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Biden supports Indigenous lacrosse team for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
President Joe Biden is pushing for the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to be able to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028.
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Paris faces heightened security pressure ahead of 2024 Olympics
The Paris police’s bomb disposal team is working on an action plan with Paris 2024 organizers ahead of next year’s Olympic Games.
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IOC tabs French Alps, Salt Lake City as sole candidates for 2030, 2034 Winter Games
The host cities for the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics will be finalized next year, but the French Alps and Salt Lake City were named the sole candidates on Wednesday.
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South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 5
Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world.
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Olympic bobsled gold medalist Steve Mesler to test physical, mental limit at NYC Marathon
Steve Mesler has trained his body one way his entire life. Training for the NYC Marathon has pushed his body to extremes he has not faced before.
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Squash isn't just a fruit; it's now the newest Olympic sport. Here's how it's played
Squash isn’t just a fruit. It’s also a sport that has just been added to the Olympic Games. Here’s how it’s played.
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5 things you should know about squash, one of the newest Olympic sports
More than 170 years after it was invented, squash will become an Olympic sport in 2028. Here are five things to know about this unique sport.
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Bears praise new Olympic sport as ‘significant milestone'
Flag football is officially an Olympic sport, and the Bears are excited. On Monday, the Olympic Games announced on Twitter that countries will go for the gold in flag football in 2028, along with several new sports. This is the first time athletes will ever play flag football at the Olympics, and some major NFL names have already expressed interest…
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Flag football and cricket among new sports given Olympic status for 2028 Los Angeles Games
Flag football, cricket, baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash have officially been added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics program.
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2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics sites continue to feel the impact of climate change concerns
The International Olympic Committee has cited concerns over climate change for its wish to pick two Winter Olympics hosts next July.
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IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions
The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine.
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Gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton ‘fighting for her life' in ICU
Retton is experiencing a “very rare form of pneumonia,” according to her daughter.
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IOC to consider adding flag football for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Flag football took a key step toward becoming an Olympic sport in 2028, as the International Olympic Committee will vote on the sport’s inclusion for the Los Angeles Games.
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Joel Embiid chooses Team USA for 2024 Olympics
Joel Embiid has landed on the United States for the 2024 Olympics.
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Paris officials hope to exterminate bed bug problem before Olympics
With the Paris Olympics just over nine months away, French authorities are working to exterminate a bed bug infestation.
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Olympic gold medalist Alix Klineman returns to competition as a new mom alongside new beach volleyball partner
How Olympic gold medalist Alix Klineman is “trusting the process” after returning to beach volleyball four-months postpartum and why she’s not ruling Paris 2024 out yet.
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Olympian Aja Evans sues team chiropractor, alleging sexual abuse
Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled medalist from Chicago, filed a lawsuit alleging nearly a decade of “sexual abuse and harassment” by the team’s osteopathic medical provider while Evans trained and competed for the USA Bobsled team, her attorneys said Thursday.
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Chicago Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans sues team chiropractor, alleging sexual abuse
Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled medalist from Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, alleging nearly a decade of “sexual abuse and harassment” by the team’s osteopathic medical provider while Evans trained and competed for the USA Bobsled team, her attorneys said Thursday.
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Olympian Noah Lyles: ‘I got one more in me…I feel like I can still bring my A-game'
How Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles, the world’s fastest athletes, prepare for the 2023 Prefontaine Classic/Diamond League Final.
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Team USA athletes on the powerful meaning of tattoos
Team USA held an event in Los Angeles with athletes representing the Olympics and Paralympics at Ephemeral Tattoo, where you can get a tattoo that fades in 1-3 years.