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OLYMPICS


File - This Aug. 18, 2016, file photo shows United States' Elena Delle Donne (11) and France's Marielle Amant, right, reaching out for the ball during a women's semifinal round basketball game at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
3 days ago

Elena Delle Donne takes on new role as USA Basketball's first 3-on-3 women's hoops managing director

Read full article: Elena Delle Donne takes on new role as USA Basketball's first 3-on-3 women's hoops managing director
United States' Ryan Crouser celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's shot put final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ryan Crouser beats injury and wins his third world shot put title to go with three Olympics golds

Read full article: Ryan Crouser beats injury and wins his third world shot put title to go with three Olympics golds
FILE - Rostislav Gaitiukevich and Mikhail Mordasov, from Russia, push at the start of the men's two-man bobsleigh World Cup race in Igls, near Innsbruck, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics

Read full article: Bobsled-skeleton federation not allowing Russian athletes to compete at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
FILE - Nina Dobrev, left, and Shaun White arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years

Read full article: Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple tells The Associated Press.

FILE - A general view of the new National Stadium is seen on Dec. 15, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Revisiting the Tokyo Olympics as the track and field world championships open in Japan's capital

Read full article: Revisiting the Tokyo Olympics as the track and field world championships open in Japan's capital

Japan’s National Stadium was fanless four years ago during the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics.

Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the U.S. Olympic Paralympic Committee, speaks at an event announcing a historic fundraising initiative for the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Winter Games

Read full article: Utah Olympic organizers announce 9-figure fundraising effort for 2034 Winter Games

Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2034 Winter Games have announced a fundraising effort that they say is the largest philanthropic campaign supporting a host city in Olympic and Paralympic history.

FILE - USA's, from left, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony face photographers as they celebrate after beating Spain in the men's gold medal basketball game at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Aug. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)

The Redeem Team had one goal at the 2008 Olympics. Its final reward awaits in the Hall of Fame

Read full article: The Redeem Team had one goal at the 2008 Olympics. Its final reward awaits in the Hall of Fame

The 2008 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, forever to be called the Redeem Team, goes into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1988, file photo, South Korea's Park Si-hun, left, delivers a left jab to Roy Jones Jr. of the United States, during the summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ron Kutz, File)

Roy Jones Jr. given the 1988 Olympic gold medal by the boxer who got the controversial win over him

Read full article: Roy Jones Jr. given the 1988 Olympic gold medal by the boxer who got the controversial win over him

Roy Jones Jr. has the gold medal from the 1988 Olympics — thanks to a gift from the South Korean fighter who defeated him in the controversial boxing match.

This photo combination shows Megan Romano, of the U.S., at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 4, 2013 and Australia's James Magnussen during the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, April 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Rick Rycroft)

Enhanced Games (no drug testing) file $800 million lawsuit against critics

Read full article: Enhanced Games (no drug testing) file $800 million lawsuit against critics

The startup Olympic-style sports festival promising no drug testing has filed an $800 million antitrust lawsuit against its main critics for what it claims is an illegal campaign to make athletes boycott its own event.

FILE - Johann Andre Forfang, left, and Marius Lindvik, both of Norway, celebrate after the final round at the second stage of the 68th four hills ski jumping tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Norway ski jumpers accept 3-month ban for manipulated suits

Read full article: Norway ski jumpers accept 3-month ban for manipulated suits

Two Olympic gold medalists have accepted a three-month ban after a scandal over tampering with ski jump suits for Norway men’s team at this year’s world championships.

FILE - Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu poses with her three medals before a commendation ceremony for role models of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics at the Great Hall of the People, on April 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu injured in a training accident in New Zealand

Read full article: Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu injured in a training accident in New Zealand

American-born Chinese skier and Olympic freestyle gold medalist Eileen Gu has suffered an injury while training in New Zealand.

