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Coronavirus Outbreak: USOPC cuts down on staffing to meet shortfalls caused by COVID-19, eliminates 51 positions
• 5 years agoThe US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is eliminating 51 positions and furloughing 33 more as part of a dramatic cut in staffing designed to trim up to 20% of its budget to respond to shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: USA Swimming joins clamour for postponment of Games amid coronavirus pandemic
• 5 years agoThe head of USA Swimming urged the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee to push for a 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games, signaling the first fissure between powerful American factions attempting to maneuver the US team through the coronavirus crisis.
United States Olympic committee begins 'right and necessary action' of stripping USA Badminton of governing body status
• 5 years agoUnited States Olympic chiefs on Tuesday moved to strip USA Badminton of its governing body status after it failed to implement a range of reforms recommended in a 2018 audit.
Pan American Games 2019: US athletes staging podium protests against US president Donald Trump let off with reprimand
• 6 years agoTwo US athletes who staged podium protests at the recent Pan American Games have been reprimanded but will not face further punishment by United States Olympic chiefs, USA Today reported on Wednesday.