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1988 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Junior Pan Ams bring $431.3 million to Paraguay; French women out of World Boxing Champs; Jones given ‘88 Seoul gold (in 2023)!

Aquatics

DIVING: Olympic superstar Greg Louganis sells medals, home and heads to Panama

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

Must Read

Fencing

FENCING: International federation at a financial crossroads, projects 19,575% increase in marketing revenue for 2026 and will still lose millions

2032 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: AIU’s Howman sounds the alarm on anti-doping effectiveness; Olympic luge training on the new Cortina track; World Treadmill Champs in ‘26!

Figure Skating

FIGURE SKATING: Ex-Russian/German skater Efimova seeking accelerated U.S. citizenship to compete in 2026 Olympic Pairs with husband Misha Mitrofanov

2028 Olympic Games

PANORAMA: Major league players possible at LA28; Liu and Chock & Bates win at ISU Grand Prix in China; U.S. women rebound vs. Portugal,...

Cycling

CYCLING: Netherlands wins nine golds, as Lavreysen dominates sprints (again) and van de Wouw gets three wins at UCI World Track Championships