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Last week, former USOC doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing female athletes. (Photo: AP)

US House passes bill to protect young athletes from abuse

There has been no official comment from the White House on the legislation and whether President Donald Trump would sign...

30 Jan 2018 12:35 PM IST

In this file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with CEO of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sarah Hirshland Hirshland. AP Photo

US Olympic officials welcome IOC timeline for decision on Tokyo Games

'IOC update is an important step in providing clarity, but our athletes continue to face enormous ambiguity surrounding...

23 March 2020 12:37 PM IST

Susanne Lyons, the USOPC chair. AFP Photo

US sports bodies split over Tokyo Olympics

While the US Olympic chiefs say there is no need to rush Tokyo Olympic decision, USA Swimming urges USOPC to seek...

21 March 2020 11:12 AM IST

Victims of sexual assault who experienced no other violence were no more likely to drop out than their peers who were not victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

4 women sue US Olympic Committee, taekwondo body over sex trafficking

Heidi Gilbert, Mandy Meloon and 2 others went to court over what they called 'two decades of sexual abuse, exploitation...

8 May 2018 11:25 AM IST