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USOC anti-doping paper calls for WADA independence

The Associated Press
Mar 10, 2017 6:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The U.S. Olympic Committee has released an anti-doping position paper, calling for greater independence of the World Anti-Doping Agency, i...
AP source: USOC recommends USA Gymnastics president resign

By EDDIE PELLS
Mar 09, 2017 6:00 am - U.S. Olympic Committee leadership has recommended USA Gymnastics President Steve Penny resign amid fallout from the federation's handling of a string of sex-abuse cases,...
IOC cuts off funding to Kenya, suspension possible next week

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA
Mar 09, 2017 6:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The IOC has cut funding to Kenya and said Thursday it will make a decision over the country's Olympic future at an executive board meeting next wee...
Anti-doping leaders explore complete ban on corticosteroids

The Associated Press
Mar 08, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is exploring a complete ban on corticosteroids. Corticosteroids, which are used in anti-inflammatory medicines to trea...
AP source: USOC to discuss USA Gymnastics president's fate

By EDDIE PELLS
Mar 08, 2017 6:00 am - U.S. Olympic Committee officials will consider recommending the ouster of USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny at their board meeting Thursday amid the fallout from a se...
Swiss Olympic body supports Sion bid for 2026 Winter Games

The Associated Press
Mar 07, 2017 6:00 am - BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss Olympic officials will support Sion's bid to host the 2026 Winter Games. Switzerland's Olympic committee says its executive board agreed...
Fredericks leaves 2024 Olympic bid role, waives vote

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Mar 07, 2017 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - IOC member Frank Fredericks has stepped down from his role overseeing the 2024 Olympic bidding process, days after a $300,000 payment from a banned track o...
Local residents to compete in Special Olympics in Austria

By Eileen O. Daday
Mar 06, 2017 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights, Bartlett residents to compete in Special Olympics World Games
Americans, British firming up plans for multisport event

By ROB HARRIS
Mar 06, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - American and British Olympic leaders will firm up plans for a multisport event between the countries at a meeting in New York later this month. The trans-A...
Fredericks turns himself over to IOC ethics commission

The Associated Press
Mar 03, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Former Olympic sprinter Frankie Fredericks has turned himself over to the IOC ethics commission following a French newspaper report linking him to a paymen...

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