Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?

The IOC expects that 36 Russian athletes — and possibly as many as 54 — will do well enough at qualifying events to compete in Paris. Read More

World Anti-Doping Agency stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers before 2021 Tokyo Olympics

WADA addressed questions at a news conference on ... a timeline from January to June 2021 for the case to be resolved. That was just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics opened, and with the Beijing ... Read More

Paris Olympics slated to include swimming the Seine. The problem? It's brimming with bacteria

"It is therefore clear that the athletes who will be taking part in the Olympic and Paralympic events planned for the ... in open-water swimming at the 2021 Olympics, told Agence France-Presse ... Read More

23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned substance before 2021 Olympics: WADA

The agency defended its review of the case after reports of positive tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ... Read More

NBCU Booked $1.2 Billion In Olympic Advertising

Besides the traditional linear television coverage, Peacock, in a first, will be live streaming all 329 medal events encompassing ... Prior to the start of the 2021 Olympics, NBCU said ad dollars ... Read More

The Chinese swimming doping scandal: What we know about bombshell allegations and WADA's response

In a virtual news conference Monday, WADA offered a detailed timeline of the events courtesy of general ... the case prior to the start of the 2021 Olympics later that month. Read More

100 days until Paris Olympics 2024: Dates, athletes and more

Prepare for a spectacular summer of Olympic sports ... reported was spent in 2021, after those Games were delayed for a year due to the pandemic. 7. Medal events contested this year: 329. Read More

2024 Paris Olympics: Understanding IOC framework on transgender athlete participation

Changes were initiated when, in November 2021, the International Olympic Committee released a ... to undergo surgery in order to compete in events in-line with their gender identity. Read More

Behind Our Investigation Into a Chinese Doping Case

new video loaded: Behind Our Investigation Into a Chinese Doping Case Months before the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the same powerful banned substance. Michael ... Read More

22 LGBTQ athletes to cheer at the Tokyo Olympics

This will also be the first Olympics with transgender competitors. As with past Olympics, a Pride House has been set up at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics ... will compete in seven events: 100-meter ... Read More

Track and field to be first sport to pay prize money at Olympics

The move is a symbolic break with the amateur past of the Olympics in one of the games' most-watched events. Athletics officials ... Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021. Singapore's National Olympic ... Read More