IOC president Thomas Bach stood firm in the face of coronavirus questions Wednesday, showing confidence in Tokyo and initiatives on gender and climate.
Olympic steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet has been banned for four years for a doping violation. The ban is retroactive to the start of her defense in 2018.
The lighting of the Olympic flame that will be relayed to Tokyo is still on for March 12 despite coronavirus concerns, Greek Olympic officials said Tuesday.
Jennifer Valente took second place in the scratch race and helped the U.S. women post the fastest time in team pursuit qualifying at track cycling worlds.
A spokesman for the Japanese government on Wednesday said the International Olympic Committee and local organizers are going as planned with the Tokyo Olympics.
Peter Laviolette, a Stanley Cup-winning coach with international experience, will return to the U.S. men‘s hockey team‘s bench in the 2020 world championships.
Chris Knierim is stepping away from pairs figure skating after he and his wife, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, overcame injury and illness to win three national titles. Training partners Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson will replace the Knierims in the world championships.
Federica Brignone, who has taken over the Alpine skiing World Cup lead in the absence of Mikaela Shiffrin, hopes her friend and rival will be back soon.
Chris Mazdzer, the Olympic medalist and reality TV star who has missed some time this season with a neck injury, will be back in action in the luge world championships this weekend.
Salt Lake City, which hosted the 2002 Winter Games, has stepped up preparation for a 2030 or 2034 bid by forming a committee of Olympians and civic leaders.
NBA player Luka Doncic, who played handball in his youth in Slovenia, is the latest to doubt ex-NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s alleged handball aspirations.
Abadi Hadis, a 2016 Olympian representing Ethiopia and the world cross-country bronze medalist in 2017, has died from an unspecified illness at age 22.
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