Kishane Thompson, of Jamaica, crosses the finish line ahead of Noah Lyles, of the United States, to win the men 100 meters during the Silesia Diamond League athletics meet at the Silesian Stadium, in Chorzow, Poland, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafal Oleksiewicz)

Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles 'super excited' about racing toward world title defenses

Read full article: Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles 'super excited' about racing toward world title defenses

Noah Lyles says he's “super excited” about his progress toward defending his 100 and 200 meters titles at track and field’s world championships in Tokyo next month.

FILE - This aerial view show Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028

Read full article: LA Olympics to sell naming rights to some venues in game-changing deal for 2028

Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for a handful of its venues in deals expected to bring multiple millions of dollars to the 2028 Games while breaking down the International Olympic Committee’s long-sacrosanct policy of keeping brand names off its stadiums.

Athletes train at a beach sprints camp organized by USRowing in Long Beach, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Rowers revel in beach sprints in the run-up to LA's 2028 Olympics

Read full article: Rowers revel in beach sprints in the run-up to LA's 2028 Olympics

The Olympics’ newest rowing competition is a beach run, a coastal row and a music party rolled into one.

USA Gymnastics president Li Li Leung walks on stage after the senior men's finals of the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Li Li Leung guided USA Gymnastics out of the darkness. The outgoing president is eager for a break

Read full article: Li Li Leung guided USA Gymnastics out of the darkness. The outgoing president is eager for a break

Outgoing USA Gymnastics president and CEO Li Li Leung is looking forward to a break.

FILE - Arkansas gymnast Joscelyn Roberson competes on the floor against LSU during an NCAA gymnastics meet on Jan. 24, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, file)

USA Gymnastics is entering a new era both on and off the floor as the US championships begin

Read full article: USA Gymnastics is entering a new era both on and off the floor as the US championships begin

A new wave of gymnasts are ready to step into the spotlight at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

Spain's Aitana Bonmati shows her second place medal at the end of the Women's Euro 2025 final soccer match between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

US women's national team knocked off top spot by Spain in FIFA's latest rankings

Read full article: US women's national team knocked off top spot by Spain in FIFA's latest rankings

The U.S. was knocked off the top spot in FIFA’s latest women’s rankings by world champion Spain.

FILE - Stephen Nedoroscik, of the United States, celebrates after winning the bronze medal during the men's artistic gymnastics individual pommel finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

A year after fame found him in Paris, Stephen Nedoroscik, aka 'Pommel Horse Guy,' is back for more

Read full article: A year after fame found him in Paris, Stephen Nedoroscik, aka 'Pommel Horse Guy,' is back for more

Stephen Nedoroscik, known as "Pommel Horse Guy," remains dedicated to gymnastics despite his newfound fame.

FILE - Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, left, and Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal pose with their trophies of the alpine ski, women's and men's World Cup super-G discipline titles, in Schladming, Austria, Thursday, March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)

Lindsey Vonn hires former ski great Aksel Lund Svindal as coach ahead of Olympic season

Read full article: Lindsey Vonn hires former ski great Aksel Lund Svindal as coach ahead of Olympic season

Lindsey Vonn has added former ski champion Aksel Lund Svindal to her coaching team as she prepares for next year's Winter Olympics.

El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump habla con reporteros desde el techo de la Casa Blanca, el martes 5 de agosto de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)

Trump signs executive order creating a White House Olympics task force

Read full article: Trump signs executive order creating a White House Olympics task force

President Trump is signing an executive order establishing a task force for the Los Angeles games in three years.

President Donald Trump holds a full set of medals from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, during an event regarding the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump creates task force to prepare for 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

Read full article: Trump creates task force to prepare for 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

President Donald Trump on Tuesday established a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles that he said would ensure the event is “safe, seamless and historically successful.”.

