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Olympic travel a big challenge for some Pacific Island teams

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Famous athletes in sports like tennis and golf heading to the Tokyo Olympics will probably arrive in Japan at the...

Japanese judokas take center stage at Budokan in Olympics

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Japan topped the medal table again with three golds and 12 total, reasserting itself as the sport's dominant team behind fearsome...

Now a single mom, MMA champ Harrison finds new purpose

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Kayla Harrison posted a photo on Instagram in April of her bloody Allen Iverson-esque stepover of a defeated opponent from last year. Both MMA...

Six French athletes talk about being gay, share experiences

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PARIS — Six French athletes have spoken about being gay and shared difficult experiences they had during their formative years. ...

Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan ‘cornered’ into holding games

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TOKYO — One of Japan's best-known Olympians and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Tokyo has been “cornered” into holding during...

Iran gets 4-year ban from world judo over anti-Israel policy

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<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland &mdash; Iran was suspended by judo’s world governing body on Thursday as punishment for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from...

Iran gets 4-year ban from world judo over anti-Israel policy

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Iran was suspended by judo’s world governing body on Thursday as punishment for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from...

Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training

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<p>DOUGLAS, Wyo. &mdash; The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent...

Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training

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DOUGLAS, Wyo. — The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent...

Activists call for IOC to sanction Iran Olympic program

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<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland &mdash; A group of athletes and human rights activists is calling on the IOC to sanction Iran's Olympic program for what it...