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FILE Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold medal, in the men's 5000-meter medals ceremony, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. The British athlete made the revelation in a BBC documentary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
UK Olympic great Mo Farah says he was trafficked as a child

By Danica Kirka Jul. 12, 2022 08:07 AM EDT

FILE- A man walks by the Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Russian athletes are competing under the acronym ROC, for Russian Olympic Committee, for the third time. The national colors and flag are banned by the International Olympic Committee because of a massive state-sponsored doping operation during the 2014 Sochi Games, which Russia hosted. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
At Olympics and beyond, getting away with it is Russia's way

By Brian Carovillano And Ted Anthony Feb. 11, 2022 03:05 AM EST

FILE - A crew member leaps to fix a logo for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics before a launch ceremony to reveal the motto for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2021. The Beijing Winter Olympics open in just under two months and are now the target to a diplomatic boycott by the United States with others likely to follow. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
EXPLAINER: What does an Olympic diplomatic boycott achieve?

By Graham Dunbar Dec. 08, 2021 05:45 PM EST

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Olympics. Johnson on Wednesday called it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked in the House of Commons whether the U.K. will join the United States, Australia and Lithuania in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games. (House of Commons/PA via AP)
UK joins US, Australia in Beijing Winter Olympics boycott

By Sylvia Hui Dec. 08, 2021 07:51 AM EST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says UK ministers won't attend Beijing Winter Olympics

Dec. 08, 2021 07:46 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says UK ministers won't attend Beijing Winter Olympics. ...

FILE - In this July 25, 2021, file photo, Leita Consuelo Martinez Ortega, of Cuba, is covered in sand as she waits for a shot during a woman's beach volleyball match against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. Most of the women playing beach volleyball at the Olympics wear bikinis as their uniform, but it's not required. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
EXPLAINER: Why Olympic beach volleyball players wear bikinis

By Jimmy Golen Jul. 27, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

4 candidates Friday in rare election to lead world ski body

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 03, 2021 04:22 PM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — An open presidential election with several strong, first-time candidates is unusual for an international sports body. It's...

FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) knocks down Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis as he drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. One of Antetokounmpo’s brothers says the Bucks star’s social media was hacked, causing a series of bizarre and offensive tweets to come from that account. The Bucks and Octagon, the agency that represents the reigning MVP, confirmed the hacking. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
The Latest: Division II league in Calif suspends fall sports

By The Associated Press May. 12, 2020 01:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 photo work continues at the ExCel centre which is being made into a temporary hospital called NHS Nightingale in London. Britain's National Health Service, cornerstone of the nation's post-war welfare state, may be stretched to the breaking point in coming weeks as hospitals brace for an expected tsunami of critically ill patients when the coronavirus pandemic reaches its peak across the United Kingdom. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP, File)
"We love you NHS": UK health service gears up for virus peak

By Danica Kirka And Jo Kearney Apr. 03, 2020 02:48 AM EDT

In this handout photo provided 10 Downing Street, Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a media briefing on coronavirus in Downing Street, London, 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. (Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street via AP)
UK vows to 'massively' increase virus testing amid criticism

By Jill Lawless Apr. 02, 2020 02:32 PM EDT