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Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
PARIS (AP) — Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. Instead they seem to be the “who cares about COVID” Games. Noah Lyles won a bronze with the virus in front of tens of thousands of spectators, and dozens of other athletes at the Games have tested...
China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmers
BEIJING (AP) — China is trying to fight fire with fire in the face of persistent doping allegations that have dogged its swimmers at the Paris Olympics. The China Anti-Doping Agency called Thursday for more intensive testing of American track and field competitors, citing in a news...
One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught doping
PARIS (AP) — In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance. “If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and...
On a wild final night of swimming, U.S. sets two world records, edges Australia in gold-medal race
NANTERRE, France (AP) — The final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics stirred a wide range of emotions for an American team that no longer rules the world. A world record from Bobby Finke. Elation. A historic loss that reignited gripes about...
Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be out
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Olympic swimmers spoke out about the Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished Sunday night. China won the men's 4x100-meter medley relay in 3 minutes, 27.46 seconds, with two of the four members on the team listed...
British swimming star Adam Peaty tests positive for COVID after winning silver medal
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Less than 24 hours after claiming a swimming silver medal at the Paris Olympics, British star Adam Peaty tested positive for COVID-19. The British Olympic committee announced Peaty's condition on Monday, saying he first began feeling ill a day earlier ahead...
Martinenghi races from the shadows in Paris Olympics to beat Peaty and Qin in the 100 breaststroke
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Nicolo Martinenghi won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday at the Paris Olympics, thrilling Italian fans and canceling several of the main story lines going into the race. Martinenghi was the bronze medalist in this event in the Tokyo Olympics in...
Paris Olympics Day 2: Simone Biles and LeBron James shine as Americans step up at the Games
PARIS (AP) — On the first sunny day of the Paris Olympics, the stars from the United States shined bright. Simone Biles and LeBron James dazzled, so did the U.S. women's soccer team. Torri Huske grabbed some of the spotlight, and Haley Batten made a name for herself by earning a...
Full-time engineer Nic Fink relishes the first Olympic medal of his late-blooming career
NANTERRE, France (AP) — For Nic Fink, this was a long time coming. Which only made it sweeter. The 31-year-old swimmer, who splits time at the pool with a full-time engineering job, claimed the first Olympic medal of his late-blooming career Sunday night. ...
Vive la France! Léon Marchand fulfills the hopes of his nation with a swimming gold in 400 IM
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Leon Marchand carried the comparisons to Michael Phelps and the hopes of a nation on his broad shoulders. The 22-year-old Frenchman handled it all with ease, setting himself up to be one of the biggest stars of the Paris Olympics. With a...
