BEIJING, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. sprinter Antonio Pettigrew and his entire 1,600-meter relay team were stripped of their gold medals from the 2000 Sydney Games Saturday, officials said.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Chinese hackers have penetrated the Internet server used by the British Olympic canoeing team, who suspect the aim was to steal performance data to help rivals.

LOS ANGELES, March 1 (UPI) -- Chicago and Los Angeles are dueling for the chance of being the U.S. candidate to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- There's a reason several U.S. female Olympians have posed nearly naked for men's magazines, and it boils down simply to the money, the New York Times reports.