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PublishedApril 10, 2024
Track and field becomes first Olympic sport to pay prize money with Paris gold medalists getting $50K
In a break from the amateur tradition of the Olympics, World Athletics will pay track and field gold medalists, with an expansion expected in 2028.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Sanford’s Rachel Smith is back on track and eyeing another Olympic berth
Smith returned to the track for the first time since 2021 on March 16 after the birth of her daughter Nova on April 19, 2023.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2024
Maine native Emily Durgin confident she can earn an Olympic marathon berth
The Cheverus High grad knows she isn't among the favorites heading into the trials in Orlando, but believes she has the training and tools to make the U.S. Olympic team.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2024
Yarmouth native Ben Decker views Olympic marathon trials as a ‘celebration’
Decker, 27, is one of five men with Maine connections who will compete for spots on the U.S. squad.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2023
‘The Boys in the Boat’ gives rowing the Hollywood treatment during an Olympic year
The leaders at USRowing have been working with producers of the new movie to sponsor dozens of screenings across the country.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2023
Russian athletes get OK to compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
Each sport's governing body will assess neutral status for athletes who have not supported the war and are not contracted to military or state security agencies.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
Indigenous lacrosse team receives support from Biden and the White House for 2028 Olympics
President Joe Biden is pushing for the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to be able to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Salt Lake City lined up for 2034 Winter Olympics, French Alps for 2030 edition
Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Olympic sports have a Russia dilemma, and ‘neutrality’ is a cop-out
Commentary: There are no easy answers, but the Olympics should either be all in or all out on allowing Russian athletes to compete.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Olympics headquarters in Paris searched as scandal rocks a third straight Summer Games
Tuesday's search and other related raids were linked to two preliminary investigations of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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