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In this July 27, 2021, file photo, Simone Biles, of the United States, watches gymnasts perform after she exited the team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo. Biles, who redefined excellence in gymnastics and picked up seven Olympic medals along the way, drew attention and, from some, criticism by pulling out of events in Tokyo because of a mental block that made her afraid to attempt certain dangerous moves. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?

By Howard Fendrich and Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Workers build constructions on the Champ-de-Mars, near the Eiffel Tower, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

U.S. Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland speaks during a press conference at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

US Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

A Team USA Beijing winter Olympics opening ceremony uniform designed by Ralph Lauren is displayed Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

100%: Chief medical officer says all US Olympians vaccinated

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland listens during a briefing with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Los Angeles 2028 organizers in Beverly Hills, Calif. A boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics will not solve any geopolitical issues with China and will only serve to place athletes training for the games under a “cloud of uncertainty,” according to a letter, Hirshland, the head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, wrote to Congress on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Her letter specifically addressed those who believe a boycott of the Winter Games next February would serve as an effective diplomatic tool to protest China's alleged abuses toward Uyghurs, Tibetans and Hong Kong residents. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

USOPC to Congress: Beijing Olympic boycott not the solution

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Minnesota's Shane Wiskus competes during an NCAA gymnastics meet in Chicago. Wiskus is an Olympic hopeful who moved to the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs after his college program, Minnesota, announced it would be shutting down its program. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynsk, File). **FILE**

Olympic gold: Colleges, Team USA search for new ways to win

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photo, Gwen Berry of the United States waves as she is introduced at the start of the women's hammer throw final during athletics competition at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. In the summer of 2019, U.S Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland reprimanded Berry and fencer Race Imboden for violating Rule 50, which prohibits inside-the-lines protests at the games, after Berry raised her fist and Imboden kneeled on the medals stand at the Pan-Am Games in Peru. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) **FILE**

Listening to athletes, USOPC won’t punish Olympic protests

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photo, Gwendolyn &quot;Gwen&quot; Berry of the United States waves as she is introduced at the start of the women's hammer throw final during athletics competition at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Berry has won a humanitarian award for her outspoken role in raising social-justice issues in the United States. The 31-year-old hammer thrower wins the Toyota Humanitarian Award, given annually by USA Track and Field. She's being honored for her role in the debate about social inequality on and off the playing field for the past 16 months. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Gwen Berry wins humanitarian award, insists US can do better

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Attention, US Olympic hopefuls: Need money? This can help

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Los Angeles 2028 organizers in Beverly Hills, Calif. Even before the coronavirus pandemic wiped the Summer Olympics off the 2020 sports calendar, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee was an organization in peril. In a first-of-its-kind virtual address, leaders of the committee paid heed to how much more difficult things have become since the virus started shutting down sports, over the last seven months. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

‘Jurassic Park’ to ‘Apocalypse Now’: USOPC faces steep climb

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, Penn State's Bo Nickal, rear left, wrestles with Stanford's Nathan Traxler in the 197-pound championship bout of the Southern Scuffle wrestling tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn. Stanford announced Wednesday, July 8, 2020, that it is dropping 11 sports amid financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The school will discontinue men’s and women’s fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men’s rowing, co-ed and women’s sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men’s volleyball and wrestling after the 2020-21 academic year. Stanford also is eliminating 20 support staff positions.(C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP, File)

Stanford sports cuts could mean big loss for US Olympic team

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, then-WNBA president Lisa Borders speaks before Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals in Seattle. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee received a positive progress report from the committee that analyzed the federation's problems and recommended dozens of changes a year ago. The Borders Report, spearheaded by former WNBA Commissioner Lisa Borders and released last summer, included a detailed road map for the USOPC to make athletes the top priority after years of adhering to what was described as a “money for medals” philosophy. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Borders’ report card: USOPC ‘hugely on track’ on reforms

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

USOPC opens books, gives more detail about sports funding

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Former Goldman Sachs exec tabbed as USOPC compliance officer

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FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photo, Gwendolyn &quot;Gwen&quot; Berry of the United States waves as she is introduced at the start of the women's hammer throw final, during athletics competition at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Berry won the gold medal. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is signaling willingness to challenge longstanding IOC rules restricting protests at the Olympics, while also facing backlash from some of its own athletes for moves viewed by some as not being driven by sufficient athlete input. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

US Olympic leaders eye change on protests amid wary athletes

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

USOPC forming group to look into Olympic protests

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Los Angeles 2028 organizers in Beverly Hills, Calif. USA Badminton is off probation. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee had been looking to decertify the organization because of it wasn't complying with requirements designed to protect athletes from sex abuse. But the badminton federation says it has worked out the problems and addressed issues that led to USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland stepping in. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

USA Badminton back in good standing after safe-sport issues

Associated Press

In this March 10, 2020, file photo, a child tosses an already-autographed baseball while awaiting another signature from a passing player before a spring training baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners in Peoria, Ariz. Doctors, scientists and sports leaders are outlining the path back to playing fields for children in grassroots sports -- an exercise that could inform major organizations on how to get their industries up and running as well in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) **FILE**

Leaders chart path back to playing fields for amateur sports

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

A child plays at the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo Tuesday, April 21, 2020. An open conflict broke out Tuesday between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC over how much to divulge about who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. Olympics, Paralympics to cut 10% to 20% due to virus

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

USOPC to cut up to 20%, says no games would be ‘devastating’

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press