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Get hip to this: Paris wants Olympic debut for breakdance

PARIS (AP) — From the streets of New York to the Olympic podium: Breakdancing's conquest of the globe seemingly knows no bounds. Getting hip to breakdancing's appeal with young audiences, organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics want the dance sport that spread from New York in the 1970s to become a medal event at the... VIEW

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February 19, 2019 at 10:59 am

Coaching site builds list of those banned from US Olympics

An advocacy group has published a first-of-its-kind comprehensive list of coaches banned from Olympic sports, creating a database of nearly 1,000 people no longer allowed...

February 19, 2019 at 12:00 am

Indonesia makes 2032 Olympics bid official

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has officially joined bidding to host the 2032 Olympics following its success staging the Asian Games last year, the deputy...

In this Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, photo, competitors battle during a national lightsaber tournament in Beaumont-sur-Oise, north of Paris. “We wanted it to be safe, we wanted it to be umpired and, most of all, we wanted it to produce something visual that looks like the movies, because that is what people expect,” said Michel Ortiz, the tournament organizer. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) XPAR108 XPAR108

February 17, 2019 at 11:11 pm

In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling WATCH

BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France (AP) — Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies,...

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February 14, 2019 at 5:11 pm

Olympic volunteers: One-time chance, or exploitation?

TOKYO (AP) — Unpaid Olympic volunteers do almost everything: guide athletes around, greet dignitaries and translate for lost fans. IOC officials acknowledge the games couldn't...

February 13, 2019 at 6:22 am

New athletes group formed to tackle doping in sports

An Olympic gold medalist and a former executive at the World Anti-Doping Agency are forming an organization designed to give athletes a stronger voice in...

February 11, 2019 at 10:37 pm

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee diagnosed with leukemia

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee has been diagnosed with leukemia less than 18 months before the Olympics in Tokyo. The 18-year-old Ikee...

February 11, 2019 at 7:33 am

Olympic champion rower Reinelt of Germany dies at 30

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Maximilian Reinelt, an Olympic gold medalist rower from Germany who was a long-time member of the country's successful men's eights...

February 11, 2019 at 3:46 am

South Korea picks Seoul for 2032 Olympic bid

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly...

February 8, 2019 at 12:53 am

Russia’s Paralympic doping suspension lifted

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will be able to compete at next year's Paralympics in Tokyo after being reinstated Friday, more than two years after the...

FILE – In this Feb. 17, 2010, file photo, Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, reacts in the finish area after completing the women’s downhill race at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Vonn announced Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, that she will retire from ski racing after this month’s world championships in Sweden. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File) NYDD203 NYDD203

February 1, 2019 at 7:42 am

Her knees 'broken beyond repair,' ski champ Lindsey Vonn says she will retire after worlds VIEW

The women's all-time leader in World Cup wins announced on Friday she will retire from ski racing after this month's world championships in Sweden.

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