Artistic swimming
FILE - Italy's Giorgio Minisi and Lucrezia Ruggiero compete during the mixed duet technical final of the artistic swimming at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 20, 2022. Men can compete in Olympic artistic swimming for the first time at the 2024 Paris Games, the World Aquatics governing body said Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi, File)
Men can compete in artistic swimming at Paris Olympics

Dec. 22, 2022 07:44 AM EST

Germany's Stephan Leyhe soars through the air during the third stage of the 70th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Sportlight-Bob Mathias wins his second Olympic decathlon.

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FILE - Evgeny Rylov of the Russian Olympic Committee poses with his gold medal for the men's 100-meter backstroke final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. A statement from swimming's world governing body, FINA, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, announced that Rylov has been banned from the sport for nine months for appearing at a rally in support of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Russian swimmer Rylov banned for appearing at Putin rally

Apr. 22, 2022 03:39 PM EDT

FILE - International Olympic Committee Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. arrives for a news conference at the headquarters of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee in Beijing, Sept. 18, 2018. The International Olympic Committee member who oversaw Beijing Winter Games preparations since 2015 was voted back on its executive board Saturday, Feb. 19. 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Samaranch voted back on IOC executive board at Beijing Games

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 19, 2022 05:31 AM EST

Italy's rhythmic gymnastics' team performs during the rhythmic gymnastics group all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Russian rhythmic dynasty topples, Bulgaria gets the gold

By Claire Galofaro Aug. 08, 2021 02:51 AM EDT

Vlada Chigereva, member of team of Russian Olympic Committee poses with gold medal after artistic swimming team free routine competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Romashina says goodbye after her 7th Olympic gold

By Andrew Dampf Aug. 07, 2021 08:30 AM EDT

Male rhythmic gymnasts perform before the women's rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Left out of Olympics, men's rhythmic gymnasts loved in Japan

By Claire Galofaro Aug. 07, 2021 03:37 AM EDT

France's Nikola Karabatic makes a shot during the men's gold medal handball match between France and Denmark at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Aug. 06, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

United State's Gable Dan Steveson celebrates after defeating Georgia's Gennadij Cudinovic during their men's freestyle 125kg wrestling final match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Olympic Latest: Canada wins 1st gold in women's soccer

Aug. 05, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

Ashley Twichell, of the United States, competes in the women's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
What's in a name? A bit of aquatic confusion at the Olympics

By Paul Newberry Aug. 05, 2021 04:25 AM EDT

Margielyn Didal of Philippines reacts after completing a trick in the women's street skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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By Jenna Fryer Aug. 05, 2021 03:16 AM EDT

Jagger Eaton, of the United States, crashes as he competes in men's street skateboarding during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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By Syd Fryer Aug. 05, 2021 03:14 AM EDT

Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk of Ukraine shows their medals during the medal ceremony of the duet free routine final at the the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Organizers apologize to Ukraine for calling them Russian

By Graham Dunbar Aug. 05, 2021 01:33 AM EDT

United States' Eddy Alvarez, front, and Nick Allen embrace after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. The United States won 7-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

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Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russian Olympic Committee compete in the Free Routine Final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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By Paul Newberry Aug. 04, 2021 09:08 AM EDT

Sakura Yosozumi of Japan competes in the women's park skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Track records keep falling in fast Tokyo Games

By Jim Vertuno Aug. 04, 2021 06:25 AM EDT