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Paris Olympics Organizers Say Sorry For Offense, But Insist Opening Ceremony Did Not Depict 'The Last Supper'

CBS News The organizers behind the Paris Olympics apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" during Friday's opening ceremony and provoked outrage by religious conservatives around the world. The organizers, however, defended the concept behind it.

International Olympic Committee Awards 2034 Winter Games To Salt Lake City

Associated Press Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid on Wednesday.

LeBron James Selected As Team USA Male Flagbearer For Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Associated Press LeBron James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the Americans in Friday night’s opening ceremony for the Paris Games.

OKC Proposes $3.6 Million Transfer For Riversport Improvements Ahead Of 2028 Olympics

News 9 Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and the Oklahoma City Council have proposed a $3.6 million transfer from the MAPS 3 budget to improve Riversport ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

2028 Olympic Games To Be Played In Oklahoma

News On 6 Oklahoma City has been confirmed as a location for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics (LA28), both for softball and the canoe slalom and kayak events, confirmed by News On 6’s Washington D.C. Bureau Chief Alex Cameron.

Oklahoma City Confirmed For Multiple Olympic Events

News 9 Oklahoma City has been confirmed as a location for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics (LA28), both for softball and the canoe slalom and kayak events, confirmed by News 9’s Washington D.C. Bureau Chief Alex Cameron.

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IOC Excludes Russian And Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part In The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Associated Press The International Olympic Committee said athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics.

IOC Excludes Russian And Belarusian Athletes From Taking Part In The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

Associated Press The International Olympic Committee said athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics.

After A Century of Controversy, Olympic Committee Recognizes Jim Thorpe As Winner Of Two 1912 Events

Barry Mangold The International Olympic Committee announced Friday it will recognize Jim Thorpe as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 games in Stockholm.

After A Century of Controversy, Olympic Committee Recognizes Jim Thorpe As Winner Of Two 1912 Events

Barry Mangold The International Olympic Committee announced Friday it will recognize Jim Thorpe as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 games in Stockholm.

Jim Thorpe Reinstated As Sole Winner For 1912 Olympic Golds

Associated Press Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.

Jim Thorpe Reinstated As Sole Winner For 1912 Olympic Golds

World Swimming Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events

Associated Press World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday. FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion policy” on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. The organization also proposed an “open competition category.”

World Swimming Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events

Russia Hit With 4-Year Olympics Ban For Falsified Doping Data

Russia Fears Missing Olympics Over Doping Data Tampering

News 9 The World Anti-Doping Agency is giving Russia three weeks to explain possible signs of tampering with data from its doping laboratory, an accusation which Russian officials fear could lead to a ban from next year’s Olympics.

Russia Fears Missing Olympics Over Doping Data Tampering

Breakdancing Closer To Making Debut At 2024 Olympics

News On 6 Breakdancing moved a step closer to the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, and now organizers can look to book a street venue in Paris.

Breakdancing Closer To Making Debut At 2024 Olympics

News On 6 Breakdancing moved a step closer to the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, and now organizers can look to book a street venue in Paris.

Breakdancing Closer To Making Debut At 2024 Olympics

News 9 Breakdancing moved a step closer to the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, and now organizers can look to book a street venue in Paris. Called breaking in Olympic circles, its medal debut was last October at the Buenos Aires Youth Summer Games. The street dance co

Breakdancing Closer To Making Debut At 2024 Olympics

Ivanka Trump At Winter Olympics To Advocate Maximum Pressure On North Korea

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President Trump's daughter and adviser toured the 2018 Winter Olympics on Saturday, the morning after telling South Korea's president that she would use her visit to the Pyeongchang Games to advocate maximum pressure on North Korea to halt its nuclear program.