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Awards Gala Turns to Doping Talk

MONACO — Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Jamaican sprint stars, were named Saturday the IAAF male and female athletes...

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Portland Wins 2016 World Indoors

MONACO — The U.S. team has long been No. 1 in the world in track and field. Hosting the world in...

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SAFP: No Jamaica Doping Problem

MONACO — Jamaica does not have a doping problem, sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said. Eight Jamaican track and field athletes have...

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Big Problem: No Munich 2022

What is wrong with this picture? Vienna: no. Rome: no. Munich: no. Even Switzerland, home of the International Olympic Committee: no.

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At the UN: The Bach Doctrine

The recently elected president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, delivered a remarkable speech Wednesday to the United Nations...

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Stealth Olympic Summit

The International Olympic Committee held something of a stealth meeting of key power-brokers Sunday at its lakefront headquarters in  Lausanne,...

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The Relay Lights the Way

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Moscow Avenue runs for 10 kilometers. It starts at Victory Square, commemorating the sacrifices of World...

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This Just has to Stop

The international sportswriters’ association, which goes by the acronym AIPS, held its two-day executive committee meeting this week in Doha,...

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Putin: One Clever Guy

It has been just over four months since Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a measure that purports to...

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How to Decode IOC News Releases

The headlines Wednesday were all about Richard Carrión stepping down from his senior positions within the International Olympic Committee in...

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