Summer Olympic games
11 candidates in weightlifting election amid Olympic crisis
May. 25, 2022 11:26 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two American women are among a total of 11 candidates running for president of weightlifting’s troubled governing body, looking to lead...

Tokyo a candidate for track and field world championships
By Stephen Wade May. 25, 2022 12:44 AM EDT

Semenya says she offered to show track officials her body
By Gerald Imray May. 23, 2022 07:45 PM EDT
Spain unable to reach deal for 2030 bid on Winter Olympics
May. 23, 2022 06:28 PM EDT
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish regional governments of Catalonia and Aragón have not been able to reach an agreement on a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the Pyrenees...

Tokyo Olympic film debuts in Japan; headed next to Cannes
By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama May. 22, 2022 10:07 PM EDT

US women's soccer equal pay victory decades in the making
By Anne M. Peterson May. 21, 2022 02:43 AM EDT
IOC reveals more talks with Peng Shuai, plans Europe visit
May. 20, 2022 12:02 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has continued to speak with Olympic officials since the Beijing Winter Games and wants to visit Europe...
Zac Stubblety-Cook sets world record in 200 breaststroke
May. 19, 2022 07:33 AM EDT
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook set a world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Australian swimming championships on...

IOC questions Olympic boxing leadership after IBA election
By Graham Dunbar May. 14, 2022 01:27 PM EDT
Court refuses boxing candidate's bid to stop presidency vote
By Graham Dunbar May. 13, 2022 11:15 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport refused to stop the International Boxing Association's delayed presidential election on Friday, a day after the...

Vetting panel takes out candidate ahead of boxing election
By Graham Dunbar May. 12, 2022 11:02 AM EDT
United States expected to be named host of Rugby World Cups
By Steve Douglas May. 11, 2022 07:12 AM EDT
With the full support of the White House, an American bid to stage the men's and women's Rugby World Cups is expected to receive the green light on Thursday as the...