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1988 Olympic Games

ANTI-DOPING: Think being a star Olympic athlete is all glory? Then you don’t know about “Whereabouts” testing

1976 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Japan pushes Winter OG bid to ‘34 or later; advice on going pro in T&F; Louganis auctioning medals in September

2020 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Swiss tiptoe into Winter Games talks; Taekwondo readmits Russians; Swim England creates “Open” class for all but women

1968 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: IOC insists Russian re-entry not yet about 2024; USADA survey says 25-32% of foreigners dope; $1.5 million for a Louganis ‘84 medal?

1976 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: Qatar World Cup finally starts on Sunday, with Brazil favored; FIFA launching “social media protection service”; Griner moved to penal colony

2020 Olympic Games

TSX REPORT: IOC’s Bach insists sanctions continue on Russia and Belarus; 45,000 volunteers for Paris 2024; Seoul wants the 2036 Olympic Games

1932 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: The ties between sport and politics in Russia; Australia lands ‘26 Commonwealth Games; more Oregon money for Eugene World Champs

1948 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Dillard’s 1948 Olympic 100 m gold on auction; Spain’s 2030 Winter bid in disarray; gymnasts ask Sport Canada to investigate abuse

5-Ring Circus

LANE ONE: Canadian calls for a Beijing 2022 boycott echo Jimmy Carter almost exactly 41 years ago

1988 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo 2020 announces “simplification” measures; IOC concerns mount on Italian government meddling; more time for Russia on re-entry plan

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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!

United States Olympic Committee

U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: Audited 2024 financials show the USOPC now the first-ever billion-dollar National Olympic Committee!