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Some international sports organizations, such as UEFA, have already said they will move events out of Russia, but IOC's statement encourages a larger movement.

The Russian skater reportedly said she tested positive for a banned substance because her grandfather uses it.

The Russian figure skater scored high enough in the women's individual event to take the lead.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee released a statement after the International Olympic Committee cleared Russian Kamila Valieva for competition.

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee hit out at the decision to allow Kamila Valieva to compete.

The International Olympic Committee is appealing the decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to allow the 15-year-old figure skater to compete in Beijing.

Eteri Tutberidze has a reputation for putting athletes through vigorous, repetitive practices and monitoring their weights according to former athletes.

The 15-year-old ice-skating star spearheaded Russia's victory in the team competition at Beijing.

The Chinese tennis star again denied allegations of sexual assault and told reporters that she never disappeared from public view.

There were 45 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the second highest figure since teams started arriving for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

We truly hope the IOC once again lives up to its noble goal of "preservation of human dignity."

Gallagher's bill could mandate punitive measures against IOC President Thomas Bach and other senior Olympic officials over their handling of Peng Shuai's case.

The modern pentathlon has also been put on hold because of doping scandals and governance issues, like boxing and weightlifting.

"I would not be surprised that the sponsors would remain silent... you could potentially lose business," said Dae Hee Kawk of the University of Michigan.

Though having no fans in the stadiums saved the 2020 Olympics labor costs, an Oxford study found that it was still the most expensive Olympics ever recorded.

"Why don't you respect Peng Shuai in this and let her decide where her priorities are," President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach said.

As women's tennis champions applauded Simon's actions, men's tennis stars demanded their organizations follow suit and take action against China.

International demands for proof that the tennis star is safe led to another video call between the IOC and Peng Shuai on Wednesday.

The White House is seeking "independent, verifiable proof" on her location, said press secretary Jen Psaki.

Viewers and athletes alike deserve the best the Olympics has to offer. With the current IOC leadership, we're not getting it.

Puerto Rico's Olympic team made its debut at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, with an all-male team competing in just three sports.

The Games will return to Australia for the first time since 2000, following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approval's.

"We can bring success to the delivery of the games," Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told IOC officials.

The USADA addressed the consequences of marijuana use in a letter to Congress members who criticized sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's ban from the Olympics.

The IOC has ruled athletes can take their children with them to Japan only "when necessary."

Polls show that between 60% and 80% of Japanese people want the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled or delayed.

Keller was identified at the Capitol riot last week, after video footage showed him in the building wearing his U.S. Olympic team jacket.

The IOC will look at various options to keep the Summer Olympics in Tokyo during 2020, including a postponement. But canceling the Games is not an option, they say.

Canceling the Olympics would cost the company ad-driven profit, which stood at approximately $250 million for the Rio Olympics four years ago.

Japan has reported over 1,000 coronavirus cases with 12 recorded deaths but the organizers and the IOC are confident the Olympics will go ahead as scheduled.