Olympics
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Ex-Sports Minister Arbib joins Australian Olympic Committee
Oct 12, 2016 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Former federal sports minister Mark Arbib has been selected over three female candidates to join the executive of the Australian Olympic Committee, filling...
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Bach urges European governments to help in anti-doping fight
Oct 12, 2016 7:00 am - STRASBOURG, France (AP) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has called on European governments to help combat the "deficiencies" in the global anti-d...
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Simone Biles treated to a 'superstar' welcome at Oak Brook mallOct 12, 2016 1:00 am - Sanjana Kumar rehearsed what she would say to her gymnastics idol. She would get only a few minutes to meet Simone Biles in Oak Brook Wednesday afternoon, and the 11-yea...
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Putin proposes excluding athletes with drug exemptions
Oct 11, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that therapeutic use exemptions for banned substances give an unfair advantage, and suggested athletes who...
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Russian stripped of 2012 Olympic women's hammer throw gold
Oct 11, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian hammer thrower Tatyana Lysenko was stripped of her gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday, the latest athlete sanctione...
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'The game is over': Italy halts Rome bid for 2024 Olympics
Oct 11, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Italy suspended Rome's bid for the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, forced to pull the plug because of the staunch opposition of the city's mayor. Italian Olympic C...
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Russian Olympic head Zhukov to step down
Oct 11, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Alexander Zhukov, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee, says he is ready to step down. Zhukov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Tuesday th...
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Anti-doping leaders: IOC moves at summit 'not sufficient'
Oct 09, 2016 7:00 am - The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations called conclusions from this weekend's Olympic doping summit "not sufficient" to protect clean athletes. The 59-membe...
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Kenyans Abel Kirui, Florence Kiplagat win Chicago MarathonOct 09, 2016 1:00 am - Associated Press Abel Kirui of Kenya pulled ahead of defending champion Dickson Chumba for good in the final mile to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Florence Kiplag...
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IOC calls on WADA to lead unified global anti-doping system
Oct 08, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - In a show of unity after sharp divisions caused by the Russian doping scandal, Olympic leaders gave the World Anti-Doping Agency increased p...