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Paris Olympics anti-doping program found almost 50 cases. More likely with re-tests over 10 years
- The anti-doping program for the Paris Olympics caught five athletes after earlier finding 40 rule violations among competitors who had been expected to take part in the Games, the agency that ran the operation said Thursday. Summing up its Olympic program, the International Testing Agency said 6,130 samples were collected during the Games period in July-August from 4,150 different athletes. Taking samples from almost 39% of the athletes was “a 4% increase compared to Tokyo 2020 and 10% higher than Rio 2016,” the ITA said.
Medal Race
| Rank | Country | GoldG | SilverS | BronzeB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 40 | 44 | 42 | 126 |
| 2 |  China | 40 | 27 | 24 | 91 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 14 | 22 | 29 | 65 |
| 4 |  France | 16 | 26 | 22 | 64 |
| 5 |  Australia | 18 | 19 | 16 | 53 |
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- PoliticsThe Independent
JD Vance says Simone Biles shouldn’t be praised for quitting Tokyo Olympics in poorly aged resurfaced clip
In 2021, JD Vance criticized the media for supporting Simone Biles during her ‘weakest moment’ after withdrawal from Tokyo Olympics
- SportsThe Independent
What are the twisties? The condition that threw Simone Biles off at Tokyo Olympics
The American returns to the Olympics after struggling to perform at Tokyo 2020 due to the condition
- SportsAssociated Press
Just like at the Tokyo Olympics, American cowbell clanging will be raucous again at Paris Games
Before Tokyo three years ago, the U.S. Olympic swim coaches pondered how to best support their athletes and help fire them up before a race, given there were no family or friends or fans in the stands. While spectators return to the pool in Paris on Saturday, American women’s coach Todd DeSorbo and his staff plan to continue what worked so well — even if it's not popular with the rival Australians or others. Australian star Cate Campbell, who is rarely afraid to speak her mind, referred to the
- SportsThe Telegraph
What happened at the last Olympics? A look back at Tokyo 2020
While the eyes of the world will soon be upon Paris and the sporting competition, we take a look back at the last summer Olympics, which took place in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, and marked the second time the city had acted as host after Asia’s first Olympics in 1964.
- WorldAssociated Press
WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples
The World Anti-Doping Agency said after reviewing various media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. WADA addressed questions at a news conference on Monday and acknowledged there would be skepticism about details of the case after the release on Sunday of a documentary by German broadcaster ARD. In an earlier statement following initial newspaper reports led by the New York Times,
- WorldThe Telegraph
23 Chinese swimmers failed drug tests before Tokyo Olympics and still competed
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but accepted the country’s findings that this was due to substance contamination.
- SportsAssociated Press
Coach who tried to force Belarus sprinter home from Tokyo Olympics is banned for 5 years
An Olympic track coach who tried to force Krystsina Tsimanouskaya home from the Tokyo Games to Belarus where she feared for her safety was banned from the sport for five years on Tuesday. Yury Moisevich's actions in Tokyo were adjudged to be “a clear affront to the athlete’s dignity and an abuse of ... power,” track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said. The 63-year-old coach is banned from working in track and field until February 2029.
- WorldAssociated Press
Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo's $1.4 billion National Stadium was without fans for the 2020 Olympics, delayed for a year and held in 2021 because of the pandemic. The stadium, which has been open to fans since the Olympics, will get a second chance to show itself off to track and field followers when Japan's capital is host of the 2025 track and field world championships. “We are all looking forward to being here in Tokyo in a year's time to celebrate a world championships in a stadium — on this occasion — with spect
- WorldAssociated Press
Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu, Takahashi is charged with accepting around 198 million yen ($1.4 million) in bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo Games in 2021. Takahashi appeared in court just nine days after a separate bid-rigging trial was adjourned
- WorldAssociated Press
Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges. Seven individuals are also facing charges from Tokyo district prosecutors in the cases, including Koji Henmi, who oversaw the sports division at Dentsu at the time. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee o
