Category: Olympic

Former US Olympic Coach Geddert Commits Suicide After Human Trafficking Charges

February 25, 2021
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A former U.S. Olympic coach committed suicide on Thursday after being charged with 20 counts of human trafficking, including six counts of trafficking of a minor for forced labor. John Geddert, 63, killed himself, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office told news outlets. The office previously said Geddert was expected to surrender to authorities in Michigan’s…

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Olympic’s Bach Says ‘No Plan B’ for Tokyo Games: Kyodo

January 21, 2021
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TOKYO—There is “no Plan B” for the Tokyo Games, said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who reaffirmed his commitment to holding the showpiece event this year in an interview with Kyodo News on Thursday. After the Games were postponed last year because of the global novel coronavirus pandemic, Saturday marks six months until the…

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Olympic Hurdles Champion McNeal Denies Testing Positive for Banned Substance

January 16, 2021
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American Olympic 100 meters (328 feet) hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal has denied testing positive for any banned substance in a statement released by her management agency on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics and was world champion in 2013, was charged with “tampering within the results management process” and provisionally…

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Olympic Gold-Medal Swimmer Klete Keller Charged in Connection With Capitol Breach

January 13, 2021
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Klete Keller, an Olympic gold medalist swimmer from the University of Southern California, was charged in a U.S. District Court in Washington, court documents show. According to court documents (pdf), a photograph appeared to show the red and white Olympic patch on a jacket worn by Keller. Officials identified Keller in the group that entered…

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