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Doping

ANTI-DOPING: Doping violations in 2023 rose 20% over ’22 and up 46% over ’21, but WADA says this is a “positive sign”; India leads...

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Weather forces Olympic Flame ceremony indoors; USADA chief says WADA won’t meet on differences; Quincy Wilson chooses Maryland!

Doping

ANTI-DOPING: U.S.’s Tygart rips WADA’s dropped defamation suit as an “effort to suppress the truth” and scaring others, repeats audit call

Doping

ANTI-DOPING: WADA says it dropped defamation suit vs. USADA, as the world “has shown a desire to move on” but U.S. intransigence continues

2028 Olympic Games

ANTI-DOPING: German report says 18 national anti-doping agencies upset with WADA over 2021 Chinese doping incident and USADA vendetta

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: U.S. Swim Trials gets WR, all-time attendance record; IOC creates “Olympic Esports Games” and approves 25 “neutrals” for Paris

5-Ring Circus

TSX REPORT: Lima edges Asuncion to land 2027 Pan Am Games; WADA celebrates 25 years, but still worried about Russia; volleyball wins social rankings

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Tahiti Olympic surfing tower agreed; WADA worried by Asian Games and Russia; Latvian track for Sweden 2030 moving ahead

5-Ring Circus

TSX REPORT: FIFA expanding 2026 World Cup to 104 matches! WADA asking for more sanctions power, unimpressed with Russian progress

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Qatar World Cup CEO asks for respect; FIFA says World Cup award has changed Qatar for the better; Val-de-Marne cleans the Seine...

1936 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Kipchoge sensational with 2:01:09 world record in Berlin; IBA retains Kremlev; Cornelius Johnson’s Olympic Oak now being cared for

5-Ring Circus

HEARD AT HALFTIME: U.S. women face Mexico in Tokyo qualifier; Duplantis opens at 19-8 1/4 to beat Kendricks

2012 Olympic Games

THE BIG PICTURE: Court of Arbitration for Sport confirms 12 Russian track & field positives

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5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Shiffrin wins no. 105 with fifth Slalom gold in a row; U.S. Soccer expecting to get $100 million from 2026 FIFA World Cup...

Event Management

TRAINING: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center operator approved for 10-year lease extension by City of Chula Vista

Alpine Skiing

TEAM USA WINTER MEDAL TRACKER: Vonn marches on with two more World Cup medals; four U.S. podiums in Lake Placid luge World Cup!

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Int’l Skating Union latest to consider all-disciplines worlds; Int’l Swimming League trying for 2026 comeback

Freestyle Skiing & Snowboard

MILAN CORTINA 2026: After complaints from the FIS, Saldini says snow production at Livigno for Freestyle skiing will be fine