NEWS HEADLINES


FILE - President Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, on May 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
40 minutes ago

Hungary, following Trump, will designate antifa a terrorist organization, Orbán says

Read full article: Hungary, following Trump, will designate antifa a terrorist organization, Orbán says
FILE- Pro-Palestinian protesters block the road in an attempt to disrupt the 21st stage of the Spanish cycling race La Vuelta, from Alalpardo to Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernndez, File)
3 hours ago

Efforts to punish Israel over Gaza grow in sports and cultural arenas

Read full article: Efforts to punish Israel over Gaza grow in sports and cultural arenas
A dealer watches computer monitors near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
1 hour ago

Asian shares retreat after Intel helped drive Wall Street to more records

Read full article: Asian shares retreat after Intel helped drive Wall Street to more records
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Wenatchee Police Department shows Travis Caleb Decker, who is wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters. (Wenatchee Police Department via AP, File)
3 hours ago

Officials find remains they believe are Travis Decker, wanted in killings of his 3 young daughters

Read full article: Officials find remains they believe are Travis Decker, wanted in killings of his 3 young daughters

SPORTS HEADLINES


Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) gets a push from behind from Philadelphia Eagles tight end Grant Calcaterra (81) agains the Kansas City Chiefs in the second half during an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
3 hours ago

NFL: Eagles should've been penalized for a false start on a tush-push conversion vs. the Chiefs

Read full article: NFL: Eagles should've been penalized for a false start on a tush-push conversion vs. the Chiefs
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs what the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
3 hours ago

Josh Allen's 3 TD passes and Terrel Bernard's pick secure Bills' 31-21 win over spiraling Dolphins

Read full article: Josh Allen's 3 TD passes and Terrel Bernard's pick secure Bills' 31-21 win over spiraling Dolphins
Indiana Fever forward Natasha Howard (6) reacts after her team defeated the Atlanta Dream in Game 3 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
4 hours ago

Boston has go-ahead basket with 7.4 seconds left as Fever beat Dream 87-85 to reach WNBA semifinals

Read full article: Boston has go-ahead basket with 7.4 seconds left as Fever beat Dream 87-85 to reach WNBA semifinals
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw speaks to the media after announcing his retirement at the end of the season prior to a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
6 hours ago

By the numbers: An in-depth look at Clayton Kershaw's remarkable career with the Dodgers

Read full article: By the numbers: An in-depth look at Clayton Kershaw's remarkable career with the Dodgers
FILE - Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson reacts after defeating Minnesota's Gable Steveson during a 285-pound match in the finals at the NCAA wrestling championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Hendrickson to headline wrestling event as Hulk Hogan's venture continues after his death

Read full article: Hendrickson to headline wrestling event as Hulk Hogan's venture continues after his death

Wyatt Hendrickson will face Mostafa Aly Elsayed Gabr Elders in Real American Freestyle wrestling's main event on Aug. 30.

Athletes of team United States celebrate after winning gold medal in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Americans finish strong with a relay world record in the swim worlds to top medal tables

Read full article: Americans finish strong with a relay world record in the swim worlds to top medal tables

The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note Sunday with a world record in the women’s 4x100 medley in the last event of the eight-day championships.

FILE - America's Rowdy Gaines, gold medal, Mark Stockwell of Australia, silver medal, and Per Johansson of Sweden, bronze medal, on the podium after the Men's 100 Meter Freestyle Swimming Event at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, on July 31, 1984. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore

Read full article: Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines minces few words when he broadcasts swimming for the American network NBC.

Leon Marchand of France, center, celebrates after winning gold medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Léon Marchand might be French but he led a Texas-flavored moment at the swim worlds

Read full article: Léon Marchand might be French but he led a Texas-flavored moment at the swim worlds

Léon Marchand of France has won gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships in Singapore and it had a Texas flavor to it.

Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrates after winning gold medal in the women's 1500m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle taking the title again at the worlds

Read full article: Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle taking the title again at the worlds

Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she’s still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

Dancers perform the Cancan dance outside the Moulin Rouge cabaret during the last stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris, Sunday, July 27, 2025 in Paris (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Tour de France finale brings excitement to Montmartre with a climb to Sacré-Coeur

Read full article: Tour de France finale brings excitement to Montmartre with a climb to Sacré-Coeur

The Tour de France is breaking tradition this year by having riders climb Montmartre during the final stage.

Katie Ledecky of the United States competes in the women's 400-meter freestyle heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

American team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance

Read full article: American team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance

The United States team at the swimming world championships in Singapore is battling a case of “acute gastroenteritis” that compromised performances on the opening day of eight days of competition in the pool.

