Tag: Doping
American gymnastics alternate tests positive at Olympics
TOKYO — An alternate on the United States women's gymnastic team has tested tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Japan, the...
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
TOKYO — Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening...
AP sources: Refugee Team head Tegla Loroupe tests positive
TOKYO — Former distance runner Tegla Loroupe, the chief of mission for the IOC's Refugee Olympic Team, has tested positive for COVID-19, two people...
Russia at Tokyo Olympics with new name, more doping disputes
Russia is competing under another new name at the Tokyo Olympics, the latest fallout from the Games’ longest-running doping saga.
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CAS clears 2 Russian swimmers to compete in Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Two Russian swimmers who were provisionally suspended by FINA for doping violations have been cleared to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Brazilian weightlifter Reis out of Tokyo Olympics for doping
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's Olympic Committee said Friday that heavyweight weightlifter Fernando Reis has been suspended for doping and will not compete at...
First resident of Olympic Village tests positive for COVID
TOKYO — The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.
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Saints’ Onyemata discloses failed test, expected suspension
NEW ORLEANS — Saints starting defensive tackle David Onyemata has been been notified by the NFL he has tested positive for a banned substance...
2 runners dropped from Kenya Olympic team over doping tests
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya was forced to drop two runners from its Olympic team just over a week before the Tokyo Games because they...
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