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— December 14, 2016

Phelps at the Pantheon

Michael Phelps was not named “Sportsman of the Year 2016” by the American magazine Sports Illustrated. The weekly preferred basketball player LeBron James. But the swimmer received... Read more "

— November 24, 2016

USOC loses AT&T

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will soon lose a partner. Not the least. The AT&T company, one of the national telephony giants, announced to the leaders of the USOC its... Read more "

— November 7, 2016

Fosbury president

The American Olympians and Paralympians Association has a new office. It is chaired by Dick Fosbury (photo below), the 1968 Olympic high jump champion, inventor... Read more "

— October 4, 2016

Obama and the IOC decisions

Barack Obama did not just receive the American Olympic and Paralympic delegation at the White House at the end of September. The President of the United States also spoke at length, in... Read more "

— September 29, 2016

The laurels for Ledecky and Phelps

The American Olympic team was gathered on Wednesday September 28 in Washington, at the McDonough Arena on the Georgetown campus, for the traditional post-Olympic gala evening. The opportunity to... Read more "

— September 22, 2016

Refugees meet Obama

The great adventure of the refugee Olympic athletes did not end on the evening of the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Games. Yusra Mardini, the swimmer of Syrian origin,... Read more "

— July 26, 2016

The USOC in support of the IOC

The voices are discordant in American sport. While the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) declared itself “disappointed” with the IOC’s decision not to exclude Russia from... Read more "

— July 1, 2016

Budget on the rise against doping

The American Olympic Committee (USOC) is preparing to break the bank to better fight against doping. Its Council voted on Thursday June 30 in favor of an increase of 24%... Read more "