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Kevin Durant, right, watches play between Coco Gauff, of the United States, and Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

Durant, Curry begin NBA training camps with Paris Olympics in mind

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

AFC wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball against NFC cornerback Tariq Woolen (27) of the Seattle Seahawks and outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith (55) of the Minnesota Vikings during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. The folks who allowed 3-on-3 basketball — also known as pick-up games at the local Y — into their grandiose spectacle and went along with the idea of handing out gold medals next summer for breakdancing are trying to lock down which new sports make the cut for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Nine are under consideration, but the one that caught my eye was the flagged, non-contact version of the game that dominates the American sporting landscape but is barely a blip to the rest of the world. (AP Photo/David Becker, File) **FILE**

Hold your laughter for flag football at the Olympics

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, gestures besides Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban prior to the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) **FILE**

Track world championships the latest play by Orban’s Hungary for global sports spotlight

By Eddie Pells and Pat Graham - Associated Press

Japan's Jun Endo reacts as she leaves the field following their loss to Sweden in the Women's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Cornaga)

Japan exits the Women’s World Cup but sees progress in young squad

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Simone Biles talks to the members of the media affter the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) **FILE**

Biles trying to enjoy the moment after a two-year break, putting off Olympic talk

By Will Graves - Associated Press

People exit a Metro station in Paris Thursday, July 20, 2023. Next year, public transport is again expected to play a starring role. Paris 2024 organizers are counting on spectators to rely overwhelmingly on the Paris region's dense network of Metro lines, suburban trains, buses and other transport to help the Games reach its target of halving its carbon footprint compared to previous editions. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A guide to how Paris will welcome fans and stage 32 sports at the first post-pandemic Olympics

By Graham Dunbar and John Leicester - Associated Press

Bill May, left, leads the United States team out to compete in the team acrobatic of artistic swimming at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Largely unoticed by the general public, men have been participating in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, for decades. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Oh boy! Men to compete in artistic swimming — formerly called synchro — at Paris Olympics

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Alejandra Alonso De Villa, right, and Andrea Ustero Prieto both of Spain, return the ball to compatriots Paula Josemaria and Ariana Sanchez during their match at the Italy Major Premier Padel tournament in Rome, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. A successful debut at the European Games with matches played before enthusiastic crowds in Krakow's central square last month. Record prize money of nearly $1 million at this week's tournament in Rome. Padel, the fastest growing racket sport in the world among amateurs, is also making big strides at the professional level. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Padel, a rapidly growing racket game, has designs on becoming an Olympic sport

By Andrew Dampf - Associated Press

Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games President Tony Estanguet gives a press conference, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. "The French capital detailed plans for a Pride House that will celebrate LGBTQ people during the Olympics and Paralympics next year and the chief Paris Games organizer pledged that Olympians and campaigners will be given "plenty of opportunities" to speak for LGBTQ rights at the sports showcase. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

By John Leicester - Associated Press

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

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

Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pays his respects to victims of a deadly helicopter crash during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, his Deputy Yevhen Yenin, State Secretary Yurii Lubkovych, national police official and the three crew members were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Kyiv suburbs of Brovary. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia issue looms for Paris Olympics, Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebukes IOC

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne shows Sophie Hernandez competing at a test event in Ankara, Turkey on June 28, 2022. As it stands now, modern pentathlon — a sport in the Olympics for more than 100 years — would be off the program in its current form after the 2024 Paris Games. “Changes are not something we like. But we can adapt to it,&quot; modern pentathlete Sophie Hernandez of Guatemala said. “We have to move forward. Because we don’t want to lose the Olympics.”(Augustas Didzgalvis/UIPM via AP) **FILE**

Olympic pentathlon eyes ‘Ninja Warrior’ courses for survival

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, falls during a training session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Olympic doping case ruling to be announced Monday afternoon

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Erin Jackson of the United States hoists an American flag after winning the gold medal in the speedskating women's 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Golden moment: Erin Jackson is first Black woman speedskating medalist

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Kellie Delka and William C. Flaherty, of Puerto Rico, lead their team in during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Olympic skier overcomes illness to compete for Puerto Rico

By Daniella Matar - Associated Press

Vladyslav Heraskevych, of Ukraine, starts the men's skeleton run 3 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Olympian flashes ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign after competing

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

United States' Justin Schoenefeld, center, celebrates with Christopher Lillis, left, and Ashley Caldwell during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Caldwell, Schoenefeld found each other before finding gold

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

An athlete practices behind a glass fence during a training session at the National Biathlon Center ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Too much ‘nationalism’ at the Olympics, the world says

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

People wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus line up to get a throat swab at a coronavirus test site setup near a commercial office complex in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. China is deploying a "zero-COVID " approach to the pandemic that reflects Beijing’s authoritarian instincts but may be unsustainable. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China leans into zero-COVID strategy before Olympics with lockdowns, tight bubble

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times