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JOC's Takeda questioned over payments made by Tokyo bidders

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee over allegations that dubious payments were made by the bid team for the 2...
Political scandal overshadows South Korea 2018 Olympic prep

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Feb 07, 2017 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - When Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Olympics six years ago, many South Koreans felt that the first Winter Games on home snow would herald the...
Constable: Special Olympics skaters upset over loss of sports

By Burt Constable
Feb 07, 2017 4:00 am - For the past 40 years, young Illinois athletes with developmental disabilities have been able to compete against each other for Special Olympics medals in figure skating...
At 30, USA Luge's Erin Hamlin hitting her best stride

By TIM REYNOLDS
Feb 04, 2017 6:00 am - Retirement keeps getting closer. Erin Hamlin keeps getting better. It's an unusual parallel, not often the case for athletes when they realize that they're closer to the...
LA Olympic bid touts predictability in an era of uncertainty

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
Feb 03, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Olympic planners competing for the 2024 Games promised Thursday to help restore credibility and stability to the international sports fest...
Paris attack raises new security concerns over Olympic bid

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Feb 03, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - On a day Paris Olympic bid leaders wanted to show off the French capital, a knife attack on a soldier raised more security questions about the city's abilit...
Attack and travel ban put Olympic bids on defense

By EDDIE PELLS
Feb 03, 2017 6:00 am - It was supposed to be a day for showing off visions of what the Olympics could look like seven years down the road. Instead, Friday turned into an uncomfortable look at ...
Russia slow to return Olympic medals in doping cases

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH
Feb 02, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - None of the Russian athletes recently stripped of their Olympic titles for doping have returned their medals, the country's Olympic committee said Thursday...
Medals for 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be made of recycled metal

The Associated Press
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics say metal from discarded electronic devices will be used in the production of the medals that will be awarded to athle...
Russia loses 2012 Olympic silver in women's 4x400 relay

The Associated Press
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russia has been stripped of an Olympic silver medal from the women's 4x400-meter relay at the 2012 London Games for doping. Antonina Krivosh...

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