Articles by Braden Keith

After IOC Ruling, World Champ Efimova Won’t Be Allowed at Olympics

While there is sure to be a long line of appeals and clarifications necessary in interpreting the directive laid out…

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IOC Opts Not to Ban Russia from Olympics

Hannah Hecht contributed to this report. In a conference call on Sunday from Switzerland, IOC president Thomas Bach made the…

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UPDATED: Daily Mail Reports Prove False

The Daily Mail is reporting that the IOC will announced tomorrow a ban of the Russian Federation from the 2016 Olympics, with possible exceptions for certain athletes who have met a higher testing standard.

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Pan Am Games Champs Canada Left Out of Synchro Olympic Team Event

Natalie Ischenko (above) and her partner Svetlana Romashina will seek to defend their Olympic duet gold, pending the IOC’s decision on the Russian Federation’s wholesale participation in the Games.

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Saturday, July 30th Will Be Open Practice For Team USA at Georgia Tech

Saturday, July 30th will be the U.S. Olympic Swim Team’s open practice at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. The team…

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While IOC Waits, IPC Begins Proceedings to Suspend Entire Russian Fed

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the separate but partnered organization of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that manages the Paralympics…

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Friday Night Finals at Columbus Sectionals Cancelled

Friday Nights’ evening session at the 2016 Columbus Sectional Championships meet at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of Ohio…

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IOC announces 2nd Name of Athlete Caught in Doping Retest

The IOC has now released the 2nd name of an athlete caught in their retest of nearly 1000 samples from…

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Second Wave of Reanalysis Reveals 45 New Positive Olympic Tests

A second round of reanalysis of samples from the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Summer Olympic Games has unveiled 45…

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Samsung Olympic Commercial Melds World’s Anthems Into Message of Love

The headlines in the leadup to Rio have all been about the danger of the water, the dangers of Zika,…

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Michael Phelps Facebook Lives from Charter Flight to Atlanta

Michael Phelps‘ frequency of Facebook live videos has increased since being sequestered away with the U.S. Olympic Team for their…

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Buckeyes Clary and Bailey Go 1-2 In 400 IM at Columbus Sectionals

Meg Bailey finished 2nd in the 400 IM with a new lifetime best by 1.5 seconds.

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Oregon State Announces Jennifer Buffin as New Head Coach

Oregon State University has named Jennifer Buffin as the new head coach of their women’s-only swimming & diving team, announced on…

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CAS Rejects Appeal of Russian Athletes on Olympic Ban

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has upheld the International Association of Athletics Federationis (IAAF) to…

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Dominique Bouchard Sends Out 2:10.01 Signal at Columbia Sectionals

2016 Columbia Sectionals July 20th-23rd, 2016 Columbia, Missouri (University of Missouri) Meet Central Live Results: Meet Mobile “2016 Region VIII…

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