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How Geneva triathlete Ben Kanute nearly toppled a legend

By Kelyn Soong The Washington Post
Sep 21, 2017 1:00 am - American Olympic triathlete Ben Kanute was never the star in his sport. Even in junior competition, the talented and ambitious Kanute was in the shadows of teammates in ...
Romario seeks senate probe into Rio Olympic organizer Nuzman

By STEPHEN WADE and MAURICIO SAVARESE
Sep 19, 2017 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian Senator Romario de Souza Faria, the star of Brazil's 1994 World Cup winning team, hopes to open a congressional investigation into Carlos...
3-time Olympic cyclist Sarah Hammer retires from riding

The Associated Press
Sep 18, 2017 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Three-time Olympian Sarah Hammer, one of the most decorated track cyclists in U.S. history, is retiring after a prolific career spanning m...
Isolated Turkmenistan holds lavish opening ceremony

By ALEXANDER VERSHININ and JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Sep 17, 2017 7:00 am - ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) - With a glitzy sports show and a multi-billion-dollar spending spree, isolated Turkmenistan wants to show itself to the world. Turkmenistan,...
Olympic leader confident Games will go on in South Korea

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 16, 2017 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - The president of the International Olympic Committee said Friday he remains confident the Winter Games will go on as scheduled in South Korea despite g...
Russia doping tension marks final day of IOC meetings

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 15, 2017 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - The raw feelings created by the Russian doping scandal spilled onto the floor and into the hallways of the International Olympic Committee meetings Fri...
Some Olympic leaders impatient with onslaught of scandals

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 15, 2017 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - As soon as he got the job, the new ethics chair of the International Olympic Committee received an earful, as well. Former U.N. secretary general Ban K...
Former UN leader Ban Ki-moon tabbed for IOC ethics chair

The Associated Press
Sep 14, 2017 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has been elected chair of the International Olympic Committee's ethics commission. The South Korean...
Top anti-doping expert Gary Wadler dead at 78

By The Associated Press
Sep 14, 2017 7:00 am - Gary Wadler, one of the strongest voices in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs in sports, has died. He was 78. Wadler's wife told The New York Times that her ...
Russian leader: Doping won't keep athletes out of Olympics

By EDDIE PELLS
Sep 14, 2017 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - If the Russians are worried about missing the upcoming Winter Olympics, one of their key leaders certainly isn't showing it. Alexander Zhukov, a Russia...

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