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Pau Gasol arrives in Paris, France, before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Olympic member Pau Gasol details risks to IOC, sports officials from FBI interest in doping case

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Algeria's Imane Khelif, reacts after defeating Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Who is Imane Khelif? Algerian boxer facing gender outcry had modest success before Olympics

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Algeria's Imane Khelif, red, next to Italy's Angela Carini, at the end of their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

What is a woman? Olympics wrestles with gender uproar after female boxer exits fight

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Imane Khelif, of Algeria, right, delivers a punch to Mariem Homrani Ep Zayani, of Turkey, during their women's light weight 60kg preliminary boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Olympics allows boxers who failed previous gender test, calling them ‘women on their passports’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The boat carrying team South Korea makes its way down the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Olympic organizers apologize after introducing South Korean athletes as North Korea

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Witold Banka, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), attends a press conference at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

What is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with U.S. anti-doping officials?

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks about Salt Lake City's bid to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, during the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah, pushes state to help end FBI probe

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Joost Luiten of Netherlands plays his second shot on the first hole during the second round of the Dubai Invitational golf tournament, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Luiten is being kept out of the Olympics by Dutch officials who feel his world ranking is too low.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Joost Luiten has been added to Olympic golf alternate list because of Dutch error

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

FILE - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, watches as defending champion Andy Ruiz Jr. fights Britain's Anthony Joshua in a World Heavyweight Championship boxing contest at the Diriyah Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec. 8, 2019. Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal together with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the first Esports Olympics next year. The gaming partnership will be for 12 years “with Olympic Esports Games held regularly,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Friday July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

IOC and Saudi Arabia agree on 12-year deal for video gaming Esports Olympics

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Joost Luiten of Netherlands plays his second shot on the first hole during the second round of the Dubai Invitational golf tournament, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Luiten is being kept out of the Olympics by Dutch officials who feel his world ranking is too low.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Luiten’s court victory to get into Olympic golf competition not recognized by IOC

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sept. 14, 2017. Russia says that 10 of its wrestlers who were offered spots at the Paris Olympics as neutrals will refuse to compete. The Russian wrestling federation says that its officials, coaches and athletes held a meeting and “came to an unanimous decision — to refuse to participate in the Olympic Games.” (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Russia says it will not send wrestlers to the Paris Olympics as neutrals

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FILE - The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sept. 14, 2017. The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. But the Olympics are more than just fun and games. They are a giant business that generates billions of dollars in income for the International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

The Olympics are more than fun and games. They’re a billion-dollar business with political overtones

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower Friday, June 7, 2024, in Paris. The Paris Olympics organizers mounted the rings on the Eiffel Tower on Friday as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The 95-foot-long and 43-foot-high structure of five rings, made entirely of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old historic landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

In first round of decisions, IOC gives 14 Russians, 11 Belarusians neutral status for Paris Olympics

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower Friday, June 7, 2024, in Paris. The Paris Olympics organizers mounted the rings on the Eiffel Tower on Friday as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The 95-foot-long and 43-foot-high structure of five rings, made entirely of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old historic landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Esports Olympics set to launch after IOC presents proposal for video game project

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A person takes video of Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower Friday, June 7, 2024, in Paris. The Paris Olympics organizers mounted the rings on the Eiffel Tower on Friday as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The 95-foot-long and 43-foot-high structure of five rings, made entirely of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old historic landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Spain Olympic men’s soccer team cleared to select two players for Paris who changed national teams

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Thomas Bach, IOC President speaks at the International Olympic Committee launch of the Olympic AI Agenda at Lee Valley VeloPark, in London, Friday, April 19, 2024. They will be presenting the envisioned impact that artificial intelligence can deliver for sport, and how the IOC intends to lead on the global implementation of AI within sport. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

Thomas Bach, IOC President speaks at the International Olympic Committee launch of the Olympic AI Agenda at Lee Valley VeloPark, in London, Friday, April 19, 2024. They will be presenting the envisioned impact that artificial intelligence can deliver for sport, and how the IOC intends to lead on the global implementation of AI within sport. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe listens to a journalist's question during a press conference at the conclusion of the World Athletics meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee, headquarters, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday, April 10, 2024, it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field’s move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Stands are under construction on the Champ-de-Mars with the Eiffel Tower, Monday, April 15, 2024 in Paris. The Champ-de-Mars will host the Beach Volleyball and Blind Football at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Le Defense business district is seen in background. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Paris wants to rekindle love for the Olympics as 100-day countdown begins

By John Leicester - Associated Press

A sheet of Greek stamps showing Baron Pierre de Coubertin and his memorial in Olympia are seen in the Philatelic and Postal Museum , Ministry of Digital Governance in Athens, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The Greek stamps showing the French Baron were issued in 1971, for the 75th anniversary of the first modern Olympic games in Athens in 1896.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The French connection: Paris flame to make first stop in Greece at heart of modern games’ founder

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