, anger cloud Ukrainian athletes' path to Paris Olympics

By John Leicester Mar. 02, 2023 02:33 AM EST

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes, center, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum, left, and forward Kawhi Leonard defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Golden board: Durant, Bird, Azzi helping lead USA Basketball

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 28, 2023 09:42 AM EST

Paul Cayard resigns as boss of US Olympic Sailing Team

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 25, 2023 08:34 PM EST
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Paul Cayard has resigned as executive director of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, the latest upheaval for a once-dominant squad that has become an...