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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1968 file photo, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos raise their gloved fists after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Some athletes are criticizing the International Olympic Committee for prohibiting political protests on the medal podium. Olympic officials reminded athletes last week not to make political statements at the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/File)

Protests or not, politics and Olympics are intertwined

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), delivers a speech during the 135th Session of the IOC on the sideline of the the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

IOC president defends rules limiting Olympic protests

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is seen on a video screen as he delivers a speech during the 135th Session of the IOC on the sideline of the the 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Salt Lake City, Barcelona among Winter Olympic host options

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach from Germany speaks at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Bach says IOC must abide by any Russian doping sanctions

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo, Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, wins the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. The IOC is seeking to relocate next summer’s Olympic marathon from steamy Tokyo to the cooler northern city of Sapporo after seeing competitors collapse in extreme heat at the world championships in Qatar. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Runners mixed on plan to move Olympic marathon out of Tokyo

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

Yuki Kawauchi, of Japan, runs as the bell for the final lap is rung during the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Olympic marathons set to move out of Tokyo to cooler north

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Sofiya Palkina, competing as a neutral athlete, competes during the women's hammer throw qualifying round at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

IOC president promises ‘fresh look’ at Russian doping

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach delivers a speech during the inauguration of the new IOC headquarter on Sunday, June 23, 2019 in Lausanne ahead of the decision on 2026 Winter Games host. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool/Keystone via AP)

IOC lifts suspension on Kuwaiti Olympic body imposed in 2015

Associated Press

Timeline of boxing body AIBA’s problems

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach from Germany speaks during the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

IOC president cautions against profit-driven sports events

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, center, Italy's Under Secretary of State Giancarlo Giorgetti, left, Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) president Giovanni Malago, second left, the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala, second right, and Italy's Lombardy region President Attilio Fontana, right, before a meeting at the Olympic Museum, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 23, 2019. The host city of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be decided in Lausanne on Monday. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) ** FILE **

Italy’s Milan-Cortina bid wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics

By Graham Dunbar and Daniella Matar - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, photo, a construction worker carries a fence at the construction site of the Tokyo Olympic Village in Tokyo. A former Olympian and head of a human-rights watchdog is asking the IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers to investigate worker safety at venues being built for next year’s games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rights group asks for worker-safety probe at Tokyo Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 5, 2019 file photo, Winter Olympics Milano Cortina bid IOC Evaluation Commission manager Octavian Morariu talks during an IOC Evaluation Commission meeting, in Milan, Italy. The Italian bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo looks stronger than the Stockholm-Are project in an IOC analysis of the candidates. The IOC says its own polling in March showed &quot;83% support in Italy&quot; and &quot;55% in favor in Sweden.&quot; (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, file)

Italian bid edges Swedish rival in 2026 Olympic host study

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, from Germany, arrives for the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC headquarters, in Pully near Lausanne, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

IOC wants to remove boxing body AIBA from Tokyo Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks at the Australian Olympic Committee annual general meeting in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, May 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Boxing chief criticizes IOC comments on Olympic competition

By STEVE MOORE - Associated Press

South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800-meter final during the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, Friday, May 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

IOC head Bach says he has “sympathy” for Caster Semenya

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Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Interior, Matteo Salvini, holds a Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics candidate city flag upon his arrival at a meeting with the IOC evaluation commission, in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 5, 2019. The Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics has been boosted by a key letter of financial support from the Italian government. The letter signed by Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte was delivered to Octavian Morariu, the chair of the IOC’s evaluation commission, which is concluding a weeklong inspection of the bid sites. (Daniel Dal Zennaro/ANSA via AP)

Milan-Cortina 2026 bid boosted by government support

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday Nov. 13, 2011 file photo, Olha Korobka from Ukraine competes in the Women's +75kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships, in Paris. The International Olympic Committee this week will review weightlifting's progress in its fight against doping and examine a new rash of positive drug tests from the weightlifting world championships in 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, file)

IOC lifts threat to remove weightlifting from Paris Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Correction: WADA-New President story

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, left, accompanying Toshiro Muto, CEO of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, file, speaks after a working level meeting between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) in Tokyo Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Tokyo Olympic CEO says no need for Takeda to resign

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press