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Putin wants to leave doping issues in past amid data inquiry

MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin says Russia wants to leave its doping "shortcomings" in the past, even as it faces questions regarding data tampering. The Russian president tells a televised sports conference that his country is complying with the World Anti-Doping Agency "to the fullest extent." WADA has said data handed over by Russia in...

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October 3, 2019 at 4:45 am

Labor union wants inspections at Tokyo Olympic venues

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and two government bodies building venues for next year’s games have until the end of the month to agree...

October 3, 2019 at 3:59 am

2026 Olympics in Italy could slide over border to St Moritz

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — When St. Moritz hosts the sliding events at the 2020 Youth Winter Olympics, it could be an audition for a bigger...

October 2, 2019 at 1:47 am

Tokyo Games: Union wants venue inspection, worker interviews

TOKYO (AP) — An international labor union investigating worker safety and the use of migrant workers at venues for next year's Tokyo Olympics is asking...

September 30, 2019 at 5:51 pm

Salazar booted from worlds after receiving 4-year doping ban VIEW

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Renowned track coach Alberto Salazar, who trained four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah, along with a gold medalist and other top contenders...

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September 30, 2019 at 1:03 am

Tokyo Olympic organizers: 6,900 tickets bought through fraud

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers are investigating the fraudulent purchase of 6,900 tickets worth 180 million yen ($1.67 million) that were obtained in an...

September 23, 2019 at 10:48 am

Timeline of Russia’s doping cases and cover-ups

Russia faces fresh accusations of tampering with doping data, which could affect its chances of competing in next year's Olympics. That's just the latest development...

September 23, 2019 at 7:17 am

Nastia Liukin flips over leap into US Olympic Hall of Fame

When she was a kid, Nastia Liukin watched the Olympics on TV and thought how cool it might be to one day meet some of...

September 23, 2019 at 3:06 am

Russia fears missing Olympics over doping data tampering

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Russia's doping troubles are nowhere near over. After a head-snapping day of developments from Moscow to Tokyo to the Middle East,...

September 22, 2019 at 6:49 pm

Jarred Rome, discus thrower from Marysville Pilchuck High, found dead at age 42

Jarred Rome took 14th in the discus at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and 31st in the 2012 Olympics in London.

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Korean gold medalist Jung-Su Lee, center, is flanked by USA’s Apolo Ohno, left, silver medalist, and J.R. Celski, who took the bronze in the men’s 1,500m short-track speedskating event.

September 22, 2019 at 6:00 am

Federal Way’s Apolo Anton Ohno — a finalist for the Olympic Hall of Fame — hasn’t lost the spirit of an Olympian

Apolo Anton Ohno’s Olympic Hall of Fame nomination comes nearly 10 years after his retirement from Olympic short-track speedskating — a sport he helped bring...

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