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Actresses perform during the final rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southwestern Greece, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Beijing, China, which will host the Feb. 4-20, 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Weather, protest cloud Beijing flame-lighting rehearsal
By Nicholas Paphitis
4 hrs ago
Protesters raise a Tibetan flag and a banner from scaffolding at the Acropolis hill, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Three people attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis in Athens Sunday morning in protest at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics but were arrested before completing their mission. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
2 arrested in Athens for protesting Beijing Olympics
By Demetris Nellas
7 hrs ago
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, left, smiles after receiving the shirt of the Venezuelan soccer team with Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, right, during his visit at Miraflores Presidential Palace in in Caracas, Venezuela , Friday , Oct 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
IOC voices Olympic concern at FIFA's biennial World Cup plan
By Graham Dunbar
20 hrs ago
From left, women's singles silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto of Japan, gold medalist Mai Mihara of Japan, and bronze medalist Joanna So of Hong Kong pose on the ice during their medal ceremony at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Japanese figure skaters win Olympic test event in Beijing
Oct. 16, 2021 02:56 AM EDT
FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin competes during the slalom portion of the women's combined race at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in this Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, file photo. Shiffrin is certain she wants to participate in every individual women's Alpine ski race at the Beijing Olympics. She already owns three Olympic medals, including two golds. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)
Ski racer Shiffrin eyes 5-event Olympics after 3 last time
By Howard Fendrich
Oct. 15, 2021 03:42 PM EDT
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 file photo, Kenya's Hellen Obiri, center, and Agnes Tirop, right, compete in the women's 5,000-meters final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medalist, has been found dead at her home in Iten in western Kenya, the country's track federation said Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop
By Mutwiri Mutuota And Gerald Imray
Oct. 15, 2021 04:50 AM EDT
Former South African swimmer says he was abused by coach
Oct. 14, 2021 08:46 PM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — A former world-ranked South African swimmer has told an Australian television network that he was abused by a coach who has been implicated in...
FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo, the curving track of the National Sledding Center is seen in Yanqing on the outskirts of Beijing. Beijing organizers on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 announced a series of new test events. This schedule comes days after organizers and the IOC published rigid restrictions at the Games for athletes and everyone else, controls that apparently have the full support of the IOC. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
USA Luge gets 1st runs of the season on Lake Placid track
By Tim Reynolds
Oct. 14, 2021 06:12 PM EDT
FILE - Bronze medalist Allyson Felix, of the United States, poses during the medal ceremony for the women's 400-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in this Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, file photo. Olympians Allyson Felix and Jordan Larson were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation at the Annual Salute to Women in Sports on Wednesday night, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Allyson Felix, Naomi Osaka earn women's sports awards
Oct. 14, 2021 02:10 PM EDT
Barcelona's Pedri, centre, passes the ball challenged by Benfica's Nicolas Otamendi during a Group E Champions League soccer match between Benfica and Barcelona at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Pedri to sign new deal with Barcelona through 2026
Oct. 14, 2021 09:08 AM EDT
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and former NBA player Tony Parker, center right behind, talk with members of a basketball team at a basketball playground in Tremblay-en-France, outside Paris, Thursday, Oct.14, 2021. French President Emmanuel Macron will promote sports ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)
France to boost sport practice ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
Oct. 14, 2021 09:04 AM EDT
A tourist snaps pictures of Uyghur performers at the front gate of the remodeled city center of Kashgar in China's far west Xinjiang region, during the welcome ceremony of a state tour for foreign media on April 19, 2021. Four years after Beijing's brutal crackdown on largely Muslim minorities native to Xinjiang, Chinese authorities are dialing back the region's high-tech police state and stepping up tourism. But even as a sense of normality returns, fear remains, hidden but pervasive. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
IOC VP: Chinese human rights not a concern before 2022 Games
Oct. 14, 2021 03:08 AM EDT
AD group makes recommendations to augment Olympic pipeline
By Eddie Pells
Oct. 13, 2021 05:30 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Olympic sports organizations will look into co-hosting championship events with the NCAA as a way of preventing the U.S. gold-medal pipeline from...
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 file photo, Kenya's Hellen Obiri, center, and Agnes Tirop, right, compete in the women's 5,000-meters final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time world championships bronze medalist, has been found dead at her home in Iten in western Kenya, the country's track federation said Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop found dead, police hunt husband
By Gerald Imray
Oct. 13, 2021 03:34 PM EDT
German skier Thomas Dressen to miss World Cup start
Oct. 13, 2021 09:50 AM EDT
SCHWÄBISCH HALL, Germany (AP) — German skier Thomas Dressen will miss the start of the World Cup season as he tries to build his fitness ahead of the Winter...
Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry hides his face from the media as he leaves practice during NBA basketball camp, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
With Lowry, Heat hoping for run back to NBA title contention
By Tim Reynolds
Oct. 12, 2021 11:16 AM EDT
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) celebrates a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during first-period preseason NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
NHL Preview: What to know about the 2021-22 season
By Larry Lage, John Wawrow And Stepen Whyno
Oct. 11, 2021 02:24 AM EDT
WADA revokes Moscow anti-doping laboratory's license
Oct. 09, 2021 02:04 PM EDT
MOSCOW (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has revoked the Moscow laboratory's license to test samples in a new twist in the long-running Russian doping saga,...
Canadian women to play male junior teams in Olympic prep
Oct. 08, 2021 11:28 PM EDT
CALGARY. Alberta (AP) — The Canadian women’s hockey team will play four male Alberta Junior Hockey League teams as part of its preparation for the Winter...
WADA concerned by board changes at Russia anti-doping agency
Oct. 08, 2021 07:04 AM EDT
MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has expressed concern over the “sudden” replacement of three out of seven board members at the suspended Russian...