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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, right, gestures to John Coates, left, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, shake hands prior to an IOC Executive Board meeting Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Tokyo. The IOC said boxing will take place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But exactly who runs the tournament and the details of qualifying are up in the air because of charges of corruption and malfeasance surrounding the boxing federation that runs the sport at the Olympics. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Bach and IOC: No Olympic city ever as ready as Tokyo

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends an IOC Executive Board meeting Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Tokyo. The IOC said boxing will take place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But exactly who runs the tournament and the details of qualifying are up in the air because of charges of corruption and malfeasance surrounding the boxing federation that runs the sport at the Olympics. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Whither Olympic boxing: Will it be in Tokyo, or not?

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, right, escorts Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President Tsunekazu Takeda during an IOC Executive Board meeting in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. The focus of the meeting was a decision on what to do with boxing’s corruption-plagued international federation. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IOC orders inquiry into troubled amateur boxing body AIBA

By STEPHEN WADE and GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

A name plate of Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah, temporary ousted president of Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is placed on a chair during the ANOC general assembly in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IOC President Bach lavishes praise on suspended Sheikh Ahmad

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) delivers a speech during the ANOC general assembly in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. The ANOC general assembly opened on Wednesday, overshadowed by a corruption case involving its powerful president, the sheikh. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Olympic ‘kingmaker’ Sheikh Ahmad leaves to handle court case

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

In this Nov. 3, 2018, photo, supporters hold hands and a flag with the words &quot;Taiwan Taipei&quot; during a rally for a referendum asking if national teams, including ones for the Olympics, should go by the name &quot;Taiwan Taipei&quot; instead of &quot;Chinese Taipei&quot; in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan will vote on a referendum this month asking if the self-ruled island should compete as “Taiwan” instead of the present “Chinese Taipei.” This would include the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The controversial referendum has angered China, which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Olympic referendum: Shall it be ‘Taiwan’ or ‘Chinese Taipei’

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Olympic powerbroker indicted, faces Swiss forgery trial

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2018, file photo, a worker grooms the snow after installing a set of Olympic Rings on the ski jump hill at the 2018 Winter Olympics at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Does anyone really want to host the Winter Olympics? Residents in Calgary answered that question with a resounding &quot;No,&quot; and now the International Olympic Committee has some soul-searching to do. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Games on? Calgary vote shakes up Olympic bid game again

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Patrick Baumann, rising star in Olympic circles, dies at 51

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FILE - This Aug. 25, 2018, file photo, shows a general aerial view of the dismantled stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics with the Olympic cauldron, right, in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Pyeongchang is already considering razing some of the venues it built for this year's Winter Games because there's simply no use for them, while Tokyo is reportedly set to spend a staggering $25 billion on the next Summer Games. (Yang Ji-woong/Yonhap via AP, File)

Column: What if they had an Olympics, but no one would host?

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach gives a press conference at the end of the 133rd IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Stockholm city government deal threatens 2026 Olympics bid

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Tokyo Olympics: Costs hit almost $25 billion _ may go higher

By STEPHEN WADE and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach gives a press conference at the end of the 133rd IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

IOC approves 3 candidate bids for 2026 Winter Olympics

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Mali swimmer Ousmane Toure competes in the Men's 100m Butterfly Heat at the Natatorium during the Youth Olympic Summer Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. (Joel Marklund/OIS/IOC via AP)

IOC picks Senegal as first African host for Youth Olympics

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The olympic rings are craned into position at the Obelisk, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, two days ahead of the III Youth Olympic Games. Promoted by the International Olympic Committee, the summer games will gather close to 4,000 athletes from over 200 countries in Buenos Aires. ( Joel Marklund/OIS/IOC via AP)

Players’ union, rights activists urge IOC to shelve charter

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrives for a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Bach said the IOC has dropped the Turkish city of Erzurum from the 2026 Winter Olympic bidding contest and that three bids will be proposed as official candidates for approval by the full membership next week. They are: Calgary, Canada; Stockholm, Sweden; and the combined Italian bid of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

IOC drops Turkish city Erzurum from 2026 Olympic bid race

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2016, file photo, Sergei Tetiukhin carries the flag of Russia during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The World Anti-Doping Agency declared Russia's scandal-ridden drug-fighting operation back in business Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, a decision designed to bring a close to one of sports' most notorious doping scandals but one bitterly disputed by hundreds of athletes and described as &quot;treachery&quot; by the lawyer for the man who exposed the corruption. It also clears a major hurdle for Russia's track team to be declared compliant by that sport's international governing body (IAAF).(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

After Russia vote, anti-doping group calls WADA compromised

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Samaranch approves Beijing’s environmental outlook for 2022

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, people walk by a poster for the Sapporo Asian Winter Games, displayed at the main media center in Sapporo on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake. The International Olympic Committee says the city will now focus on a bid for the 2030 Games. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Sapporo ends bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

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John Coates, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics leaves from the venue of the IOC and Tokyo 2020 joint press conference Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Threat of typhoons, earthquakes reality for Olympic planning

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press