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Paris 2024: Roster of more than 10,000 Olympians is still forming, but trials await for thousands
The names have been trickling in, one or two at a time. Over the next two months, that trickle will turn into a flood. By the time the festivities begin in Paris on July 26, some 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be able to call themselves 2024 Olympians. ...
Breakaway body World Boxing in talks with up to 30 new members as it seeks to run 2028 Olympic event
RENENS, Switzerland (AP) — Breakaway governing body World Boxing says it is holding talks with 25 to 30 prospective new member nations as it seeks to be the International Olympic Committee's preferred partner to run boxing tournaments at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. World Boxing...
Exhibit chronicles public mourning over Muhammad Ali in his Kentucky hometown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Like his lightning-quick jabs, word of Muhammad Ali's death spread swiftly around the globe. An outpouring of emotions flowed to his beloved Kentucky hometown. For one remarkable week in June 2016, Louisville was the focus of ceremonies honoring the...
Muslim athletes push boundaries to keep on training despite fasting during Ramadan
LONDON (AP) — Approaching midnight, the hard work is just beginning for Sabir Hussein. Trains running on the elevated railway above Diesel Gym in East London’s docklands are mostly empty. Inside, a mixed martial arts session awaits. Hussein’s 10:30 p.m. agenda:...
IOC sets deadline of 'early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. The IOC stripped the International...
Court upholds IOC ruling to remove International Boxing Association from Olympic family
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the IOC decision to remove the International Boxing Association from the Olympic family. The court announced Tuesday that it dismissed the IBA appeal because the organization “had not complied with the...
A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities
PARIS (AP) — More than a sporting competition, the Olympics are also a powerful political stage widely used in the past by totalitarian regimes as a propaganda tool but also by athletes as a driver of change in the fight against racial inequalities. Before this summer's Paris...
Netflix's recent forays into live sports programming not expected to create any big waves soon
After being on the sidelines, Netflix has started dipping into live sports. Over the past few months, the streaming giant has aired exhibition events in golf and tennis. It is also slated to air the July 20 bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. Beginning next year, Netflix will...
Canelo Álvarez explains why he changed his mind on fighting Mexican opponents, accepted Munguía bout
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — For 13 straight bouts over seven consecutive years, Canelo Álvarez has refused to fight another Mexican. The biggest star in boxing said he respected his nation and its top talents too much to deliver any setbacks to their careers. Álvarez has changed...
IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
GENEVA (AP) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday. The opening ceremony on July 26 will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for...
