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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...
Russia says Paralympics rejected offer of doping compromise

The Associated Press
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia says the International Paralympic Committee has rejected a proposal to partially lift a ban on Russian athletes which was imposed because of the cou...
USOC: Foreign athletes to get expedited access to US events

By EDDIE PELLS
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - The U.S. government has told the U.S. Olympic Committee that the travel ban put in place over the weekend shouldn't impact athletes traveling to the United...
Better late than never: Jamaica DQ gets Brazil Olympic medal

By STEPHEN WADE
Jan 27, 2017 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Bruno de Barros is on the verge of finally getting an Olympic medal. It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it's bronze - not gold or ...
Stockholm: Staging 2026 Winter Olympics is 'desirable'

The Associated Press
Jan 27, 2017 6:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stockholm staging the 2026 Winter Olympics is "possible and desirable," the Swedish Olympic Committee said Friday. Chairman Hans Vestberg said a report ...

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