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Peaty selected for GB at Tokyo Olympics

Britain's world and Olympic 100 metres breaststroke champion Adam Peaty said he was hopeful the delayed Tokyo Games would go ahead after his place on the plane was confirmed by Team GB on Wednesday.

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Swiss court details anti-China bias of Sun judge

The Swiss supreme court explained Friday why it has ordered a retrial for Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang in a doping case, citing anti-China bias related to killing dogs for food by one of the judges in the case.

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Head of doping ring convicted, sentenced to jail

German doctor Mark Schmidt was convicted and sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison on Friday for his role as head of an international blood doping ring uncovered in the Operation Aderlass criminal investigation.

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Ex-U.S. Olympian Keller released from custody

Klete Keller, who was charged with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, was released from federal custody Thursday but ordered to stay away from Washington, D.C., until after next week's inauguration.

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Olympic champion Rollins-McNeal suspended

Olympic hurdles champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal has been provisionally suspended for a doping rules violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday

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'Cover up of cover-up' still led to Russian ban

The highest court in sports blasted Russia for engaging in "a cover up of the cover-up" in another desperate attempt to deny culpability for a state-sponsored doping scheme.

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CAS blasts Russia's 'cover up of the cover-up'

In the report detailing its decision to shorten Russia's Olympics ban, the Court of Arbitration for Sports blasted Russian leaders for engaging in "a cover up of the cover-up," in a state-sponsored doping scheme, but reduced the punishment nonetheless.

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Olympian Luvo Manyonga faces anti-doping suspension

Olympic long jump silver medallist Luvo Manyonga has been provisionally suspended for anti-doping whereabouts failures, the Athletics Integrity Unit said.

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Tokyo exec tries to reassure doubting public

The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee tried on Tuesday to reassure the Japanese public that the postponed games will open in just over six months.