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Ukraine boycotts judo Olympic qualifier as Russians compete

Jun. 24, 2022 12:16 PM EDT
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Ukraine has begun a boycott of international judo events because the Russian team was allowed to compete as Olympic qualification began...

Boxing bouts fixed at 2016 Olympics, investigation finds

Sep. 30, 2021 07:31 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Boxing bouts for medals at the 2016 Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant” referees and judges, an investigation...

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)
USA's Steveson scores late to win wrestling gold

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 06, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Bronze medalist United States' Helen Louise Maroulis celebrates on the podium for the women's women's 57kg Freestyle wrestling event,at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
American Taylor beats Iran's Yazdani for wrestling gold

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 05, 2021 10:40 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

Aug. 04, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

United States' David Morris Taylor III, right, celebrates defeating India's Deepak Punia compete in the men's 86kg Freestyle semifinal wrestling match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Helen Maroulis loses to Risako Kawai in 57kg semifinals

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 04, 2021 10:20 AM EDT

Vladislav Larin of the Russian Olympic Committee, left, reacts as the referee signals his win for a gold medal for taekwondo men's 80kg match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Olympics Latest: Germany wins another equestrian gold

Jul. 26, 2021 08:17 PM EDT

Ana Maria Filip, center, of France, looks for a shot under pressure from Chimeddolgor Enkhtaivan (8) and Tserenlkham Munkhsaikhan (2), of Mongolia, during a women's 3-on-3 basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In an Olympic first, teamwork is the thing for Mongolia

By Eddie Pells Jul. 26, 2021 06:25 AM EDT

Nikhil Kumar, of United State reactss during men's table tennis singles preliminary round match against Mongolia's Enkhbat Lkhagvasuren at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF USA F9, Men Singles

Jul. 23, 2021 10:12 PM EDT

Athletics compete during women's table tennis singles preliminary round matches at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Georgia 03A, Women Singles

Jul. 23, 2021 08:54 PM EDT

A medical worker wearing protective gear escorts a man, suspected of having coronavirus, at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 21, 2021. Russia's national coronavirus taskforce on Saturday reported 17,378 new infection cases, more than double the daily tally from early June - more than half of them in Moscow, where the infection numbers have tripled this month. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
As infections soar, Siberian region imposes 2-week lockdown

Jun. 23, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

Residents cast their votes for the presidential elections at the Bayanzurkh district in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Mongolians began voting Wednesday for a new president amid COVID-19 restrictions and efforts to revive the economy of the vast landlocked nation of just 3 million people. (AP Photo/ Saruul Enkhbold)
Mongolian ruling party seen winning presidency amid pandemic

By Saruul Enkhbold Jun. 09, 2021 02:09 AM EDT

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus holds a dinosaur shaped balloon walks at a public park in Beijing, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The Latest: Fauci says pandemic highlights racism's impact

By The Associated Press May. 16, 2021 05:45 AM EDT

World Cup qualifying in Asia resumes after 16-month hiatus

Mar. 25, 2021 01:36 PM EDT
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) — After a 16-month hiatus, World Cup qualifying in Asia resumed Thursday when Tajikistan defeated Mongolia 3-0. ...

Tottenham's Son Heung-min lies on the pitch in pain during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates stadium in London, England, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Julian Finney/Pool via AP)
World Cup qualifying set to resume in Asia after 16 months

By John Duerden Mar. 22, 2021 11:19 PM EDT

World Cup qualifying revised in Asia again amid pandemic

Mar. 02, 2021 05:14 AM EST
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australia’s World Cup qualifying match against Nepal on March 30 has been postponed, leaving only three games to be played in...

Most World Cup qualifying games in Asia postponed until May

Feb. 19, 2021 03:44 AM EST
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation announced on Friday that the majority of the region’s 2022 World Cup qualifying matches in March...

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh at left prepare to cast his vote at a polling station in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Mongolians were voting in parliamentary elections Wednesday across the vast, lightly populated country, a U.S. ally squeezed between authoritarian governments in China and Russia. The polls are being held amid considerable success in the country's fight against the coronavirus, with just 215 cases of COVID-19 recorded. All of them have been imported and no one has died. (Chadraabal/Xinhua via AP)
Mongolian PM quits in COVID-19 hospital treatment scandal

By Ganbat Namjilsangarav Jan. 22, 2021 12:14 AM EST

People wearing face masks watch a re-enactment ceremony of the changing of the Royal Guards, in front of the main gate of the Deoksu Palace in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government began fining people who fail to wear masks in public.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: S. Korea begins fining people not wearing masks

Nov. 12, 2020 09:30 PM EST

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...