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IOC: Beijing makes 'fast start' in preparing for 2022 Games

The Associated Press
Oct 12, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The International Olympic Committee praised Chinese organizers on Wednesday for getting "off to a fast start" in Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Winte...
Ex-Sports Minister Arbib joins Australian Olympic Committee

The Associated Press
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...
Bach urges European governments to help in anti-doping fight

The Associated Press
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...
Simone Biles treated to a 'superstar' welcome at Oak Brook mall

By Katlyn Smith
Oct 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...
Putin proposes excluding athletes with drug exemptions

The Associated Press
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...
Russian stripped of 2012 Olympic women's hammer throw gold

The Associated Press
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...
'The game is over': Italy halts Rome bid for 2024 Olympics

By ANDREW DAMPF
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...
Russian Olympic head Zhukov to step down

The Associated Press
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...
Anti-doping leaders: IOC moves at summit 'not sufficient'

By The Associated Press
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...
Kenyans Abel Kirui, Florence Kiplagat win Chicago Marathon

Oct 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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