Refugee Olympic Team
FILE - Yusra Mardini and Tachlowini Gabriyesos, of the Refugee Olympic Team, carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, July 23, 2021. The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team are the winners of this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for sports, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Refugee Olympic team awarded prestigious Spanish prize

May. 25, 2022 08:21 AM 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

Adrian Ililau, of Palau, and Scott Fiti, of Federated States of Micronesia, compete in a heat in the men's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
For some on track, Olympic moment means more than fast times

By Pat Graham Jul. 31, 2021 02:26 AM EDT

The refugee team carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Dylan Martinez/Pool Photo via AP)
IOC to adapt refugee athletes program to counter criticism

By Graham Dunbar Jul. 27, 2021 05:38 AM EDT

The refugee team carry the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Dylan Martinez/Pool Photo via AP)
EXPLAINER: How team of refugee athletes made it to Olympics

By James Ellingworth Jul. 25, 2021 03:17 AM EDT

Kimia Alizadeh Zonoozi, Refugee Olympic Team, right, is attacked by Britain's Jade Jones during the taekwondo women's 57kg match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Iranian taekwondoka barely misses refugee team's 1st medal

By Greg Beacham Jul. 24, 2021 11:57 PM EDT

Simone Biles, of United States, performs her floor exercise routine during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Olympics Latest: Rashitov wins taekwondo gold at Tokyo Games

Jul. 24, 2021 08:59 PM EDT

Naomi Osaka carries the Olympic Torch during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony

Jul. 22, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 file photo Prince Albert II of Monaco, left, presents Kenyan distance runner Tegla Loroupe with the 2016 President Award at the 2016 World Athletics Gala Awards in Monaco. Laroupe, currently the chief of mission for the IOC's Refugee Olympic Team, has tested positive for COVID-19, two people with knowledge of her condition have told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
AP sources: Refugee Team head Tegla Loroupe tests positive

By Stephen Wade Jul. 18, 2021 04:52 AM EDT

People walk by the Olympic rings installed by the Nippon Bashi bridge in Tokyo on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Olympic athlete, staffer test positive for virus in Tokyo

Jul. 15, 2021 12:47 PM EDT

People walk by posters to promote Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The Olympic Games are scheduled to begin on July 23. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Virus case delays refugee Olympic team's Tokyo arrival

Jul. 14, 2021 06:00 AM EDT