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IOC move on election rules puts up legal hurdles to Coe running for top Olympic job
In a move by the IOC that apparently could block Sebastian Coe as an expected presidential candidate, the Olympic governing body has clarified its complex election rules before a deadline Sunday to enter the race.
WADA has at least 3 more weeks to appeal case that exonerated U.S. Open champ Jannik Sinner of doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency has yet to decide whether to appeal the decision to exonerate U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner of blame for his positive steroid tests, and has another three weeks to do so.
IOC president Thomas Bach plans to leave office next year, says Olympics needs a change
IOC president Thomas Bach plans to leave office next year, telling the membership Saturday that the Olympics will be "best served with a change in leadership."
U.S. figure skaters upgrade to 2022 Olympic gold in Valieva case, Canadians eyeing bronze
The United States figure skating team was formally confirmed as gold medallists from the 2022 Olympics by a sports court ruling Thursday, while the Canadian team is still awaiting a verdict in a separate appeal to be upgraded from fourth to third.
France to get conditional approval Wednesday to host 2030 Winter Olympics
France will get just a partial Olympic win Wednesday when its bid to host the 2030 Winter Games is presented to IOC members.
Ahead of Paris Olympics, IOC leaders tout Games as multilateral unifier in divided world
On the eve of the Paris Olympics, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach touted the Games Monday as a uniting force in a world of divisive and "deeply disturbing" trends.
World swimming body promises additional pre-Olympic anti-doping tests of Chinese team
Chinese swimmers going to the Paris Olympics are undergoing increased drug testing of at least eight times this year before the Games, World Aquatics said on Monday.
World swimming federation confirms U.S. federal probe into Chinese athletes' doping tests
The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet could continue competing.
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women's races
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women's races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case.
World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival
Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 US prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics — for gold medallists.