Olympics

Tokyo-bound: Australia to send 472 athletes to the Olympics

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SYDNEY — Australia will send 472 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the second-largest team sent overseas by the country since the 2004 Athens Games. ...

Report: Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics

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TOKYO — A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics...

American teen aims for gold in new Olympic canoe sprint race

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Sometime before she races across Tokyo Bay, American teenager Nevin Harrison will likely paddle her canoe to a quiet spot and have a good...

Brazil calls striker Richarlison into Olympic soccer team

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Brazil named striker Richarlison to its Olympic soccer team on Friday. The 24-year-old is currently playing at Copa...

Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. ...

Let’s hoop! 3×3 basketball is Olympic version of pickup game

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The latest stop on the perennial search for the younger, attention-span-challenged audience for the Olympics might look familiar — the blacktop, and 3-on-3 basketball. ...

Early losses haven’t been detrimental in Olympic volleyball

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If the past two Olympics have proven anything when it comes to indoor volleyball it's the fact that slow starts are far from detrimental. ...

Olympic qualifying tournaments move into title rounds

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Mike Tobey was born in New York, went to high school in New Jersey, played college ball for Virginia, began his pro career in...

Perry Baker back in U.S. rugby 7s squad for Tokyo Olympics

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Two-time world rugby sevens player of the year Perry Baker has recovered from a serious leg injury to earn his...

No clear favorite for men’s water polo at Tokyo Olympics

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Led by Maggie Steffens and Ashleigh Johnson, the U.S. women rolled to their second straight gold medal. Steffens was named MVP...