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FILE - Russian track cyclist Anastasiia Voinova holds her third place medal in the women's 500m time trial at the World Track Cycling championships in Hong Kong, Saturday, April 15, 2017. Voinova and Mariya Novolodskaya who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics have been ruled ineligible to race for beaching rules monitoring their neutrality during the war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Russian Olympic cycling medalists barred from races for lack of neutrality during war in Ukraine

May. 31, 2023 05:44 PM EDT

FiILE - The Olympic rings are seen in front of the Paris City Hall, in Paris, Sunday, April 30, 2023. French security experts have expressed misgivings about size and complexity of the security operation that will be needed to safeguard Paris' ambitions for the unprecedented opening gala along the River Seine (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
Olympic sports leaders meet amid uncertainty over Russians competing at 2024 Paris Games

By Graham Dunbar May. 31, 2023 01:36 AM EDT

World swim body looks to move from Olympic home city in Switzerland to Hungary

May. 26, 2023 02:40 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The governing body of swimming said on Friday it is looking to leave the Olympics' home city in Switzerland and move its headquarters to...

FILE - Brigitte Henriques, French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) president delivers her speech during a press conference in Paris, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The president of France's Olympic committee resigned unexpectedly Thursday May 25, 2023, the latest shake-up for French sports and the country's preparations to host the Summer Olympics in Paris next year. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
France's first female Olympic president resigns

May. 25, 2023 07:07 AM EDT

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, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. A new-round ticketing sale kicked off Thursday for Paris Olympics next year. Only the lucky winners of a lottery will be able to buy about 1.5 million seats for the most prestigious competitions, as well as the opening and closure ceremonies. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)
Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing

By Samuel Petrequin May. 23, 2023 01:05 PM EDT

FILE - Andrew Kurka of the United States competes in the men's downhill, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, March 5, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. U.S. Ski & Snowboard will add the Paralympic Alpine skiing and snowboard teams back under its umbrella. The two Paralympic teams have been under the management of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee since 2010. The switch allows the association to provide more support and resources to Paralympians, including coaching, sports science and psychology, along with educational opportunities. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file)
US Ski & Snowboard bring Paralympic Alpine and snowboard teams back under umbrella

By Pat Graham May. 23, 2023 12:19 PM EDT

French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, watches head of Paris 2024 Olympics Tony Estanguet delivering a speech during a meeting on the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 in Paris. French security experts have expressed misgivings about size and complexity of the security operation that will be needed to safeguard Paris' ambitions for the unprecedented opening gala along the River Seine. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Fans will need to pre-register for free tickets to Paris' gargantuan 2024 Olympic opening ceremony

By John Leicester May. 23, 2023 09:44 AM EDT

Olympic beach volleyball champion April Ross expecting a baby

May. 22, 2023 07:20 PM EDT
Reigning Olympic beach volleyball champion April Ross is pregnant. The gold, silver and bronze medalist announced Monday on Instagram that she is...

FILE - Terry McDermott, 23, who won the first gold medal for the U.S. in the ninth Winter Olympic games, is hoisted to the shoulders of teammates after his triumph at Innsbruck, Feb. 4, 1964. McDermott, who won the only gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, died on Saturday, May 20, 2023, U.S. Speedskating said. He was 82. (AP Photo/Hans Von Nolde, File)
Terry McDermott, Olympic speedskating gold medalist in 1964, dies at 82

By Paul Newberry May. 22, 2023 05:35 PM EDT

Dionne Koller, co-chair of the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics & Paralympics, speaks at a conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 18, 2023. Koller says the commission has begun work on a report that will be released next spring and could include proposals for radical changes in the way the Olympics work in America. (AP Photo/Eddie Pells)
Olympic reform panel starts work: 'Opportunity to think big'

