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Police raid Paris Olympics headquarters over suspected corruption
French investigators searched the headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers on Tuesday in a probe into suspected corruption, according to the national financial prosecutor's office.
War in Ukraine has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes: Sports Minister
Russia's war on Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and ravaged 363 sports facilities, prompting athletes to boycott any 2024 Olympic tournaments with Russia and Belarus
Lia Thomas banned as swimming governing body votes to restrict transgender women
World swimming’s governing body FINA has adopted new rules for transgender athletes.
Teen skating sensation speaks out after Olympic doping scandal
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is feeling grateful for her support system after the 15-year-old was thrust into the spotlight over a failed drug test.
IOC president 'disturbed ' by Russian teen's team: 'Tremendous coldness'
IOC president Thomas Bach did not see any failure on the ice. Instead, he saw it in the “tremendous coldness” of Kamilia Valieva's entourage.
Hockey coach says China 'won't respect' isolating player's human rights
The coach of the Finland men's ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player's human rights on Sunday as complaints about COVID-19 isolation protocols piled up at the...
Bob Costas slams 'shameless' IOC for Olympics in China
Bob Costas has ripped the upcoming Olympics in China, saying the IOC deserves "disdain and disgust" for being shameless about conducting the Games in regions with human rights abuses. Costas...
Banned from the Olympics by IOC, N. Korea puts blame elsewhere
North Korea on Friday said it would skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19 pandemic and “hostile forces’ moves.”
Tibetan students cuff themselves to Olympic rings to protest Beijing games
Protestors demanding a global boycott of next year’s Winter Games in China targeted the International Olympic Committee’s Swiss headquarters, chaining themselves to the rings.
Chinese tennis star tells Olympic officials she's safe amid concerns, IOC says
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has taken part in a 30-minute video call from Beijing with IOC officials and told them she was safe and well, the Olympic body said...
Tennis star's accusations offer a new chance to stop Beijing from hosting Winter Olympics
As tennis stars call out the disappearance of Peng Shuai, the International Olympic Committee must hold China accountable by canceling the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Michael Mazza writes.
IOC bans athletes and fans from posting videos on social media at Olympics
The International Olympic Committee is looking after broadcasters' rights, saying fans and Olympians aren't allowed to share videos on social media.
Trans woman weightlifter cleared to compete in Tokyo Olympics
New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard will compete in the women's weightlifting super-heavyweight category.
Female Olympic weightlifter calls transgender athlete's inclusion a 'bad joke'
A Belgian weightlifter has blasted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing a transgender female to compete in this summer's Tokyo Games, saying it "feels like a bad joke."
Tokyo Olympics will be this summer, despite report: IOC
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo...
Human rights groups ask IOC to move 2022 Olympics from China
TOKYO — China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics. It could happen...
Tokyo Olympics will happen 'with or without' COVID vaccine: IOC official
The Olympics are a go for 2021 regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an official. International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates said Monday that the Tokyo Summer Games...
Japan to explore 'simplified' Olympic Games, Tokyo governor says
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday it may be necessary to stage a "simplified" Olympics next year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and that organizers were...
Olympics might cave into coronavirus pressure
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC will look at postponing the Tokyo Olympics during four weeks of talks announced Sunday amid mounting criticism by athletes and sports officials during the coronavirus...
Olympic flame arrives in Japan as potential postponement looms
MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan — The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an airbase in northern Japan. The flame, carried in a...