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Olympic Rings and a model of Misha the Bear Cub, the mascot of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, left, are seen in the yard of Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. The WADA committee has proposed a package of sanctions including a four-year ban on hosting major events in Russia and a similar four-year sanction on Russians competing in top events like the Olympics, though they could enter as neutrals. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russia faces next wave of punishment in endless doping saga

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, athletes compete in a marathon swimming test event at Odaiba Marine Park, a venue for marathon swimming and triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo. The IOC moved next year’s Tokyo Olympic marathons and race walks out of the Japanese capital to avoid the stifling heat and humidity. Some swimmers and an 11,000-member coaching body want similar treatment: find an alternative to the distance-swimming venue in Tokyo Bay known as the “Odaiba Marine Park.”(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Troubled waters: Open water swimming faces do-over of 2016

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

A man walks past the Tokyo 2020 banners at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Tokyo. The French language has been almost invisible during the drawn-out preparations for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tokyo Olympics: Japanese, English _ but where’s the French?

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by NBC shows Molly Solomon. Molly Solomon began her career at NBC Sports as a researcher for its Olympics coverage. Nearly 30 years later, she will lead its coverage. NBC announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, that it has promoted Solomon to executive producer and president of the network’s Olympics unit, becoming the first woman to be an executive producer for a network sports division. (Virginia Sherwood/NBC via AP)

Molly Solomon promoted to lead NBC Olympics coverage

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Leader of Russian anti-doping agency calls on Putin for help

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won five of the six gold medals at last week's world championships and broke the all-time record of 25 medals by any gymnast, male or female. (Associated Press)

Simone Biles now face of 2020 Olympic Games on world medal haul

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won her 24th and 25th world championship medals Sunday to put her on top of the all-time medal charts for the championships. (Associated PRess)

Simone Biles sets all-time medals record at world gymnastics championships with 25

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 24, 2019, file, photo, workers adjust fences at the construction site of the New National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Labor union wants inspections at Tokyo Olympic venues

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Stephen Kissa from Uganda sweats in the heat at the Qatar Sports Club during a morning training session prior to the start of the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Hot pursuit: Athletes chase world medals in sweltering Qatar

By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2014 file photo, a Russian skating fan holds the country's national flag over the Olympic rings before the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. A person familiar with the case tells The Associated Press that Russia's anti-doping agency could face suspension again based on information indicating data from the Moscow drug-testing lab had been manipulated before being delivered to the World Anti-Doping Agency earlier this year. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Russia fears missing Olympics over doping data tampering

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH and EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

ESPN expands Special Olympics deal through 2027

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, photo, interpreters work in their booths during a Chef de Mission Seminar hosted by The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo. Next year’s Tokyo Olympics will be a fiesta for a team of about 100 interpreters. They will handle interpretation for more than 10,000 athletes representing more than 200 national Olympic committees. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Yes, Oui, Si, and Hai: Interpreters ready for Tokyo Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

In this May 30, 2019, photo, a group of American tourists walk toward their pods after checking in at 9H capsule hotel at Chiyoda district of Tokyo. Tokyo is shaping up as a very pricey Olympics. Ticket demand is unprecedented, so scalping is sure to flourish. Hotel rates are soaring to five-six times normal. And getting here will be costly, particularly for fans from the Americas and Europe. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Want Tokyo Olympic tickets? No problem if you have $60,000

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Competitors run in a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. High bacteria levels forced the swimming portion of a triathlon test event for the Tokyo Paralympics to be cancelled on Saturday.(Takuya Inaba/Kyodo News via AP)

High bacteria level cancels water portion of Tokyo triathlon

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Commuters walk past the Olympic Rings Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Tokyo. To mark the year-to-go mark, the gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals are to be unveiled Wednesday as part of daylong ceremonies around the Japanese capital. Tokyo's 1964 Olympics showcased bullet trains, futuristic designs and a new expressway, underlining Japan's recovery following World War II. Those games were the first seen worldwide by early satellites, sending the Olympics into a new era. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

1 Year: Tokyo Olympics unveil gold, silver, bronze medals

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, gold medal winner Brianna Rollins, center, silver medal winner Nia Ali, left, and bronze medal winner Kristi Castlin, all from the United States, pose with their country's flag after the 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the Tokyo Olympics were opening today - actually they begin exactly a year from now - the United States would top the overall medal count, and the gold-medal count. That’s the forecast released Tuesday, July 22, 2019, by Gracenote Sports, which bills itself as a “sports and entertainment provider” and supplies statistical analysis for sports league around the world. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

1 forecast shows US topping medal table at Tokyo Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo, the Olympics rings and New National Stadium are reflected on the facade of a building in Tokyo. The stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Tokyo 1-Year Out: Scandal, high costs but unrivaled demand

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Former Japanese Olympic gymnast Kotono Tanaka performs as a &quot;1-Year to Go&quot; banner hangs outside the Ariake Gymnastics Center, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Tokyo. Despite scandals, rising costs and doubts about the economic payoff, the Tokyo Olympics will be a must-see event — if you can find a ticket or a hotel room — when they open in a year. Tokyo was supposed to be a &quot;safe pair of hands&quot; after Rio de Janeiro's corruption and near-meltdown three years ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Year to go to Tokyo Games, with costs, ticket demand rising

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

United States' Katie Ledecky, reacts after he second place finish in the women's 400m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Sunday, July 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Katie Ledecky stunned by Ariarne Titmus in 400-meter freestyle at worlds

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

New York landmarks lit up for Special Olympics

Associated Press