Olympics
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Kazakh weightlifter Ilyin stripped of 2 Olympic gold medals
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...
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McLaren picks London to release report of Russian doping
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...
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Kenya Olympic committee VP to be held in custody for 3 days
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...
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Equestrian body backs format changes for 2020 Tokyo Games
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...
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World Paralympic body sets doping rules for Russia's return
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 ...
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2012 Olympic women's steeplechase champ fails doping retest
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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5th Kenyan Olympic official arrested in Rio Games scandal
Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A vice president of the Kenyan Olympic committee was arrested on suspicion of theft Monday, dragged out from under his bed by police as he hid in a...
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WADA says gene doping test will be used 'shortly' by labs
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency says a gene doping test will be used "shortly" by accredited laboratories. A test has been developed in Australia t...
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AP Analysis: Will Trump help or hurt LA's bid for Olympics?
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Four years ago, an unexpected guest crashed a celebration in Manhattan so he could hang out with U.S. Olympians who were on their way to the London Games...
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WADA: World not convinced Russia's doping culture has ended
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Russian sport is a long way from convincing the world that it has cleaned up its act, the World Anti-Doping Agency declared Sunday, pointing to ...