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Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

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Russia banned from using its name, flag, anthem at next 2 Olympics

Russian athletes will still be allowed to compete at next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Games if they're not implicated in doping or covering up positive tests.
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US Olympic Committee says it won't punish athletes for medal stand protests

A group of American athletes have also called on the IOC to change Rule 50 of the IOC Olympic Charter, which prohibits inside-the-lines protests at Olympic events.
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Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024

Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing were also confirmed for Paris by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board.
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Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billion

Prior to the postponement, Japan said the Olympics would cost $12.6 billion. But a government audit last year said it was likely twice that much.
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Rafer Johnson, Olympic decathlon champion who helped subdue RFK's assassin, dies at 86

Rafer Johnson was among the world's greatest athletes from 1955 through his Olympic triumph in 1960. He lit the torch at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
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IOC president says Tokyo Olympic participants may need COVID-19 vaccinations

IOC President Thomas Bach says Olympic participants and fans arriving for next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics are likely to face requirements to be vaccinated.
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Olympic leaders raise hopes for Tokyo Games with fans in attendance

The IOC has put faith in progress for rapid COVID-19 testing and vaccines to ensure the Tokyo Olympics can take place starting July 23.
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Tokyo Olympic officials talk of test events early next year

Holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be far more difficult than a one-day event with a few dozen athletes.
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Tokyo hosts 4-country gymnastics meet to test COVID-19 safety

What's important is for Japanese officials to show that foreign athletes can enter Japan safely and not spread COVID-19.
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Tokyo Olympics try to get word out about COVID-19 measures

Exact coronavirus safety measure plans are not expected to be revealed until early next year.
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IOC gets official look at simplification for Tokyo Olympics

The International Olympic Committee to review about 50 changes to fringe areas that leave the number of athletes and all sports events untouched.

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Tokyo Olympics hit the 200-days-to-go mark

Russia banned from using its name, flag, anthem at next 2 Olympics

US Olympic Committee says it won't punish athletes for medal stand protests

Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024

Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billion

Rafer Johnson, Olympic decathlon champion who helped subdue RFK's assassin, dies at 86

IOC president says Tokyo Olympic participants may need COVID-19 vaccinations

Olympic leaders raise hopes for Tokyo Games with fans in attendance

Tokyo Olympic officials talk of test events early next year

Tokyo hosts 4-country gymnastics meet to test COVID-19 safety

Tokyo Olympics try to get word out about COVID-19 measures

IOC gets official look at simplification for Tokyo Olympics

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