Summer McIntosh of Canada reacts after winning gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Summer McIntosh wins first gold medal at worlds in her quest for five

Read full article: Summer McIntosh wins first gold medal at worlds in her quest for five

For Summer McIntosh of Canada, it’s one gold medal won at the swimming world championships with four to go.

Leon Marchand from France attends at the press conference at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Four-time Olympic gold-medal winner Léon Marchand is back and chasing more world records

Read full article: Four-time Olympic gold-medal winner Léon Marchand is back and chasing more world records

Léon Marchand’s life changed drastically after he won four gold medals a year ago in the Paris Olympics.

FILE - Canada's Summer Mcintosh holds a trophy for the Athlete of the Year at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

McIntosh goes for 5 individual golds at world championships with Los Angeles Olympics in sight

Read full article: McIntosh goes for 5 individual golds at world championships with Los Angeles Olympics in sight

Summer McIntosh is set to compete in five individual events at the world swimming championships in Singapore.

In this photo taken May 24, 2025, and released by Hebei Taihua Jinye Swimming Club, 12 years old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi competes in the final of the the Women's 400m Individual Medley for the 2025 National Swimming Championships held in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. (Hebei Taihua Jinye Swimming Club via AP)

Yu Zidi is only 12 but she stuns the swim world with some of the year's fastest times

Read full article: Yu Zidi is only 12 but she stuns the swim world with some of the year's fastest times

Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and has qualified for the world swimming championships in Singapore.

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics medals are displayed during the unveiling ceremony in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

Medals for Milan-Cortina Olympics represent 'two halves coming together'

Read full article: Medals for Milan-Cortina Olympics represent 'two halves coming together'

The Milan-Cortina Olympics are the first games with two host cities in the name.

FILE - Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark answers a question during a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break

Read full article: Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tournament that could be played on an extended All-Star break.

FILE -South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800m during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Aug. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

Caster Semenya's sex eligibility battle has confounded sports for 16 years and still isn't over

Read full article: Caster Semenya's sex eligibility battle has confounded sports for 16 years and still isn't over

The sex eligibility case of champion runner Caster Semenya has been one of the most contentious and most complex that sports has seen.

FILE - South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic, an IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, in Stanford, Calif., June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

Read full article: A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules.

Faith Kipyegon, from Kenya, runs in an attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, at Stade Charlety in Paris, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Faith Kipyegon sets 1,500 world record at the Prefontaine Classic

Read full article: Faith Kipyegon sets 1,500 world record at the Prefontaine Classic

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds.

Beatrice Chebet, of Kenya, celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women 5000 meters at the Diamond League Golden Gala Pietro Mennea athletics meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 5,000 meters

Read full article: Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 5,000 meters

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic.

Head coach Kara Lawson directs players during a USA Basketball women's Americup Trials practice Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the USA Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and has a legit chance to lead USA squad in LA

Read full article: Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and has a legit chance to lead USA squad in LA

Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and now the Duke women's coach has a legit chance to lead USA to another gold medal.

FILE - A San Jose State Spartans player prepares to serve against the Air Force Falcons during the fifth set of an NCAA college volleyball match Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard, File)

Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say

Read full article: Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say

College sports leaders seeking antitrust and other protections from Congress have a potential bargaining chip: School assurances that they will provide funding for their increasingly imperiled Olympic programs, by far the biggest pipeline of talent for Team USA.

The outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach, right, and the new IOC President Kirsty Coventry talk during the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency

Read full article: IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency

India’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest has seemed to stall a little in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry’s IOC presidency.

Faith Kipyegon, from Kenya, lies on the track after crossing the finish line in her attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, at Stade Charlety in Paris, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls short in her attempt to break 4-minute mile

Read full article: Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls short in her attempt to break 4-minute mile

Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has failed in her bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes.

President-elect Kirsty Coventry speaks during the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Olympics' champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership

Read full article: Olympics' champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership

The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday.

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