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Swimmer Cate Campbell receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, May 10, 2021. The Australian government announced after a special National Cabinet meeting that Olympic participants would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous people aged over 55 and people older than 70. (AP Photo/John Pye)
Vaccine a shot in the arm for Campbell's Olympic preparation

By John Pye May. 10, 2021 04:23 AM EDT

Ex-Olympic silver medalist Baggaley guilty of drug importing

Apr. 01, 2021 03:32 AM EDT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former two-time Olympic silver medalist canoeist Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother have been found guilty of plotting to...

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, construction underway at the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar. The gas-rich Persian Gulf nation Monday July 27, 2020, Qatar has expressed an interest in hosting the world’s biggest sporting events, the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in a letter to the International Olympic Committee.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, FILE)
Qatar up for 2032 Olympics bid despite IOC backing Brisbane

Mar. 05, 2021 11:43 AM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, May 4, 2019 file photo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, shakes hands with Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates at the AOC annual general meeting in Sydney, Australia. The Australian Olympic bid is on a fast-track to host the 2032 Olympics Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021, after the International Olympic Committee executive board gave Queensland “preferred bidder” status, 11 years ahead of the games.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
How and why the IOC could find a 2032 Olympic host so soon

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 25, 2021 04:20 PM EST

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, left, and AOC President John Coates attend a media conference following news Queensland's bid to host the 2032 Olympics was elevated to preferred bid by the IOC in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. An Australian push to host the 2032 Olympics was elevated overnight to the status of preferred bid, and the people of Brisbane and southeast Queensland state woke up to the news. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)
Brisbane already preparing for 2032 Olympics

By John Pye Feb. 24, 2021 09:49 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, May 4, 2019 file photo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, shakes hands with Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates at the AOC annual general meeting in Sydney, Australia. The Australian Olympic bid is on a fast-track to host the 2032 Olympics Wednesday Feb. 24, 2021, after the International Olympic Committee executive board gave Queensland “preferred bidder” status, 11 years ahead of the games.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Australian bid put on IOC fast track to host 2032 Olympics

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 24, 2021 01:42 PM EST

Queensland state confirms Australian bid for 2032 Olympics

Dec. 06, 2020 11:33 PM EST
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The political leader of Australia’s Queensland state has re-affirmed her commitment to a bid to host the 2032 Olympics around...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:22 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:09 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 05:01 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 20, 2020 04:21 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

Syracuse's Tiana Mangakahia makes Australian national team

Jul. 14, 2020 05:41 PM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse guard Tiana Mangakahia has been picked for the Australian women's national team. “I just feel honored for...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 02:35 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 12:14 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

Jun. 23, 2020 11:56 AM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List 2/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2020 01:00 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...

List 2/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2020 03:07 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...