COVID-19 pandemic
Athletes speed down the track during the men's two-man bobsleigh World Cup race in Igls, near Innsbruck, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Skeleton slider Daly tests positive, may affect Olympic plan

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 23, 2021 04:28 PM EST

FILE - Visitors wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk by a statue featuring Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Making an Olympic team is hard enough. This winter, those who earn their spots on the U.S. squad will find it takes even more work to get to Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Travel trouble: US Olympians face uncertain road to Beijing

By Eddie Pells Nov. 12, 2021 02:03 PM EST

A maintenance worker wearing a face mask walks through an empty section of spectator stands near a logo for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics during the Speed Skating China Open, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Beijing Olympic officials say two foreign athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for February's Winter Games, Officials also expressed sympathy for a Polish luge competitor who fractured his leg at the Olympics sliding center this week in a crash that has been blamed on human error. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
2 athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events

Nov. 12, 2021 02:40 AM EST

Volunteers organize medals near the finish line of the New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Comeback story: Korir wins NYC Marathon 2 years after 2nd

By Jake Seiner Nov. 07, 2021 12:10 PM EST

FILE - Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, crosses the finish line first in the men's division of the New York City Marathon, Nov. 4, 2018. A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday as the New York City Marathon returns for its 50th edition after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NYC Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running

By Jake Seiner Nov. 05, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

Italy's Hannes Zingerle prepares prior to the of an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Soelden, Austria, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
2 skiers to miss Canada's WCup races due to vaccine mandate

By Graham Dunbar Nov. 04, 2021 09:56 AM EDT

Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, and Alexander Schueller of Germany compete in the four-man bobsleigh during an IBSF Sanctioned Race, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Beijing confirms strict 'closed loop' for Winter Olympics

Oct. 27, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

A group of women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus use their smartphone to make appointment as residents line up to receive booster shots against COVID-19 at a vaccination site near a residential area in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. China's capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions are to host the Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Beijing offering COVID-19 boosters, 4 months before Olympics

Oct. 21, 2021 11:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, a woman adjusts her face mask as she walks by a statue featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Organizers detail COVID-19 rules for Beijing Winter Olympics

Sep. 29, 2021 03:06 PM EDT

Chile's Sebastian Berti, left, is tackled by Jamaica's Mark Phillips during an HSBC Canada Sevens semifinal rugby match in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
South Africa wins Edmonton Sevens and men's series title

Sep. 26, 2021 08:22 PM EDT

Kenya's Alvin Otieno, center, is tackled by Spain's Alberto Carmona, left, and Josep Serres during an HSBC Canada Sevens rugby match in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
South Africa close in on Series title at Edmonton Sevens

Sep. 25, 2021 09:21 PM EDT

Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan, remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in a pre-recorded message, Friday Sept. 24, 2021, at UN headquarters. (Peter Foley/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan's leader says Olympics were 'symbol of global unity'

By Jennifer Peltz Sep. 24, 2021 04:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 file photo, People stand under a set of Olympic Rings as they watch the sun set over the Black Sea a day after the close of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a groundbreaking new policy announced Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

By Eddie Pells Sep. 22, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, a woman adjusts her face mask as she walks by a statue featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China keeps virus at bay at high cost ahead of Olympics

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Sep. 21, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

FILE - Australia's Madison Wilson holds her silver medal after her second place finish in the women's 100m backstroke final at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Russia, in this Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, file photo. Olympic gold medal swimmer Madison Wilson of Australia has been hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19. Wilson, who is fully vaccinated, was forced to withdraw from the International Swim League competition in Naples, Italy because of the diagnosis. “I’m taking some time to rest and I’m sure I’ll be ready to bounce back in no time,” Wilson said in a post Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Olympic gold medalist Madison Wilson hospitalized for COVID

Sep. 20, 2021 03:41 PM EDT

Kenya's Levy Amunga, left, and South Africa's Darren Adonis vie for the ball during an HSBC Canada Sevens rugby game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
US, South Africa through to final 8 at Vancouver Sevens

Sep. 18, 2021 10:53 PM EDT

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
IOC suspends NKorea from Beijing Olympics for Tokyo no-show

By Graham Dunbar Sep. 08, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2014, file photo, NHL Players' Association Executive Director Don Fehr, left, International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel, center, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, answer questions during a news conference at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. National Hockey League players are set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials. The league, NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after skipping the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NHL reaches agreement to send players to Olympics in Beijing

By Stephen Whyno And John Wawrow Sep. 03, 2021 11:20 AM EDT

Sevilay Ozturk, from Turkey, leaves the pool after competing at Women's 200m Freestyle - S5 Heat 1 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
1st Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia

By Stephen Wade Aug. 25, 2021 02:53 AM EDT

Matt Stutzman, center, of the U.S. answers media questions at a news conference ahead of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (Josh Toth for OIS via AP)
Tokyo Paralympics press ahead to allow students to attend

By Stephen Wade And Mari Yamaguchi Aug. 22, 2021 05:22 AM EDT