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Tommy Fleetwood, of Great Britain, taps hands with fans as he walks to the 15th tee during the second round of the men's golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Fleetwood on familiar turf and shares lead as Olympic chase for golf takes shape

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Katie Ledecky, of the United States, right, and Ariarne Titmus, of Australia, during a heat in the women's 400-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Ledecky gets fastest time in 400 free prelims, just ahead of Titmus

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Michael Phelps, former Olympic athlete, testifies during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing examining Anti-Doping Measures in Advance of the 2024 Olympics, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Chinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Grant Holloway wins the men's 110-meter hurdles final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Friday, June 28, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Olympics and unfinished business await for hurdler Holloway while Sha’Carri and Lyles keep blazing

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Fireworks, forming the Olympic rings, illuminate the sky during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (Li Xin/Xinhua via AP)

Several factors contribute to NBC’s low Olympic ratings

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

A staff member stands near a sign outlining COVID-19 protection measures during the Experience Beijing Ice Hockey Domestic Test Activity, a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, on Nov. 10, 2021. The prevention protocols will be similar to those at the Tokyo Games this summer, but tighter. It won't be a stretch for Beijing organizers, with China having maintained its zero-tolerance policy to the virus nationally since early in the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) **FILE**

Clap, don’t chant: China aims for ‘Zero COVID’ Olympics

By Candice Choi - Associated Press

United States' Brittney Griner (15) shoots over Japan's Maki Takada (8) during women's basketball gold medal game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

US rolls to women’s hoops gold medal in Bird’s last Olympics

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Sydney McLaughlin, of the United States, wins the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Track records keep falling in fast Tokyo Games

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 18, 2021, file photo, Ryan Crouser competes during the prelims of men's shot put at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. A simple question of describing their track and field craft led to some creative comparisons that might help the casual track fan better understand precisely what they do at the Tokyo Games. Shot put world record holder Crouser summarized what he does for a living with an illustration. He said his event was the equivalent of picking up the heaviest bowling ball and trying to throw it the length of a basketball court. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

World record may be broken in shot put on Day 12 of Olympics

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Sydney Mclaughlin, of United States, wins a heat in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

American women take to track with 400 meter hurdles rivalry

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Tatjana Schoenmaker, of South Africa, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 200-meter breaststroke final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Fast day at pool, track on Day 7 of Tokyo Olympics

By Josh Dubow - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 1988, file photo, Florence Griffith Joyner, of the United States, waves to spectators as she holds a sign following her world record performance in the finals of the women's 200-meters race, in Seoul, South Korea. The name Flo-Jo is popping up quite a bit these days with sprinters creeping closer to her record times in the women’s 100 and 200 races. The late Florence Griffith Joyner has held both marks for three decades. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)

Flo-Jo’s Flash: Iconic sprinter’s times remain ones to chase

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2021, file photo, Sydney McLaughlin reacts after setting a new world record in the finals of the women's 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. The playbook for athletes provides a guide to a &quot;safe and successful Games&quot; for the Tokyo Olympics. It's filled with &quot;cannots&quot; and &quot;do nots,&quot; meaning a once-in-a-liftetime opportunity will be a whole lot less fun. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

The waiting Games: Olympians navigate strict rules in Tokyo

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

A South Korean Olympic volleyball team player receives the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the National Medical Center Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea has begun administering fast-track COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, coaches and others expected to attend the Tokyo Olympics this summer. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea inoculates Olympic athletes ahead of Tokyo Games

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

A bird rests with a backdrop of the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Tokyo. Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday, April 15, 2021, said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went as far to suggest they still could be canceled, and the other that even if they proceed, it might be without any fans. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) **FILE**

Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Rower Gevvie Stone trains at Lady Bird Lake ahead of the upcoming U.S. Olympic rowing trials, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Stone is getting closer to a hopeful return to the Olympics and eventually the medical career she has put on hold for nearly three years. The silver medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics came out of retirement and postponed her medical career as an emergency physician for one last chance at a gold medal. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Rower Gevvie Stone pursuing Olympics that delayed medical career

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Sky Brown, 11, celebrates after maxing out her time on her first run during the women's skateboard park qualifier round at the X Games in Minneapolis, in this Friday, Aug, 2, 2019, file photo. It’s understandable if names such as skateboarder Sky Brown, Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol or French Open champion Iga Swiatek don’t ring an instant bell. Just wait, though. By the time 2021 ends, they could be making an even bigger name for themselves. (Nicole Neri/Star Tribune via AP, File) **FILE**

The name game: A few athletes primed for breakouts in ‘21

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Ingrit Valencia, right, of Colombia and Virginia Fuchs, of the United States compete in the women's flyweight boxing final bout at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. U.S. Olympic team boxer Fuchs will face no punishment for failing a doping test after the U.S. Anti-Doping Association determined the violation had been caused by two substances transmitted by her boyfriend through sex. USADA announced its ruling Thursday, June 11, 2020, clearing the 32-year-old Fuchs, who intends to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics next year as a flyweight. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Olympic boxer Fuchs still fighting through tumultuous year

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2020, file photo, Olympic pole vaulting silver medalist Sandi Morris runs on the vaulting pit she is building with her father in Greenville, S.C. The coronavirus crisis has forced many athletes to be creative as they try to continue their training. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

In some Olympic sports, training from home is almost routine

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, file photo, Spain's Saul Craviotto celebrates his bronze medal in the men's kayak single 200m final during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It wasn't long ago that Saul Craviotto was sitting in his kayak contemplating a much-anticipated announcement from the Spanish Olympic Committee but now he is among some of the Spanish athletes and sportspeople who have rejoined the police force to help the hard-hit southern European country during the pandemic. He was set to be named the country's flag-bearer for the opening ceremonies in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matt York, file)

Spanish athletes put on their police uniforms to fight virus

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press