
FILE - In this April 6, 2019 file photo, President of the Italian National Olympic Committee, CONI, Giovanni Malago' gestures as he talks during a winter Olympics Milan Cortina bid IOC Evaluation Commission final news conference, in Milan, Italy. The International Olympic Committee is slated…
Courassier presidential guards stand at the entrance of the Rome's Quirinale Presidential Palace, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Premier Giuseppe Conte was meeting Tuesday, with his cabinet before heading to the presidential palace to offer his resignation after a key coalition ally pulled his part…
Reporters stand at the entrance of the Rome's Quirinale Presidential Palace, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Premier Giuseppe Conte was meeting Tuesday, with his cabinet before heading to the presidential palace to offer his resignation after a key coalition ally pulled his party's support over Cont…
ROME (AP) — The Italian government pushed through a last-minute decree Tuesday providing more autonomy for the country’s Olympic committee in an effort to prevent the team from being suspended for the Tokyo Games.
FILE - In this Augl 13, 2016 file photo, Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri celebrates his gold during the medal ceremony for the men's 1500-meter freestyle final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The International Olympic Committee is slated …
FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2016 file photo, Italy's Federica Pellegrini checks her time after placing third in a semifinal of the women's 200-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The International Olympic Committee is slated in …
People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus stand at the Odaiba waterfront as Olympic rings is seen in the background in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.
A woman poses for a selfie in front of Olympic rings at Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The postponed Tokyo Games are scheduled to open on July 23.
The Olympic rings are seen at the empty Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. The Tokyo Games, postponed in the midst of a pandemic, are scheduled to open on July 23.
TOKYO (AP) — With calls for a cancellation mounting, pressure is building on Japanese organizers and the IOC to explain exactly how they plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics in the midst of a pandemic.