

World Feb 12

In our news wrap Friday, the CDC says evidence shows in-person classes can be done safely during the pandemic with the proper measures in place, the Biden administration will permit 25,000 asylum-seekers stranded in Mexico to enter the U.S. during…
World Jun 12

Organizers have spoken for weeks about “simplifying” next year's Olympics to save money because of the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
By Stephen Wade, Associated Press
World May 15

The CEO of next year's Tokyo Olympics says the postponed games might not look like what fans are accustomed to. Toshiro Muto says "the actual games we will have one year from now may not be the same conventional Olympic…
By Stephen Wade, Associated Press
World Jan 12

Iran's only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as “one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran.”…
By Associated Press
Dec 27

By Associated Press
Next year's Olympics in Tokyo will be the third consecutive edition of the games preceded by a legal battle over Russian doping issues.
Nov 25

By Associated Press
A key World Anti-Doping Agency panel has recommended Russian athletes be forced to compete as neutrals at next year's Olympics in Tokyo and other major events.
Jun 25

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
Paris wants to add four sports to its program, though the other three — skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing — will make Summer Games debuts in Tokyo next year.
In athletics, who defines a man and a woman? A court has ordered South African runner and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya to take drugs to suppress her naturally high testosterone levels if she wants to continue to compete. William…
May 03

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
The race came after a ruling that would require the South African star and other female athletes with high levels of natural testosterone to medically lower them to be eligible to compete in events ranging from 400 meters to the…
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