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23 athletes positive in retests from London Olympics, IOC says

Nearly two dozen athletes tested positive in reanalysis of their doping samples from the 2012 London Olympics, adding to the more than 30 already caught in retesting from the 2008 Beijing Games.

Help us compile comprehensive list of local competitors in Rio Olympics

Do you know of a local athlete who will be competing for a spot in an Olympics Trial or already has secured a spot? Do you know a coach or a trainer or a doctor from the area who will be working with athletes in Rio?

 
IOC ‘confident’ on U.S. 2024 bid despite Boston pullout

The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it remains confident the United States will deliver a bid to host the 2024 Summer Games despite Boston’s withdrawal a day earlier.

 
Boston drops bid for 2024 Olympics

Boston has rescinded its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, leaving the U.S. Olympic Committee looking for another city to compete against potential international hosts.

Canadian Olympian drowns off St. Kitts

Canadian Olympic athlete Daundre Barnaby drowned while swimming in the ocean on Friday during a training camp at the Caribbean island of St. Kitts, Athletics Canada said in a statement.

From the queen to McCartney, opening ceremony celebrates British culture

Think of it this way: If the opening ceremony of an Olympics is designed to celebrate the concepts of friendship and peace while also paying tribute to a host nation’s history and traditions, those who welcomed the world to the London 2012 Games on Friday did so with varied success.

Britain opens its Olympics with royalty and rock

The queen and James Bond gave the London Olympics a royal entrance like no other in an opening ceremony tonight that rolled to the rock of the Beatles, the Stones and The Who.