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PANORAMA: Iran questions Seattle pro-gay event on third World Cup match day; (broadcasters celebrate) new 3-minute water breaks at ‘26 FIFA World Cup!

2032 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Brisbane ‘32 introduces Games “vision”; long jump take-off zone idea abandoned; MMA now has three competing federations!

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Golovkin confirmed as World Boxing chief; Shiffrin wins World Cup no. 103; Stolz storms to three more speed skating golds!

2032 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Canadian NOC asks C$104 million gov’t funding; Pogacar dominates Il Lombardia again; Hancock & Simonton take skeet Worlds!

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Uber joins LA28 for rideshares and deliveries; 4,018 doping tests prior to Aquatics Worlds; 90 F temps for Club World Cup semis

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Ducrey to be next IOC Sports Director; Norway’s Johaug retires to be “full-time mom”; World Rowing’s Rolland to run for fourth term

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Hardest LA28 race will start after Paralympics close! New stars coming to Grand Slam Philadelphia; FIFA Women’s World Cup to 48 in 2031

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: USA Football certified as National Governing Body for Flag; U.S., Canada women in IIHF semis; U.S. sweeps ISSF Skeet golds in Peru

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: World champs Malinin and Chock & Bates at Skate America; two deaths at World Tri finals in Spain; volleyball’s biggest game-changer

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: No French Alps 2030 guarantees yet, but no worries; record 54,280 finish Berlin Marathon; Choue runs for sixth World Taekwondo term

2020 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Paris 2024 opening ceremony crowd to be 300,000; Putin says ROC and Sports Ministry will decide if Russians go to Paris

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Richardson beats Jackson in Chorzow, UCI puts transgender women in men’s division; LA28 Olympic coin bill to be re-introduced

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Sailing says no Russians or Belarusians until 2024; worldwide “athlete passport”? Why T&F athletes pull out of meets!

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Compete at the University Games for $2,595 plus airfare! C$100,000 sponsor gift for Canadian women’s team; Russians losing interest?

2024 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Alpine Team Parallel gold for the U.S.; what of the Belarus dissidents? FIFA collects $7.6 billion in 2019-22 revenues!

1996 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Olympic torch sells for $720,000; U.S. women lose to Spain, 2-0; abuse scandals at NWSL and Hockey Canada continue to expand

1936 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Chepngetich 2:14:18! Sisson 2:18:29 U.S. record in Chicago; Kremlin cheers Russian boxing return; Luz Long’s ‘36 silver on auction

Aquatics

HIGHLIGHTS: World-leading 9.76 for Bromell in Nairobi; Weitzeil swims U.S. 50 m Free record; U.S.’s Grossman wins world climbing title!

Aquatics

HIGHLIGHTS: American Junior 400 m mark for Mu; Andrew brilliant trifecta in Tyr Pro Swim Series; Knibb wins World Tri Yokohoma!

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5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Worries over snow for Milan Cortina; gymnastics now looking at Pilates? Another luge gold for the U.S.? Yes!

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...

Aquatics

PANORAMA: Enhanced Games lawsuit vs. WADA, swimming gets final dismissal; AIU says 98% of finalists at Tokyo worlds tested O-o-C!

Figure Skating

U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: Fred Richard and Ilia Malinin create “National Backflip Day” on Sunday as Team USA fund-raiser

2024 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: USA Swimming to pay $2.7 million in direct-athlete stipends in 2026; FIFA OKs $727 million World Cup 2026 prize & prep money