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Lawyer: IOC loses Swiss supreme court appeal in Russian case

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FILE - This Nov. 20, 2013, file photo shows Japan Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, right, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, left, following a press conference in Tokyo. France's financial crimes office says International Olympic Committee member Takeda is being investigated for corruption related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The National Financial Prosecutors office says Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, was placed under formal investigation for &quot;active corruption&quot; on Dec. 10.(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)

Takeda corruption probe sullies 2020 Tokyo Olympics and IOC

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 file photo of Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games bid, as he listens to a question from the media during their first international presentation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games bid in London. France's financial crimes office says International Olympic Committee member Takeda is being investigated for corruption related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The National Financial Prosecutors office says Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, was placed under formal investigation for &quot;active corruption&quot; on Dec. 10.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Probe of IOC’s Takeda hangs over Tokyo Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE and YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, driver of Russia RUS-1, Alexander Zubkov, acknowledges the crowd after they won the gold medal during the men's four-man bobsled competition final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Alexander Zubkov won a Moscow court ruling Friday Jan. 11, 2019. that could make it harder for the International Olympic Committee to recover his gold medals. He remains legally recognized as an Olympic champion _ but only in Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Russian court says bobsledder can keep Olympic titles

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French prosecutors’ office: IOC member Tsunekazu Takeda placed under formal investigation for allege

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IOC eases off support for electronic gaming as Olympic event

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Samsung signs Olympic sponsorship to 2028 Los Angeles Games

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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

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. 23, 2018, photo, IOC President Thomas Bach, center, arrives at Narita Airport, near Tokyo. IOC President Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a quick trip Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, to the region northeast of Tokyo that was devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami that destroyed three nuclear reactors. At right is Tsunekazu Takeda, an IOC member and head of the Japanese Olympic Committee. (Kyodo News via AP)

IOC’s Bach and Abe make brief visit to Fukushima region

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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

The new president of the amateur boxing federation Gafur Rakhimov speaks to the media upon becoming the head of AIBA in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Rakhimov, an Uzbek businessman who has been accused of ties to organized crime was elected president of the amateur boxing federation on Saturday, putting the sport on a collision course with the International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

IOC president has ‘serious concerns’ about boxing federation

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

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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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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

IOC signs insurer Allianz as Olympic sponsor from 2021-28

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In this Thursday, July 26, 2018, photo, girls dance in a studio at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea. Mangyongdae Children's Palace is for talented school children to attend extracurricular classes and a popular place for tourists to visit during their stay in the capital. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)

IOC disappointed UN won’t grant North Korea sports exemption

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach from Germany attends a press conference after the executive board meeting of the IOC, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, July 20, 2018. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)

IOC leader happy with shrinking 2026 Winter Olympic contest

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach from Germany, reacts prior to the opening of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, executive board meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Jean-Christophe Bott/KEYSTONE via AP)

IOC says boxing still risks being removed from 2020 Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press