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Rowing federation opposed to proposed Olympic venue move

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The head of the international rowing federation wants to stick with his sport's planned venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics rather than move to a site hundred...
IOC president 'impressed' by Paris 2024 bid

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Oct 02, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French President Francois Hollande treated IOC President Thomas Bach with a special gift: an Olympic flag from the 1924 Olympic games that were held in Pari...
White House trip helps USOC make strides on diversity

By EDDIE PELLS
Oct 01, 2016 7:00 am - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - After watching their athletes pile up medals in Brazil, leaders of the U.S. Olympic team came home and produced results that could resonat...
IOC President starts 2-day visit of Paris for 2024 bid

The Associated Press
Oct 01, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - IOC President Thomas Bach met with French athletes and Paris leaders of their 2024 bid at the start of a two-day visit in the French capital. Bach, who will...
WADA releases list of prohibited substances

The Associated Press
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency has released its 2017 list of prohibited substances for athletes, adding a drug used for treating attention deficit hyperact...
Boxing federation to develop Olympic anti-betting program

The Associated Press
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The international boxing association says it is developing a new anti-betting education program after three boxers were sanctioned by the IO...
Japan approves $1.5b deal for new Tokyo Olympic stadium

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese government approved a 150 billion yen ($1.5 billion) contract Friday to build a new main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a project that ha...
A look at rising costs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

By JIM ARMSTRONG and MARI YAMAGUCHI
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - An expert panel set up by Tokyo's newly elected governor says the price tag of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could exceed $30 billion unless drastic cost-cutting ...
1936 Olympians receive overdue recognition at White House

By STEPHEN WHYNO and EDDIE PELLS
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Shortly after Jesse Owens returned home from his snubbing by Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Olympics, he and America's 17 other black Olympians found a less-...
Expert panel warns cost of Tokyo 2020 Olympics could top $30 billion; calls for cost cutting

The Associated Press
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Expert panel warns cost of Tokyo 2020 Olympics could top $30 billion; calls for cost cutting. ...

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