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In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, exile Tibetans use the Olympic Rings as a prop as they hold a street protest against the holding of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in Dharmsala, India. Some of the world’s largest broadcasters including American network NBC are being asked to cancel plans to cover the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over alleged human rights abuses in the country. The Games open on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)

Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

By Stephen Wade

In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 file photo, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge shows the name of the city of Tokyo elected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The International Olympic Committee on Sunday, Aug, 29, 2021 says Jacques Rogge who led the organization as president for 12 years, has died. He was 79. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool photo via AP, file) **FILE**

Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79

By Chris Lehourites - Associated Press

The Olympic flame burns as athletes and volunteers carry flags during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end

By Ted Anthony - Associated Press

Li Wenwen of China shouts in celebration after setting a new Olympic record in the women's +87kg weightlifting event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

IOC gives itself more power to remove sports from Olympics

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Canada's Quinn, second right, waves during the medal ceremony after beating Sweden in the women's final soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Canadian soccer star Quinn wins Olympic gold, makes transgender history without uproar

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to high level military officials in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Nikolay Petrov/Pool Photo via AP)

2 coaches removed from Tokyo Olympics in Belarus case

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

An athlete trains at the weightlifting training hall at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Weightlifting faces uncertain Olympic future after Tokyo

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Malaika Mihambo, of Germany celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's long jump final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Athletes fight limits on endorsements at Tokyo Olympics

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Raven Saunders, of the United States, poses with her silver medal on women's shot put at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. During the photo-op at her medals ceremony Sunday night, Saunders stepped off the podium, lifted her arms above her head and formed an X with her wrists. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

U.S. committee defends Raven Saunders’ ‘respectful’ podium protest at Olympics

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Canada's Stephanie Barrett shoots an arrow during the individual eliminations at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Canadian Olympic archer triggers clash over transgender transparency

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 9, 2018, file photo, New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard lifts in the snatch of the women's 90kg weightlifting final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Hubbard, a transgender woman, is competing in weightlifting for New Zealand (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Transgender weightlifter Hubbard thanks IOC before competing

Associated Press

People watch breakers during a competition hosted by Supreme Beingz at the Mercury Lounge Friday, June 7, 2019, in New York. Many in the breaking community are eager for the art form to expand its audience after the International Olympic Committee announced that it would become an official sport at the Paris 2024 games. But that optimism is hardly unanimous. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Breakers eager, apprehensive for 2024 Olympic debut

By Jake Seiner - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 14, 2021, file photo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, meets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during his courtesy call at the latter's official residence in Tokyo. How are we to judge the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics when they wrap up in two weeks? It's a straightforward question but it's difficult to answer. That's because there are many interests involved. (Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Gold medal winner Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria, center, poses with silver medalist Annemiek van Vleuten of The Netherlands, left, and bronze medalist Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy, during a medal ceremony after the women's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Olympic medalists get new right to pose for mask-less photos

Associated Press

Mexico's Nicole Rangel, left, and Suzannah Brookshire collide as they attempt to take a catch during the softball game between the Mexico and Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Fukushima , Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

‘Hell or high water’: Olympics arrive to Tokyo with uncertainty, intrigue

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

People celebrate in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, following an announcement by the International Olympic Committee that Brisbane was picked to host the 2032 Olympics. The Australian city was the inevitable winner of a one-candidate race steered by the IOC to avoid rival bids. (Jason O'Brien/AAP Image via AP)

Brisbane picked to host 2032 Olympics without a rival bid

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

A woman walks on a bridge past a Tokyo 2020 banner ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Tokyo. Tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency, which began Monday and requires restaurants and bars to close early and not serve alcohol through the games, which start July 23. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

South Korea removes banners at Olympic village after IOC ruling

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

A security guard wearing face masks guards outside the National Stadium in Tokyo, Thursday, July 8, 2021. Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency starting next week and lasting through the Olympics, with COVID-19 cases surging and feared to multiply during the Games. (Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)

No spectators allowed during Olympics because of virus uptick; Japan declares state of emergency

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach waves from the vehicle to media upon his arrival an accommodation Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Tokyo. Bach arrived on Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Tokyo as Japan Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga was set to declare a state of emergency that is likely to result in a ban on fans from the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus infections spread across the capital. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

IOC president arrives in Tokyo, greeted by state of emergency

By Mari Yamaguchi and Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Gwendolyn Berry, left, looks away as DeAnna Price and Brooke Andersen stand for the national anthem after the finals of the women's hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. Price won, Andersen was second, and Berry finished third. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Tokyo Olympics poised for new level of sports protests under newly relaxed rules

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times