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Associated Press May 8, 2023, 11:29 AM ET MONACO — Dozens of Ukrainian track and field athletes and officials preparing for their world championships in August can get funding for training camps, World Athletics said on Monday. World Athletics will invest $190,000 and prioritize replacing equipment for pole vaulters — the event of Ukrainian great

Associated Press May 7, 2023, 01:02 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Russians returned to international judo competition Sunday for the first time in nearly a year at the world championships as Ukraine boycotted the key Olympic qualifier. Competing under the name of “Individual Neutral Athletes,” the Russians had a slow start in Doha as their

ESPN News Services May 6, 2023, 06:25 AM ET The International Golf Federation has said Russian and Belarusian athletes can return to competing in international competitions as neutrals, while a second fencing event in Germany has been canceled since the ban on athletes from the two countries was reversed. The IGF noted that no decision

May 5, 2023, 03:05 PM ET DOHA — Sha’Carri Richardson left her rivals in the dust as the American streaked to victory in the 100 meters in the first Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha on Friday. Richardson, who was expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympics in

Associated Press May 4, 2023, 05:57 PM ET United States women’s hockey players have fallen behind their Canadian rivals in terms of compensation, two people with direct knowledge of each national team’s contracts revealed to The Associated Press this week. Not only do the Canadian players share from a larger pool of funds than their

ESPN News Services May 3, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Former 100-meter world champion and three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32, her management company said Wednesday. “We’re [devastated] to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away,” Icon Management said in a statement on Twitter. “We’ve lost

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 12:30 PM ET Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics, is hanging up her amateur wrestling shoes — only to pick up a pair of professional wrestling boots and join WWE. WWE officials told ESPN on Tuesday that the promotion had signed wrestling gold medalist Mensah-Stock

Associated Press May 3, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Calvin Davis, the Olympic bronze medalist in the 400 hurdles at the 1996 Atlanta Games, has died. He was 51. The University of Arkansas, where he went to school, said Davis died Monday. USA Track and Field also confirmed the death. No cause was given. A 400-meter

Associated Press May 3, 2023, 10:17 AM ET PARIS — Greg Van Avermaet, the 2016 Olympics road race champion, said Wednesday this will be the final season of his cycling career. Van Avermaet, who turns 38 this month, will not stay on for the 2024 Paris Olympics, saying in a statement: “Sadly this adventure will

7:09 AM ET BERLIN — Russian and Belarusian judokas can take part as neutrals at this month’s world championships in Doha, the International Judo Federation (IJF) said, prompting Ukraine to pull out of the May 7-14 event in protest. Ukraine has barred its national sports teams from competing in events that include competitors from Russia

12:21 PM ET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ukraine is set to boycott the world judo championships next week after the International Judo Federation signaled it will allow Russian and Belarusian competitors to enter the event, a key Olympic qualifier. Ukraine has a policy of boycotting any international sports events that allow athletes from Russia

10:16 AM ET Team USA got a favorable draw Saturday in the quest to recapture the FIBA World Cup, though the Americans have a potential meeting with Giannis Antetokounmpo when they face Greece early in the event. The draw for the 32-team basketball tournament, which runs from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10, was held in

6:20 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — Qatar is going to host another World Cup. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has picked Qatar to host the 2027 edition of its marquee men’s World Cup. It did not say whether there were any other bidders. Doha will stage all games in the 32-team event, FIBA said,

7:35 AM ET Associated Press NEW DELHI — Indian police will investigate allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the country’s wrestling federation leveled by some young female athletes who are holding a weeklong sit-in protest near the parliament building in New Delhi, the country’s highest court was informed Friday. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta

8:42 AM ET The 2024 Olympic triathlon courses will start and finish on the Pont Alexandre III bridge in the center of Paris, Games organizers announced as they unveiled the routes Thursday. During the individual triathlon events, athletes will swim 1.5 kilometers in the Seine river from a floating pontoon near the base of the

6:40 AM ET The International Boxing Association has filed an official complaint to the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit against the individuals and entities involved in the creation of a new world boxing federation, it said Wednesday. Earlier this month, a group including the United States and Britain announced a new world boxing federation in a

7:33 AM ET A 45-year-old man died while travelling home after taking part in Sunday’s London Marathon, race organisers said in a statement. Steve Shanks, from Nottingham, was an experienced runner who finished the race in two hours, 53 minutes, 26 seconds, organisers said on Wednesday, adding that the cause of his death would be

2:28 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA — European lawmakers urged the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games rather than keep seeking ways to let them compete as neutrals in international sport. The 46-nation Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held a two-hour session