Tag: Track and field

Nearly 3 dozen athletes with Wisconsin ties in Tokyo games

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MADISON, Wis. — Besides Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday of the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, nearly three dozen athletes with Wisconsin connections will be...

EXPLAINER: What’s the history of the Olympics protest rule?

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TOKYO — The simple act of taking a knee felt like something more monumental when it happened on Olympic soccer pitches in Japan on...

Dirty Games? Testing slowdown during COVID raises questions

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TOKYO — The low numbers came in from across the globe and covered most every distance, from 100 meters through the marathon. The reasons...

Investigators reveal work to weed out pre-Olympics cheating

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MONACO — Eight Olympic qualifying performances in track and field were wiped out because of suspicions of cheating and the athletes were denied entry...

A list of Olympians to follow on social media

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TOKYO — With the Olympics starting Friday, athletes from around the world are in Tokyo, most of them restricted to training and their hotels...

AP Sportlight

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July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open...

Long-banned athlete protest acts expected at Tokyo Olympics

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TOKYO — Athlete activism is making a comeback at these Olympic Games. ...

An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games

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TOKYO — It's an Olympics like no other — and the Tokyo Games are surely that — but this is an event that has...

Russia at Tokyo Olympics with new name, more doping disputes

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Russia is competing under another new name at the Tokyo Olympics, the latest fallout from the Games’ longest-running doping saga. ...

Verstappen quickest ahead of historic sprint qualifying race

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SILVERSTONE, England — Max Verstappen was quickest in practice for the British Grand Prix on a sunny Saturday at Silverstone ahead of the historic...