Italy Olympic Team
FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, March 18, 2021, a pharmacy technician draws a does of the AstraZeneca vaccine ready for use at the Wheatfield surgery in Luton, England. People under 40 in Britain will not be given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to extremely rare blood clots, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said Friday May 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, FILE)
Britain yet to decide on Pfizer offer to vaccinate Olympians

By Rob Harris May. 16, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

Spain's Rafael Nadal leaves the court after losing against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Rafael Nadal uncertain about playing in Tokyo Olympics

May. 11, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts during her match against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Naomi Osaka conflicted over holding the Tokyo Olympics

By Andrew Dampf May. 09, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

From left, silver medalists Melissa Citrini Beaulieu and Jennifer Abel of Canada, gold medalists Chang Yani, and Chen Yiwen, left, of China and bronze medalists Chiara Pellacani and Elena Bertocchi of Italy pose for photographers during the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard faward ceremony at the FINA Diving World Cup Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics

May. 04, 2021 12:40 PM EDT

Ashleigh Johnson, a goalkeeper for U.S. women's water polo team, trains at MWR Aquatic Training Center in Los Alamitos, Calif., Tuesday, April 27, 2021. When the Tokyo Olympics was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. women's water polo star Kiley Neushul decided to retire from the national team. The decision created a giant hole in the lineup for a powerhouse U.S. team going for a third consecutive gold medal this summer. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Kiley Neushul's retirement leaves hole on US water polo team

By Jay Cohen Apr. 28, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 1500-meter freestyle final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Mission Viejo, Calif. Ledecky finished first. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Ledecky dominates 1,500 freestyle at California meet

Apr. 11, 2021 01:56 PM EDT

A view of the bobsled track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Bobsledding tradition in Cortina goes back nearly a century and locals are hoping that the Eugenio Monti track can be reopened for the 2026 Olympics in the Italian resort. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
2026 Olympics plan for Cortina bobsled track, outdoor oval

By Andrew Dampf Mar. 30, 2021 09:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2013 file photo, Valentina Vezzali of Italy smiles during the women's individual foil qualifying rounds at the Fencing World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday. The 47-year-old Vezzali will be in charge of relations with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and also oversee amateur sports across the country. (AP Photo/MTI, Imre Foldi)
Olympic champion Vezzali to oversee sports in Italy

Mar. 12, 2021 02:49 PM EST

FILE - In this April 6, 2019 file photo, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, Giovanni Malago' gestures as he talks during a winter Olympics Milan Cortina bid IOC Evaluation Commission final news conference, in Milan, Italy. The International Olympic Committee is slated in January 2021 to consider imposing a humiliating probation on Italy’s team for the Tokyo Games due to a two-year domestic dispute that it says amounts to government interference. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)
Government decree saves Italy from Olympic suspension

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 26, 2021 05:32 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2016 file photo, Italy's Federica Pellegrini checks her time after placing third in a semifinal of the women's 200-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The International Olympic Committee is slated in January 2021 to consider imposing a humiliating probation on Italy’s team for the Tokyo Games due to a two-year domestic dispute that it says amounts to government interference. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file)
IOC to consider placing Italy on probation for interference

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 25, 2021 08:42 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 file photo, Belgium's Pieter Timmers holds up his silver medal after the men's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Belgian swimmer Pieter Timmers had planned to retire after Tokyo last summer. He's decided to stick to his timeline rather than disrupt his family's plans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)
Some athletes shelving Olympic bids amid delayed Tokyo Games

By Ken Maguire Jan. 21, 2021 11:26 AM EST

IOC President Thomas Bach wearing a face mask speaks to the media at the National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed until July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Bach said during this week's trip to Tokyo that he is “encouraging” all Olympic “participants” and fans to be vaccinated - if one becomes available - if they are going to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)
Italy promises Olympic committee autonomy after IOC warning

By Andrew Dampf Nov. 17, 2020 03:21 PM EST

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) drops to pass against the Seattle Seahawks in an empty CenturyLink Field due to the coronavirus during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
The Latest: Knicks shut training center after positive tests

By The Associated Press Nov. 10, 2020 04:35 PM EST

A view of the Palazzo del Ghiaccio (Ice Palace) in Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. A wide swath of northern Italy will benefit from 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in infrastructure development that the government has signed off on to improve access to the venues for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
$1 billion slated for Milan-Cortina Olympics infrastructure

By Andrew Dampf Nov. 05, 2020 10:42 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2018 file photo, Italy's Federico Burdisso poses with his bronze medal after the 200 meters butterfly men final at the European Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. A large portion of the Italian swimming team, 13 elite athletes, including Burdisso, has been locked in their tiny hotel rooms at a high-altitude training camp in the Alps for nearly two weeks with the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, file)
AP Interview: Italian swimmers locked up in Alpine resort

By Andrew Dampf Oct. 30, 2020 08:39 AM EDT

A COVID-19 patient reaches out to touch the respiratory helmet at the intensive care unit of Casal Palocco hospital in Rome Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. The new surge of cases requiring hospitalization is causing worries in the Country that suffered the second highest toll in Europe during the Spring, as 10.874 new cases and 89 victims were registered today. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
Italian swim team reports 10 more positive cases

By Andrew Dampf Oct. 20, 2020 04:10 PM EDT

A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Italy's swim team now in quarantine

By The Associated Press Oct. 20, 2020 03:06 PM EDT

Italy's Filippo Ganna celebrates on the podium after winning the men's Individual Time Trial event, at the road cycling World Championships, in Imola, Italy, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
IOC president warns Italy over government interference

By Andrew Dampf Sep. 28, 2020 10:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2004, file photo, USA's Allen Iverson (4) walks off the court as Argentina's Emanuel Ginobili celebrates at the end of their semifinal basketball game at the Olympic Indoor Hall during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
AP WAS THERE: 2004 Athens Olympics

Aug. 15, 2020 09:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 1960, file photo, the medalists in the women's 200-meter event, from left, bronze medalist Dorothy Hyman, of Great Britain; gold medalist Wilma Rudolph, of the United States, and silver medalist Jutta Heine, of Germany, pose with their medals at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy. The 1960 Rome Summer Olympics set the standard for every Olympiad to follow. These Games were the first televised in the United States, even if film of events had to be flown from Rome to New York where Jim McKay did the voice-overs the next day. (AP Photo/File)
AP WAS THERE: 1960 Rome Olympics

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2020 05:59 PM EDT