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Olympic bodies donate $600,000 to Peru for flood relief work

The Associated Press
Apr 04, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Olympic Committee says a $600,000 donation is being made to help relief work in Peru after devastating floods and mudslide...
Tergat gets support of federations to be Kenya Olympic head

The Associated Press
Apr 04, 2017 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Two-time Olympic silver medalist Paul Tergat gained the support of Kenya's most important sports federations on Tuesday in his bid to become head o...
LA, Paris share 2024 plans with Olympic leaders

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Apr 04, 2017 7:00 am - AARHUS, Denmark (AP) - The two bid cities in the 2024 Olympic race addressed voters and sports leaders on Tuesday. Only one talked about "the elephant in the room." That...
LA Olympics campaign gets lots of likes - from Pakistan

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAPHAEL SATTER
Apr 04, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - More than a million Facebook users like the idea of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Many of them, oddly enough, from Pakistan. A report prepa...
Olympic bidders LA, Paris meet IOC panel on 2024-2028 award

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Apr 03, 2017 7:00 am - AARHUS, Denmark (AP) - Ahead of key campaign speeches to Olympic sports leaders, bid teams from Los Angeles and Paris met Monday with an official audience that could yet...
IOC denies covering up 2008 Olympic doping cases

The Associated Press
Apr 03, 2017 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The IOC denied Monday that it covered up doping cases from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after a German TV program revealed that positive tests ...
LA, Paris head to 2024 Olympics event unsure of IOC's goal

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Apr 02, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - As the IOC moves the goalposts in the 2024 Olympic contest, bid leaders from Los Angeles and Paris head to a campaign event in Denmark on Tuesday unsure of...
Medals for 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be made of recycled metal

The Associated Press
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have begun collecting discarded electronic devices that will be used in the production of the medals to be awarded to ...
Russian deputy PM slams 'dishonest' Paralympic boss

The Associated Press
Apr 01, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has accused the head of the International Paralympic Committee of being "completely dishonest" on doping issues....
Russian skater Plushenko rules out Olympic comeback

The Associated Press
Mar 31, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Evgeni Plushenko has ruled out a comeback for next year's Pyeongchang Games. Plushenko, who won individual gold in...

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