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5-Ring Circus

THE TICKER: Vancouver Olympic interest cools; now Ukraine’s doping org is cheating; U.S. women win 6-0 in Carli Lloyd farewell

5-Ring Circus

HEARD AT HALFTIME: IOC liaison group signals no eSports tie-up coming; Nike’s interest in running; harsh words during the Giro d’Italia

2028 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: Dempsey punches the IOC hard, calls the Games “an enormous distraction”

International Olympic Committee

THE BIG PICTURE: IOC’s Olympism in Action Forum is worth noting

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2032 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: USOPC looking for a Chief Operating Officer; WADA rips U.S. Senate for “Restoring Confidence” bill; Rubiales’ conviction upheld

Athletics

ATHLETICS: Kenyan star Kipyegon powers to fastest-ever 4:06.42 in sub-4 mile trial in Paris

2028 Olympic Games

INT’L OLYMPIC COMMITTEE: Coventry announces IOC-member-led reviews of host-city selection process and protection of the women’s category

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Senate committee advances “restore WADA” bill; Jamaica’s Campbell explains move to Turkey; USA Surfing gets major endowment

Athletics

TRANSGENDER: U.S. Education Dept. finds California out of compliance with Title IX on transgenders in sports, demands corrections … or else!