Britain’s Ujah suspended for doping violation at Olympics
LONDON — British 4x100-meter relay silver medalist Chijindu Ujah has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for an alleged doping violation at...
AP Interview: Belarus sprinter feels safe, looks to future
WARSAW, Poland — After all the turmoil of the last week, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya finally feels safe.
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Houston NCAA sprinting champ Cameron Burrell dead at age 26
HOUSTON — Former NCAA national champion sprinter Cameron Burrell has died. He was 26.
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Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field
TOKYO — They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts.
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Valerie Adams to carry New Zealand flag at closing ceremony
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Shot putter Valerie Adams will carry the New Zealand flag Sunday in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Kenya’s Kipchoge dominates, defends Olympic marathon title
SAPPORO, Japan — Eliud Kipchoge pulled away late and no one could come close to catching him as the 36-year-old from Kenya defended his...
Hassan gets 3 distance medals in amazing Olympic odyssey
TOKYO — By the time she reached the 65th and final lap of her eight-day Olympic odyssey, Sifan Hassan's neck had seized up and...
Olympic medal count still counts even amid pandemic Games
TOKYO — The Tokyo Games were the Olympics staged a year later than planned because of a pandemic, where the athletes and organizers said...
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Felix’s 11th medal comes in US runaway in 4×400 hurdles
TOKYO — Allyson Felix won her 11th career Olympic medal Saturday, combining with her American teammates to finish the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes,...