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AP Interview: Usain Bolt talks about his new documentary

By TIM REYNOLDS
Nov 24, 2016 6:00 am - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Usain Bolt is now a movie star. He refuses to say he's an actor. Such a distinction is important for the Jamaican sprinting great and nine-time ...
Hugh Robertson elected chair of British Olympic Association

The Associated Press
Nov 24, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Former British Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has been elected chairman of the country's national Olympic committee. Robertson succeeds Sebastian Coe as he...
Russia accuses Paralympic body of extortion over doping fees

The Associated Press
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia accused the International Paralympic Committee of "extortion" Wednesday after it required Russian officials to pay for extra drug-testing following ...
Wanted: Rio Olympics looking for 13,000 due ticket refunds

By STEPHEN WADE
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Olympic organizers in Rio de Janeiro are trying to hand over almost $3 million in ticket refund payments due to 13,000 people. One big problem. The...
Kazakh weightlifter Ilyin stripped of 2 Olympic gold medals

The Associated Press
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) - Kazakhstan weightlifter Ilya Ilyin, one of the sport's biggest names, has been stripped of his two Olympic gold medals. The International Olymp...
McLaren picks London to release report of Russian doping

The Associated Press
Nov 22, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren will come to London on Dec. 9 to deliver his final report into Russian state-backed cheating. McLaren...
Kenya Olympic committee VP to be held in custody for 3 days

The Associated Press
Nov 22, 2016 6:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A judge ordered Kenya Olympic committee vice president and swimming federation head Ben Ekumbo be held in custody for three days as police investig...
Equestrian body backs format changes for 2020 Tokyo Games

The Associated Press
Nov 22, 2016 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The International Equestrian Federation has voted in favor of Olympic format changes that will allow more countries to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Unde...
World Paralympic body sets doping rules for Russia's return

The Associated Press
Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - BONN, Germany (AP) - The International Paralympic Committee has detailed anti-doping standards Russia must meet to regain membership after a state-backed doping program ...
2012 Olympic women's steeplechase champ fails doping retest

The Associated Press
Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Yulia Zaripova, the Russian gold medalist in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2012 London Olympics, was among 12 more athletes sa...

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