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FILE - Japanese then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, right, with other delegates, celebrate after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentine on Sept. 7, 2013. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the country’s central figure in landing the 2020 Olympics for Tokyo. Abe died after being shot while campaigning in western Japan on July 8, 2022.. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Abe impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade Jul. 09, 2022 01:07 AM EDT

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center, speaks with young athletes at the Olympics Unleashed session at the Yeronga Park Sports Centre in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Bach was in Brisbane on Saturday for the first time since the Queensland state capital was awarded the 2032 Olympics. (Jason O'Brien/AAP Image via AP)
Bach says Russia ban is to protect athletes, not punish them

By Graham Dunbar May. 20, 2022 09:08 AM EDT

Jasmin Bambur of the United States reacts after competing in the men's giant slalom, sitting event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Ukraine stirs flashbacks for US Paralympian Jasmin Bambur

By Pat Graham Mar. 10, 2022 04:50 PM EST

A journalist from Ukraine holds a photo of Yevhen Malyshev, a 19-year-old former athlete on Ukraine's junior biathlon team who, according to the International Biathlon Union, died serving the Ukranian military, as he speaks during a press conference at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as "neutral athletes" because of their countries' roles in the war against Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Heart-wrenching reaction to Russian athletes in Paralympics

By Stephen Wade Mar. 02, 2022 06:34 AM EST

Britain's Gus Kenworthy crashes during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
'Openly British' Gus Kenworthy wraps up Olympics his way

By Pat Graham Feb. 19, 2022 01:50 AM EST

FILE - Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky practices ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 7, 2018. Krushelnitsky failed a drug test and lost a bronze medal and was banned four years. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
Recent Russian doping controversies at the Olympics

Feb. 18, 2022 09:07 AM EST

A medical worker walks into a COVID testing booth after disinfecting the window in the parking lot of the Shangri-La Hotel at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva's falls leave her in 4th place

Feb. 16, 2022 10:02 PM EST

China's Jia Zongyang competes during the men's aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
China's Qi quint-twists to gold in Olympic men's aerials

Feb. 16, 2022 07:35 AM EST

Choi Min-jeong of South Korea, races in the women's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Epic tricks lift US freestyle skiers to 1-2 Olympic finish

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 16, 2022 06:21 AM EST

Vincent Zhou, of the United States, competes in the men's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Olympics Live: US, Canada both out of men's hockey

Feb. 15, 2022 10:16 PM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after performing her routine in the women's short program during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Valieva skates into first place after Olympic short program

By Dave Skretta Feb. 14, 2022 09:48 PM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympic skater's entourage could face trouble under US law

By Eddie Pells Feb. 14, 2022 05:52 AM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, falls during a training session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Column: Russia skates again in fight against Olympic doping

By Paul Newberry Feb. 14, 2022 04:31 AM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
EXPLAINER: Halfway through Olympics, what's happened so far?

By The Associated Press Feb. 12, 2022 11:55 PM EST

FILE - The Beijing National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2022 Winter Olympics, is seen from the main media center Jan. 25, 2022, in Beijing. Beijing will become the first city to host both versions of the Games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
EXPLAINER: So why is Beijing holding another Olympics?

By Stephen Wade Feb. 12, 2022 02:37 AM EST

Mikaela Shiffrin, of United States poses for a selfie with a spectator after the women's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 11, 2022 09:08 AM EST

United States' Shaun White gets emotional after the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 11, 2022 05:49 AM EST

Iivo Niskanen, of Finland, right, celebrates after finishing ahead of Alexander Bolshunov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, left, during the men's 15km classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Finland's Niskanen wins gold in Olympic classic ski 15K race

By Martha Bellisle Feb. 11, 2022 05:05 AM EST

FILE- A man walks by the Russian Olympic Committee building in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Russian athletes are competing under the acronym ROC, for Russian Olympic Committee, for the third time. The national colors and flag are banned by the International Olympic Committee because of a massive state-sponsored doping operation during the 2014 Sochi Games, which Russia hosted. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
At Olympics and beyond, getting away with it is Russia's way

By Brian Carovillano And Ted Anthony Feb. 11, 2022 03:05 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000 file photo, Andreea Raducan of Romania, receives her gold medal in the women's all-around gymnastics competition at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Raducan was the women's all-around gymnastics champ when the Romanian star tested positive for pseudoephedrine, which was contained in a cold remedy she got from the team doctor. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
Johnson, Jones highlight most infamous Olympic doping cases

By Noah Trister Feb. 10, 2022 06:28 AM EST