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Simone Biles Is All Smiles Ahead of Her First Competition in Years

Saturday’s Core Hydration Classic will mark the gymnast’s first time on the mat since her tumultuous time at the Tokyo Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

Simone Biles quietly returns to gymnastics with plenty left to offer

The greatest gymnast of all time returns to competition on Saturday for the first time in 732 days. Reports from a recent national team camp indicate she’s got plenty in the tank

The Guardian - US

Star gymnast Biles poised for August return to competition

LOS ANGELES: Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles is poised to compete in August for the first time since mental health and safety concerns cut short her Tokyo Olympics campaign, entering the August US Classic near Chicago.

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Simone Biles returning to competition this summer for first time since Tokyo Olympics

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Simone Biles Sets Date for Return, First Competition Back Since Tokyo Olympics

The gymnast is set to return to the mat. Here’s the latest.

Sports Illustrated

What time is Rory McIlroy teeing off at on Saturday at the US Open?

Shane Lowry is out much earlier than his Tokyo Olympics teammate

Irish Mirror

Two more handed suspended jail terms in Tokyo Olympics scandal

Tokyo (AFP) - Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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AOC backs sports administrator Kitty Chiller despite fact-check failure at Olympic trials

The Australian Olympic Committee backs executive member Kitty Chiller despite an international gymnastics disciplinary process finding she gave a false statement as part of an investigation into Tokyo Olympics selection trials.

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Japan's biggest ad agency indicted in Olympic scandal

TOKYO: Japan's biggest advertising agency and five other companies were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly violating an anti-monopoly law, in a corruption scandal over bid-rigging during the Tokyo Olympics.

Bangkok Post

Olympic champion Estelle Mossely among top boxers at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Delhi

Top female boxers, including 2016 Rio Olympics Gold medalist Estelle Mossely and 2020 Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist Nesthy Petecio, are among the seven Olympic medalists who will participate in the upcoming IBA Women's World Boxing Championships being held from March 15 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in…

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Drug-banned British sprinter CJ Ujah sent public funding warning by UK Sport

The banned Team GB sprinter who cost the relay team a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has another obstacle to overcome regarding his finances

Daily Mirror

Bouldering's popularity reaches new heights since sport's Tokyo Olympics debut

Bouldering is surging in popularity and is said to be one of the fastest growing sports across the globe, thanks to its social, physical and mental health benefits.

ABC News

Dentsu likely to face criminal charges over alleged bid-rigging

Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will likely face criminal charges over alleged bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official held on alleged Games bid-rigging

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday arrested a former senior Tokyo Olympics official and three businessmen over alleged bid-rigging linked to the Games, the latest twist in a growing corruption scandal.

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Ex-Tokyo Olympics official held on alleged bid-rigging: media

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese prosecutors arrested a former senior Tokyo Olympics official over alleged bid-rigging, local media said Wednesday, the latest twist in a growing corruption scandal.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Prison term sought for ex-Aoki head

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 2-1/2-year prison term for the former chairman of business apparel chain operator Aoki Holdings Inc. in a bribery case connected to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Daily Record

Haugh of Urr's Jo Muir announces retirement from modern pentathlon

The 28-year-old finished 14th at the Tokyo Olympics and claimed a silver medal in the 2022 European Championships

The Independent UK

Peter Bol provisionally suspended after Olympic athlete returns positive doping test

The Australian 800m runner, who finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, returned an adverse finding for erythropoietin (EPO)

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WFI President Called Me 'Khota Sikka' After Tokyo Olympics Loss, Has Sexually Harassed Many Girls: Vinesh Phogat

Indian wrestler and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday alleged that coaches who are favourites of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) misbehave with women and harass them. Read on for details:

Reuters

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official Takahashi granted bail in bribery case -NHK

A former Tokyo Olympics official arrested on bribery charges was granted bail on Monday, public broadcaster NHK reported.

AFP

Tokyo Games cost 20% more than organiser reported: audit

Tokyo (Japan) (AFP) - Last year's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics cost 20 percent more than the final figure reported by the organising committee, according to an analysis by Japan's audit board.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Sapporo to review plans for 2030 Winter Games bid

Sapporo is reconsidering efforts to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, with the city's mayor citing scandals linked to the Tokyo Olympics as a reason for the rethink.

AAP

Alex Porter retires from top-level cycling

Alex Porter, whose snapped handlebar crash was a defining moment for Australian cycling at the Tokyo Olympics, has called time on his top-level career.

AFP

Tokyo Olympics scandal makes Sapporo bid 'difficult': governor

Tokyo (AFP) - A corruption scandal surrounding last year's Tokyo Games has damaged Japan's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, a top local official warned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Email hints Games committee was involved in bid-rigging

The investigation of suspected bid-rigging for contracts to plan test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has found that the organizing committee sent an email to Dentsu Inc. prior to bidding with a list of bidders and a note stating, "We have agreed on them."

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