By Eddie Pells May. 18, 2023 04:46 PM EDT

FILE - Winner Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland skis during the ladies skiathlon 7.5 km classic and 7.5 km free event of the FIS Cross Country World Cup in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Poland's Alpinism authorities say that climber Kacper Tekieli, husband of Justyna Kowalczyk, Polish multiple Olympic and World champion in cross-country skiing, has died tragically in Swiss Alps. The body of 38-year-old Tekieli was found Thursday, May 18, 2021 under an avalanche. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Husband of 2-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk killed in avalanche

May. 18, 2023 09:42 AM EDT

Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games President Tony Estanguet gives a press conference, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. "The French capital detailed plans for a Pride House that will celebrate LGBTQ people during the Olympics and Paralympics next year and the chief Paris Games organizer pledged that Olympians and campaigners will be given "plenty of opportunities" to speak for LGBTQ rights at the sports showcase. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

By John Leicester May. 17, 2023 11:58 AM EDT

FILE - Joshua Cheptegei, of Uganda, right, competes to win ahead of second placed, Yomif Kejelcha, of Ethiopia, left, and third placed, Rhonex Kipruto, of Kenya, second right, in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 6, 2019. Kipruto, who won a bronze medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 2019 world championships, has been suspended for suspected doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Wednesday May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto suspended for suspected doping

May. 17, 2023 06:06 AM EDT

Ginkgo trees are seen at an area known as Jingu Gaien Friday, May 12, 2023, in Tokyo. Building new sports facilities is at the heart of a disputed plan to makeover one of Tokyo most beloved park areas. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is at the center of controversy, as she was in promoting the recent Tokyo Olympics. The redevelopment of the park area known as Jingu Gaien raises questions about who decides how public space is to be used. (AP Photo/Stephen Wade)
Dispute centered around redevelopment of historic Tokyo park, iconic stadiums

By Stephen Wade May. 17, 2023 01:23 AM EDT

FILE -Sacramento Kings guard Matthew Dellavedova, right, drives by Los Angeles Clippers guard Jason Preston during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. Matthew Dellavedova is returning from the NBA to reunite with Melbourne United in Australia's National Basketball League. The 32-year-old guard agreed Wednesday to a two-year deal with United.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Sacramento Kings at LA Clippers 12/3/2022

May. 16, 2023 08:02 PM EDT

FILE -Sacramento Kings guard Matthew Dellavedova, right, drives by Los Angeles Clippers guard Jason Preston during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. Matthew Dellavedova is returning from the NBA to reunite with Melbourne United in Australia's National Basketball League. The 32-year-old guard agreed Wednesday to a two-year deal with United.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Dellavedova back from NBA to play for Melbourne United in Australia's NBL

May. 16, 2023 07:48 PM EDT

Sweden's Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jacob Forssmed speaks during his arrival for a meeting of EU sports ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 15, 2023. A boycott of the Paris Olympics by European Union countries is not on the table, the country currently in charge of the 27-nation bloc's presidency said on Monday, urging the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Games. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at Olympics, EU official tells AP

By Samuel Petrequin May. 15, 2023 09:51 AM EDT

Caeleb Dressel swims the men's 100 butterfly during the Speedo Atlanta Classic finals Friday, May 12, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Olympic star Caeleb Dressel returns to pool in Atlanta, first meet in nearly a year

By Paul Newberry May. 12, 2023 08:08 PM EDT

Russia, Belarus have Paralympic membership suspension overturned, but athletes still barred

May. 12, 2023 07:32 AM EDT
BONN, Germany (AP) — Russia and its ally Belarus have had their suspension from membership of the International Paralympic Committee overturned on appeal but their...

FILE - United States' Deedee Trotter, right, United States' Sanya Richards-Ross, front center and United States' Allyson Felix, back left, celebrate winning gold in the women's 4x400-meter relay final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. Swimming, gymnastics and track & field fans can rejoice. For the first time in a European Olympics, those events finals will be televised live on network television in the United States. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
NBC will air most of marquee Olympic events from Paris live during daytime

By Joe Reedy May. 11, 2023 11:00 AM EDT