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Governors break ground on US Olympic museum in Colorado

By EDDIE PELLS
Jun 09, 2017 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for an Olympic museum that will include a Hall of Fame and make mention of every athlete who has...
3-on-3 basketball added to 2020 Tokyo Olympic program

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Jun 09, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC added 3-on-3 basketball to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic program on Friday in an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal....
IOC pushes plan to award 2024, 2028 Olympics to LA, Paris

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Jun 09, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee has formally proposed picking the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time this year. Los Ange...
LA, Paris Olympic bids await meeting on 2024-2028 hosting

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Jun 08, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Los Angeles and Paris should edge closer Friday to both getting Olympic hosting rights. Ahead of a key meeting of the International Olympic Committee execu...
LA Olympic leader: LA 2024 bid not only about LA or 2024

By EDDIE PELLS
Jun 07, 2017 7:00 am - The leader of the bid to bring the 2024 Olympics to Los Angeles says "LA 2024 has never been only about LA or 2024" - another signal that the city could be willing to ho...
Olympic champion Chalmers gives a thumbs up to heart surgery

The Associated Press
Jun 06, 2017 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers has had successful surgery on his heart, reporting a "double thumbs up" in a social media post. The 18-year-old Cha...
IOC to set Tokyo Olympics program, add street basketball

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Jun 02, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A full list of 2020 Tokyo Olympics medal events will be finalized by the IOC executive board next week, one month ahead of schedule. Among more than 60 pro...
Tokyo Olympics cost twice the initial estimate: Why?

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Jun 02, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Taxpayers beware: The cost of hosting an Olympics is likely to be far more than advertised. The price tag on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has ballooned to nearly...
Isinbayeva steps down as chair at Russian anti-doping agency

The Associated Press
Jun 01, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Yelena Isinbayeva says she has stepped down as chair of the supervisory board at the scandal-hit Russian anti-doping agency. The World Anti-Doping Agency h...
LA mayor ponders 2028 Games in exchange for youth funding

The Associated Press
Jun 01, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The mayor of Los Angeles is talking to Olympic leaders about having his city wait until 2028 to host the Summer Games in exchange for funding for yout...

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