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Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts
Read full article: Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contractsThe International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts.
Edwin Moses documentary to debut Sept. 21 at his alma mater, Morehouse College
Read full article: Edwin Moses documentary to debut Sept. 21 at his alma mater, Morehouse CollegeA documentary exploring how Edwin Moses blended science with athleticism to become the world’s greatest hurdler in the 1980s, then parlayed his fame into a mission to fight for better pay and fair sports, will debut Sept. 21 at his alma mater at the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival.
Olympian Bryce Deadmon returns home at Bush Airport after Paris 2024 Games
Read full article: Olympian Bryce Deadmon returns home at Bush Airport after Paris 2024 GamesSeveral Houston-area Olympians are returning home Monday at Bust Intercontinental Airport where they will be greeted by family, friends and supporters from the community.
Meet the artist whose job is to paint beach volleyball at the 2024 Olympics
Read full article: Meet the artist whose job is to paint beach volleyball at the 2024 OlympicsHe calls himself a “troglodyte” with his brushes, oil paints, and large canvas among photographers with expensive cameras and long lenses.
Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecast
Read full article: Paris Olympic medals headed in big numbers to United States and China in one forecastThe United States is predicted to top the medals tables — both the overall count and gold-medal count — for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandal
Read full article: Paris 2024 Olympics HQ searched in third consecutive Summer Games scandalOfficials say French investigators have searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games.
Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia
Read full article: Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for RussiaThe governments of 34 nations signed a statement calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and next year's Paris Olympics.
Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest
Read full article: Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest(AP Photo/File)For generations, the IOC knew exactly where to look for key support of its ban against protests at the Olympics. “That becomes a difficult situation,” said Harry Edwards, the activist who helped brainstorm the gestures by Smith and Carlos 52 years ago. American athletes have been reeling from a summer of unrest over police violence against Black people in the United States. The Olympics are a behemoth that counts America as only one of 206 countries who are members. “And what today reflects is that this generation of athletes is more than willing to do their part.”