Olympics

FINA suspends 2 Russian swimmers for Tokyo Olympics

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Two Russian swimmers set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics were provisionally suspended on Wednesday for anti-doping violations by world governing...

China sending more than 400 athletes to Tokyo Olympics

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BEIJING — China will send 431 athletes to the Tokyo Games as part of a 777-member delegation, its largest at an Olympics outside China,...

Casey Stoney hired as coach of San Diego NWSL team

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SAN DIEGO — Casey Stoney, who has led Manchester United in the Women's Super League for three seasons, has been hired as the new...

Bach meets Suga as Tokyo virus cases approach 6-month high

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TOKYO — Tokyo reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in almost six months on Wednesday, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said with the...

4 US, UK Olympic contractors arrested for alleged drug use

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TOKYO — Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine, officials...

US Olympic team expects competitive game vs WNBA All-Stars

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Both the U.S. Olympic team and the WNBA All-Stars expect a competitive game in the league's showcase Wednesday. ...

Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics after doping ban

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KYIV, Ukraine — Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned following a failed drug...

World champ cyclist Peter Sagan to miss Tokyo Olympics

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will miss the Tokyo Olympics after he had surgery to treat an infection in his right...

Roster: Three-quarters of US Olympians have college ties

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Three-quarters of the 613-person U.S. Olympic team that was released Tuesday competed in the American collegiate system — the most up-to-date number to illustrate...

Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian roots

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and...