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Former NHL goalkeeper Dominik Hasek gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The NHL great has been a prominent and vocal critic of the International Olympic Committee's recommendation that Russians and Belarusians could compete in international competitions after being approved as neutrals. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

NHL great Hasek demands Russians openly condemn war against Ukraine or be banned from Paris Olympics

By Karel Janicek - Associated Press

San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 draft pick, greets fans before an NBA basketball press conference, Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate) **FILE**

Wembanyama and Mbappe the big draws as Olympic soccer and basketball tickets go on sale

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United States' Alex Morgan plays during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Ireland Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in St. Louis. Morgan is one of the veterans selected Wednesday, June 21, 2023, for the United States team that will defend its title at the Women's World Cup next month.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Parity no longer assures U.S. dominance at Women’s World Cup

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Japan's Stephanie Mawuli, centre, runs between New Zealand's Penina Davidson, left, and Akiene Tera, right during their women's basketball Asia Cup semifinal game in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Japan crushes New Zealand to set up Asia Cup final against China

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FILE - Pablo Morales, center, from the UnitesStates, displays the gold medal he won in the Olympic men's 100-meter butterfly in Barcelona, July 27, 1992. Morales is flanked by runners-up Rafal Szukala, right, from Poland, who took the silver medal, and Anthony Nesty, left, from Suriname, who won the bronze. In a sport still struggling to diversify, Nesty is a significant presence on the pool deck at the U.S. national championships. (AP Photo/Russell Mcphedran, File)

Anthony Nesty is a significant presence at US swimming nationals in a sport struggling to diversify

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Katie Ledecky reacts after winning the women's 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Ledecky keeps on rolling more than a decade after her first Olympic gold

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Caeleb Dressel looks up after swimming the men's 100 butterfly during the Speedo Atlanta Classic finals Friday, May 12, 2023, in Atlanta. Dressel finished 29th in the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals on Tuesday, June 27, falling far short of qualifying for the world championships in an event he won at the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) **FILE**

Dressel struggles to 29th in 100 freestyle at U.S. swimming nationals

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks at the opening of the extraordinary hybrid 140th IOC Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, June 22, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Olympic leader Bach criticizes Ukraine for blocking athletes from some Paris Games qualifiers

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are set up in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017 at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital. French investigators searched the headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers on Tuesday in a probe into suspected corruption, according to the national financial prosecutor's office. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Paris Olympics could join a longer list of Games marred by scandal

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo//Michel Euler, File)

NBC will air most of marquee Olympic events from Paris live during daytime

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

VfL Wolfsburg's Kathrin Hendrich, left, and Arsenal's Stina Blackstenius battle for the ball during the Women's Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Arsenal and VfL Wolfsburg at the Emirates Stadium, London, Monday May 1, 2023. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Path to Paris Olympics set for European women’s soccer teams

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Athletes compete in a log-carrying relay race event at Peruibe beach during the Indigenous Games, near the Tapirema community of Peruibe, Brazil, Sunday, April 23, 2023. Hundreds of Indigenous athletes gather this weekend in the south of Sao Paulo state to hold their version of the Olympic Games. They will compete for medals in archery, tug of war, athletics, Indigenous wrestling and other sports. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Indigenous competitors celebrate culture and sport in Brazil

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Olympics organizing committee, rides a boat down the Seine River on the route that will be used for the opening ceremony of the Games, in Paris, Friday, April 14, 2023. Officials say more than 100 boats will be used to transport thousands of athletes in the opening ceremony on July 26, 2024, which is expected to draw as many as 600,000 spectators along the banks of the river. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

4 million apply for tickets for Paris Olympics in lottery

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita, from left, and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto listen to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, right, speak during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 11, 2020. Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed, but not stopped, by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games. (Masashi Inoue/Kyodo News via AP)

Sapporo election could restart bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

By Stephen Wade and Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Members of the Geneva branch of Ukrainian society in Switzerland protest during a rally to urge International Olympic Committee to reconsider their decision of participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes under white neutral flag at the next 2024 Paris Olympic Games, in front of the IOC headquarters, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Ukraine looks to block athletes from competing with Russians

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The IOC Executive Board is set to discuss the results of consultations regarding the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus in its meeting set to run until March 30. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

IOC recommends return of some Russian athletes to international competition

By Graham Dunbar and James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Jordan Stolz of the U.S. celebrates winning his third gold medal on the 1500m Men event of the Speedskating Single Distance World Championships at Thialf ice arena Heerenveen, Netherlands, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) **FILE**

American speedskating phenom nicknamed ‘Jet fighter’ lighting up the world’s best

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

The Olympic rings are seen on the Place du Trocadero that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, after the vote in Lima, Peru, awarding the 2024 Games to the French capital, in Paris, Sept. 13, 2017. Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics promised Games with a relatively modest price tag and "egalitarian" access to events, thanks to an online draw meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to next year's Olympics with prices as low as 24 euros ($26). But as the first round of ticketing winds down, many "lucky" winners chosen for the draw are feeling frustrated, angry and cheated, as their only option during the 48-hour purchasing window was paying at least 200 euros per ticket for the few remaining events on offer. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games gets off to rocky start

By Nicholas Garriga and Barbara Surk - Associated Press

A Russian flag is held above the Olympic Rings at Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Russia and its ally Belarus have been invited to compete at the Asian Games in the next step to qualify athletes for next year's Paris Olympics. One year after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russia's reintegration into the world of sports threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) **FILE**

Russia’s sports exile persists one year after invading Ukraine

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