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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2016, file photo, Sergei Tetiukhin carries the flag of Russia during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The World Anti-Doping Agency declared Russia's scandal-ridden drug-fighting operation back in business Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, a decision designed to bring a close to one of sports' most notorious doping scandals but one bitterly disputed by hundreds of athletes and described as &quot;treachery&quot; by the lawyer for the man who exposed the corruption. It also clears a major hurdle for Russia's track team to be declared compliant by that sport's international governing body (IAAF).(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

After Russia vote, anti-doping group calls WADA compromised

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Samaranch approves Beijing’s environmental outlook for 2022

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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, people walk by a poster for the Sapporo Asian Winter Games, displayed at the main media center in Sapporo on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake. The International Olympic Committee says the city will now focus on a bid for the 2030 Games. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Sapporo ends bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

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John Coates, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics leaves from the venue of the IOC and Tokyo 2020 joint press conference Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Threat of typhoons, earthquakes reality for Olympic planning

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 file photo, IOC president Thomas Bach speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Bach said in Jakarta, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, that he isn't certain if, or when, esports might be incorporated into the Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda,File)

Senegal to be 1st African Olympic host at 2022 Youth Games

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FILE - In this Thursday April 19, 2018 file photo, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India. Bach said in Jakarta, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, that he isn't certain if, or when, esports might be incorporated into the Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri,File)

Bach: No Olympic future for esports until ‘violence’ removed

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2 Russian dopers to get Olympic medal upgrades

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

In this Sunday Aug. 26, 2018 photo, the China eSports team play Taiwan in the eSports exhibition at the 18th Asian Games Arena of Valor, Britama Arena, Jakarta. Esports is debuting as an exhibition sport in the on-going Asian Games and is targeted for full inclusion in four years at the games in Hangzhou, China. (Dhemas Reviyanto,INASGOC via AP)

Esports into Asian Games; Could the Olympics be next?

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FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, U.S. Olympic Committee chief marketing officer Lisa Baird speaks about the Team USA WinterFest for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea. The longtime chief marketing officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee U.S. Olympic Committee is taking a similar position at New York Public Radio. Lisa Baird spent nine years with the USOC. She reimagined the organization's branding, cutting deals with United Airlines, Hershey, Nike, Polo and others. The value of the deals she brokered were estimated at $1 billion. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

USOC marketing chief Baird going to New York Public Radio

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In this Thursday, July 26, 2018, photo, girls dance in a studio at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea. Mangyongdae Children's Palace is for talented school children to attend extracurricular classes and a popular place for tourists to visit during their stay in the capital. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)

IOC disappointed UN won’t grant North Korea sports exemption

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach from Germany attends a press conference after the executive board meeting of the IOC, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, July 20, 2018. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)

IOC leader happy with shrinking 2026 Winter Olympic contest

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach from Germany, and the other board members stand for a minute in silence to honour the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birthday prior to the opening of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, executive board meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

IOC cautions sports bodies on Serbia, Kosovo hosting events

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Women getting a second bobsled event at 2022 Olympics

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International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach from Germany, reacts prior to the opening of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, executive board meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Jean-Christophe Bott/KEYSTONE via AP)

IOC says boxing still risks being removed from 2020 Olympics

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International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach from Germany, reacts prior to the opening of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, executive board meeting, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Jean-Christophe Bott/KEYSTONE via AP)

IOC to challenge Russian doping cases at Swiss supreme court

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Olympic-funded North Korea team wins at table tennis worlds

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President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach talks to The Associated Press about his visit to North Korea in the Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 30, 2018. Bach arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and discuss development of sports in North Korea with the preparation of its athletes to qualify and participate in upcoming Olympics.(AP Photo)

IOC president says Kim committed to Tokyo, Beijing Olympics

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, left, is greeted by North Korean Sports Minister Kim Il Guk on his arrival at the Pyongyang Airport in North Korea, Thursday, March 29, 2018. IOC President Bach arrived in North Korea on Thursday after playing a key role in allowing it to participate in last month's Pyeongchang Olympic Games in South Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

IOC chief visits NKorea after its participation in Olympics

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IOC details no-cost bid plan for Youth Olympics in Africa

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Milan and Turin join forces for 2026 Olympic bid

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press